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http://dx.doi.org/10.5668/JEHS.2008.34.5.343

Forecast of Greenhouse Gas Emission by Policy of Waste Management in Korea  

Kim, Hyun-Sun (School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Kim, Dong-Sik (Institute of Health and Environment & School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Yi, Seung-Muk (Institute of Health and Environment & School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences / v.34, no.5, 2008 , pp. 343-350 More about this Journal
Abstract
Quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the waste sector is important to evaluating measures for reduction of GHG emissions. To forecast GHG emissions and identify potential emission reduction for GHG emissions, scenarios applied with environmental policy such as waste reduction and structural change of waste treatment were developed. Scenario I estimated GHG emissions under the business as usual (BAU) baseline. Scenario II estimated GHG emissions with the application of the waste reduction policy while scenario III was based on the policy of structural change of waste treatment. Scenario IV was based on both the policies of waste reduction and structural change of waste treatment. As for the different scenarios, GHG emissions were highest under scenarios III, followed by scenarios IV, I, and II. In particular, GHG emissions increased under scenario III due to the increased GHG emissions from the enhanced waste incineration due to the structural change of waste treatment. This result indicated that the waste reduction is the primary policy for GHG reduction from waste. GHG emission from landfill was higher compared to those from incineration. However, the contribution of GHG emission from incineration increased under scenario III and IV. This indicated that more attention should be paid to the waste treatment for incineration to reduce GHG emissions.
Keywords
GHG; landfill; incineration; waste reduction; structure change of waste treatment;
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