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Quality Improvement of Greenhouse Gas Inventories by the Use of Bottom-Up Data

상향식 자료를 이용한 온실가스 인벤토리의 품질 개선 방향 - 화학, 금속 분야를 중심으로 -

  • Choi, Eunhwa (Asian Institute of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shin, Eunseop (Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yi, Seung-Muk (Asian Institute of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Seoul National University)
  • 최은화 (서울대학교 아시아에너지환경지속가능발전연구소) ;
  • 신은섭 (서울대학교 보건대학원 환경보건학과) ;
  • 이승묵 (서울대학교 아시아에너지환경지속가능발전연구소)
  • Received : 2014.02.08
  • Accepted : 2014.02.25
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

The methodology report '2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories' shows higher tier method can be a good practice, which uses country-specific or plant-specific data when calculating greenhouse gas emissions by country. We review the methodology report to present principles of using plant-level data and also examine examples of using plant-level data in chemical and metal industry in 20 countries for the purpose of quality improvement of national greenhouse gas inventories. We propose that Korea consider utilizing plant-level data, as reported according to 'Greenhouse gas and Energy Target Management Scheme', in the following order as a preference. First, the data can be utilized for quality control of Korea's own parameters, when Tier 2 method is adopted and bottom-up approach is not applicable. Second, both plant-level data and IPCC default data can be used together, combining Tier 1 method with Tier 3 method. Third, we can also use acquired plant-level data and country specific parameters, combining Tier 2 method with Tier 3 method. Fourth, if the plant-level data involves all categories of emissions and the data is proven to be representative, we can apply Tier 3 method. In this case, we still need to examine the data to check its reliability by a consistent framework, including appropriate quality control.

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