• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.382-390
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• 2012

Global warming has been hot issue world wide. Korea has been dealing with the global issue under the slogan of low carbon and green-growth such as setting national greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and allocation to each industrial sector. Infrastructure construction, in which enormous social overhead capital (SOC) is input, has great role as one of the actions. Road is one of the representative infrastructure and large amount of resources is utilized in its construction, operation and maintenance stage. The estimation methodology of life cycle carbon emissions was developed and applied to a case study of highway currently under construction in this study. Also, total carbon emissions of all the highway in South Korea at present (2009) and cumulative carbon emissions from 2009 to 2020 were estimated using the results of case study.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.27 no.7
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• pp.905-917
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• 2021

Atmospheric pollutant emissions, mainly exhaust gas emissions from vessels, and the resultant social costs of pollution in the Korean harbor cities of Incheon, Mokpo, Gwangyang, Busan and Ulsan, are examined in this study, and the need for an emissions reduction plan is highlighted. Busan had several vessels entering its port, while Mokpo had few vessels, yet the vessels emission contribution was high in both the cities. Ulsan had world-class heavy-chemical industries, Gwangyang had steel mills and Incheon had a manufacturing industry and more vessels entering its port than Mokpo, yet the emission contribution was low in these cities. By calculating exhaust gas emissions from the vessels, it was found that CO₂ was the highest, followed by NOx and SOx. By vessel type, Busan, Ulsan, and Incheon had more oil tank vessels, Gwangyang had more cargo vessels, and Mokpo had more ferries. As a result of social cost, Busan paid the highest, while the highest emission was PM. The use of low-sulfur oil can directly reduce PM and, SOx emissions and indirectly reduce NOx emissions. However, in order to reduce high CO₂ emissions, only low-sulfur oil will not help. Therefore, the study suggested the need for reduction plan that use of fossil fuels, by using alternative maritime power (AMP).

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.554-561
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• 2023

Purpose: To urge the necessity of disclosure by identifying the relationship between the disclosure status of greenhouse gas emissions from domestic business sites and other indirect emissions to total emissions. Method: The 2021 emission data disclosed in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) was collected by industry and emission category for comparative analysis. Result: The more companies that calculated and disclosed emissions by category within Scope 3, the more active they were in responding to or disclosing evaluation factors other than disclosure of emissions, and those companies were able to obtain higher grades in CDP and ESG evaluations. The number of Scope 3 calculations and disclosures was found to be high. In addition, there was a significant difference in the correlation between the number of Scope 3 disclosures by industry and the share of each scope out of the total in some manufacturing industries. Conclusion: As the number of Scope 3 disclosures, corporate ratings, and total emissions are proportional, it was confirmed that the higher the number of Scope 3 disclosures and GHG emissions, the higher the level of Scope 3 management. Based on Scope 3 emissions calculation and disclosure, effective emissions management and reduction activities are required.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.151-165
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• 2013

This article addresses potential errors in accounting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives' (ICLEI's) International Local Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP). The IEAP seems to provide practical guidelines for local governments so that they can measure their GHG emissions. The outcomes are immediately convertible for any national GHG inventory analysis when one is constructed based on the methodology drafted by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Further, it provides a societal foundation at the global level in order for local governments to collectively deal with 'double-counting' and 'allocation' problems. However, ICLEI's IEAP overlooks two major issues: (1) the protocol does not consider carbon dioxide emissions due to burning biological fuel as a type of GHG emission; and (2) it overlooks the possibility of indirect double-counting when producing emission factors at the local level. Thus, the limitations must be fixed so that the local governments can measure their GHG emissions more precisely, while the accurate GHG inventory will ultimately support reducing the local governments' emissions to mitigate anthropogenic climate change.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.89-112
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• 2016

In this paper, as a determining factor of the Environment Kuznets Curve hypothesis, we analyzed the impact of technological innovation. In this paper, in order to empirically validate the role of technological innovation to an inverted U-shaped Environments Kuznets Curve hypothesis, we utilize the 2SLS considering relationship between R&D and the GDP per capita. Also, using the Panel VAR (Panel Vector Auto Regression) model to analyze with what time lag R&D per capita has impact on the emissions of greenhouse gases per capita. Empirical results show that R&D per capita(proxy of innovation) is a important factor to explain Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis, and that the external shock such as R&D per capita reduces greenhouse gas emissions per capita with about 3 time lag.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.420-428
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• 1995

현재 사용하고 있는 액화천연가스 기화기는 관내부로 -162$^{\circ}C$의 액화가스가 흐르고, 관외부로 발전소 증기응축기 출구에서 배출된 20~3$0^{\circ}C$의 해수를 흐르도록 하여, 두 유체사이의 온도차로 기화시키는 간접접촉방식 열교환기가 사용되고 있다. 그러나 간접접촉방식 열교환기는 두 유체사이의 큰 온도차로 인한 금속재료의 피로현상과 해수의 염분에 의한 재질의 부식 및 미생물 부착 등의 원인으로 열전달효율이 저하되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 관을 중간매체로 하는 간접접촉식 열교환기대신 액화천연가스와 기화용수인 물을 직접접촉시키는 방법으로 이용하여, 위와 같은 문제점들을 근본적으로 해결하려 한다. 본 실험에서는 기화기내의 수위 500 mm와 물의 유량 10 l/min을 일정하게 고정시키고, 액화천연가스의 유량 0.12 ㅣ/min, 0.36 l/min, 0.6 l/min, 기화기내의 압력을 100 kPa, 300 kPa, 500kPa로 변화시키면서 기화기내의 기포, 온도분포, 급팽창현상, 동결현상 및 기화후 수분함유량등의 비등특성을 규명하였다. 실험결과 기화기내의 압력이 증가할수록 기포는 작고 균일한 분포를 이루고, 폭발적인 급팽창현상은 일어나지 않았다. 또한 동결현상은 액화천연가스의 기화를 방지하지 못하였으며, 기화된 천연가스내의 수분함유량 몰%는 압력과 유량이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향을 보이고 있다.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.264-286
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• 2008

In 2006, the share of energy in Korea amounted to 28% from the total import, 97% from overseas dependency, and 83% for the national Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission in 2004. Thus, from the aspects of economical and environmental policies, an energy analysis is very important, for the industry to cope with the imminent pressure for climate change. However, the estimation of GHG gas emissions due to an energy use is still done in a primitive way, whereby each industry's usage is multiplied by coefficients recommended from international organizations in Korea. At this level, it is impossible to formulate the prevailing logic and policies in face of a new paradigm that seeks to force participation of developing countries through so called post-Kyoto Protocol. In this study, a hybrid energy input-output (E-IO) analysis is conducted on the basis of the input-output(IO) table of 2000 issued by the Bank of Korea in 2003. Furthermore, according to economic sectors, emission of the GHG relative to an energy use is characterized. The analysis is accomplished from four points of view as follows: 1) estimating the GHG emission intensity by 96 sectors, 2) measuring the contribution ratio to GHG emissions by 14 energy sources, 3) calculating the emission factor of 3 GHG compounds, and 4) estimating the total amount of national GHG emission. The total amount estimated in this study is compared with a national official statistical number. The approach could be an appropriate model for the recently spreading concept of a Life Cycle Analysis as it analyzes not only a direct GHG emission from a direct energy use but also an associated emission from an indirect use. We expect this model can provide a form for the basis of a future GHG reduction policy making.

• Bulletin of Korea Environmental Preservation Association
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• s.401
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• pp.36-39
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• 2012

'Green경영'은 기업활동 전반의 환경영향을 최소화하고 Green 제품 확대, Green 신사업 강회를 통해 새로운 고객가치를 창출하는 동시에 국가 및 사회에 기여하는 적극적이고 능동적인 경영이다. 과거 환경경영이 환경관리를 주요 방침으로 삼고, 환경에 대한 영향을 최소화하기 위해 사업장의 환경관리를 중심으로 전개되었다면, Green 경영은 Green 사업장 조성뿐만 아니라 Green 제품 확대, Green 신사업 강화를 통해 전세계적 이슈인 기후변화 문제에 대응하고, 저탄소 녹색성장에 기여하여 지속성장을 도모하는 것이 주목적이다. LG화학은 Green 경영을 통해 제조 공정상의 에너지 효율을 개선하고 온실가스 감축, 물(원수) 사용량 절감, 그린에너지 생산 등과 같은 직접적인 기여뿐만 아니라 에너지 효율이 높은 제품을 판매, 소비단계에서의 온실가스 배출을 줄이고 태양전지, LED, 전기차 배터리 등 Green 신사업를 확대하는 등의 간접적 기여를 통해 지구 전체의 온실가스 감축에 기여하고자 한다. 한편 기후변화 관련 국내외 규제에 능동적으로 대응하고, 국내외 에너지 정세 변화에 따른 영향을 최소화하기 위하여 온실가스 배출량 관리, 신재생에너지 시스템 설치, 스마트그리드 시범사업 참여 등 다양한 활동을 전개하고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.195-196
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• 2002

휘발성 유기화합물(Volatile Organic Compounds; VOCs)은 용제를 사용하는 도장공정, 석유화학공정 등 각종 산업공정과 자동차로부터 배출되어 대기중에 광화학 산화물을 형성하거나 그 자체로 발암성 또는 악취성을 나타내는 물질로 인체에 유해한 영향을 미치며, 한편 간접적으로 온실가스의 역할을 하는 것으로 알려졌다. 가속기를 이용한 전자빔 처리공정의 경우 상온에서 운영되고 2차오염물 발생이 거의 없으며, 특히 유량이 매우 크고 저농도로 배출되는 VOCs의 처리의 경우에 기존의 처리법 보다 더욱 경제적이고 효율적으로 적용될수 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.73-74
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• 2003

생활수준이 향상됨에 따라 환경질에 대한 일반인의 관심이 증가하게 되었으며, 이러한 관심의 영역은 공공재로서의 환경질로부터 점차 환경질과 건강상태와의 상관관계를 파악하고자 하는 보건학적 영역으로 확대되어 가고 있다. 특히, 직업의 특성상 외근을 주로 하게되는 일부를 제외하고는 대부분의 현대인이 하루 중 실내환경에서 보내는 시간이 80% 이상을 차지하게 되어 실내공기질(Indoor Air Quality)에 직ㆍ간접적으로 건강에 미치는 영향에 대한 관심이 매우 커지게 되었다. (중략)