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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2020.28.1.37

Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from the landfill sector with the application of the 2006 IPCC guidelines and the change factors analysis  

Kim, Ran-Hui (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anyang University)
Park, Jin-Kyu (Ecowillplus co, LTD.)
Song, Sang-Hoon (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anyang University)
Park, Ok-Yun (Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Lee, Nam-Hoon (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.28, no.1, 2020 , pp. 37-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
Following the Paris Agreement adopted at the end of 2015, global stock-taking has been planned to be carried out on a 5-year basis from 2023, and it is mandatory to report on national GHG inventory and progress toward achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets. To prepare for this, it is important to improve the reliability of estimation of the greenhouse gas emission, identify the characteristics of each greenhouse gas emission source, and manage the amount of emissions. As such, this study compared and analyzed the amount of emissions from the landfill sector using the 2000 GPG, the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, and the 2019 Refinement estimation method. As a result, in comparison to 2016, there were 2,287 Gg CO2_eq. in scenario 1, 1,870 Gg CO2_eq. in scenario 2-1, 10,886 Gg CO2_eq. in scenario 2-2, 10,629 Gg CO2_eq. in scenario 2-3, and 12,468 Gg CO2_eq. in scenario 3. Thus, when the 2006 IPCC Guidelines were applied with respect to 2000 GPG, it was revealed that greenhouse gas emissions have increased. Such difference in the emission changes was due to the changes in the calculation method and the emission factor values applied. Therefore, it is urgent to develop national-specific values of the emission factor based on characteristics of greenhouse gas emission in Korea.
Keywords
Greenhouse gas; GHG Inventory; 2000 GPG; 2006 IPCC guidelines; Landfill;
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