The 'Everyone's Green Card,' which offers benefits for eco-friendly purchases, public transport use, and charging electric and hydrogen vehicles, will be launched next month. This new card combines the existing green card's eco-friendly consumption benefits with advantages in transportation, including public transit and shared mobility.
On September 21, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that they will sign a memorandum of understanding at the BC Card headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, in preparation for the card's launch.
The Everyone's Green Card merges the benefits of the 'Green Card,' introduced in 2011, with those of the 'Everyone's Card,' which supports public transport use. It is set to be released in October through six card issuers, including BC Card, Gwangju Bank, Jeju Bank, Kyongnam Bank, the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, and IM Bank.
The new card will include basic benefits for purchasing eco-friendly and low-carbon products, discounts for using public facilities, and advantages for public transport. Additionally, it will expand benefits to include regional transport options like KTX, charging for electric and hydrogen vehicles, and shared mobility services such as Kakao T Bike and Ddareungi.
Plans are also in place to add benefits linked to carbon-neutral consumption in daily life. The ministries stated that they will develop additional products and services based on user demand after the card's launch, aiming to broaden the areas where benefits apply.
The existing Green Card has provided benefits for green consumption, such as purchasing eco-friendly and low-carbon products, with a total of 24.47 million cards issued by last year. The government aims to integrate benefits for eco-friendly consumption and public transport use into a single card.
The back of the card will feature a 'Climate Citizen Signature Area.' After completing the registration process on the Carbon Neutral Point website, users can receive an online climate citizen certificate.
Lee Ho-hyun, the Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Climate, emphasized, "It is important to provide practical benefits for climate actions that citizens can implement in their daily lives, such as choosing eco-friendly products and using public transport. We will expand benefits for eco-friendly consumption to include public transport and various aspects of daily life."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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