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Renewing Tonnage Taxation of Shipping in Linkage to Greenship Certification Scheme (친환경선박 인증과 연계한 톤세제도 합리화 방안)

  • Junkeon Ahn;Jieun Lee
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.60 no.2
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    • pp.86-94
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    • 2023
  • Tonnage taxation has contributed to developing the Korean maritime industry through tax relief for shipping companies. The current tonnage taxation relies on the net tonnage as an earning-capacity indicator in a merchant ship. Although the tonnage tax accords with horizontal equity, it does not match vertical equity because of the different taxable capacities of an individual company. Nowadays, maritime transport uses a dedicated vessel, and each shipping freight embeds a different value of time. It means the tonnage taxation regime should consider the added value of each shipping freight. Meanwhile, as the environmental regulations led by the International Maritime Organization are being strengthened, the Korean merchant fleet must be eco-friendly soon after. This study explores the alternative to renewing tonnage taxation by utilizing the Greenship certification and considering the ability-to-pay principle. Because the Greenship certification scheme encourages shipping decarbonization, maritime transport by a certified ocean-going vessel comes to be treated as an activity for the green economy. Special taxation for the green economy may contribute to shipping sustainability and market competitiveness.

Introduction of Water Quality Certification System for Confidence Improvement of Tap Water (수돗물 신뢰도 향상을 위한 품질 인증 제도 도입)

  • Kim, Jinkeun
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.155-163
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    • 2015
  • Many advanced treatment processes have been introduced to WTPs, however, the consumer confidence on tap water is still low and the percentage of drinking water directly from the tap is less than 2 %. One of the methods to improve the credibility of tap water is to introduce a drinking water certification system. By introducing the system, water treatment processes can be optimized, which in turn, can significantly improve drinking water quality. In this paper, 6 water quality parameters(i.e., turbidity, CT, residual chlorine, geosmin, 2-MIB, Mn) which have significant influences on tap water quality and consumer confidence were identified, and their recommended guidelines were proposed. 3-Star or 5-Star certification can be awarded to the WTPs which have met the certification criteria. The drinking water certification system can be carried out as a voluntary program among drinking water suppliers.

Analyzing Weights of Certification Assessment Criteria on the G-SEED System Using the AHP Method -Focused on Certification Standards for Apartment Buildings- (계층분석법을 이용한 녹색건축 인증제도 평가항목의 중요도 분석 -공동주택 인증기준을 중심으로-)

  • Choi, Yeo Jin
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.113-120
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    • 2013
  • Many countries over the world have taken many discussions and endeavors on environmental improvements of energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions for solving global climate change problems. In Korea, pre-considerations of environment-conscious factors in buildings have been taken to be critical with new constructions and renovation markets. In this situation, the Korean Green Building Certification(KGBC) system to induce the diffusion of sustainable buildings was introduced in 2002 and developed as an improved version of the G-SEED(Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design) system in 2013 after major revisions. This research examines the importance of assessment criteria on apartment buildings to certify green buildings using the AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process) method and suggests a new direction on certification assessment standards from the AHP result. In order to apply the AHP method, the survey via e-mail was conducted to design staffs in domestic architectural firms. As a result, assessment criteria such as ecological environment, indoor environment, and energy & environment pollution among 7 main ones proved to be important on assessing the G-SEED system for apartment buildings, while criteria such as land use & transportation, material & resource, water circulation management, maintenance management did relatively unimportant.

A Study on Score Comparison between Preliminary and Main Certification of Green Building Certification Criteria for Educational Facilities (국내 친환경건축물 인증제도의 예비인증과 본인증의 변화 연구-학교시설 중심으로)

  • Lee, Hyun-Woo;Choi, Chang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.68-77
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    • 2011
  • The concern of green building has been increased with an environmental problem or a rising oil price by industrialization. Therefore offices, schools and some buildings are expected to acquire the green building certification increasingly, but the information such as a process of green building certification, the state of certificated buildings, a score as specific clauses on green building certification is to seek. For not only school facilities make an effect to an student's learning achievement, but is the place where adolescents in a period of growth almost spend their life, eco-friendly school facilities is absolutely required. For this reason, systematizing the information related with the green building certification is to be needed in school field as well Therefore the effort to systematize certification management of eco-friendly school and provide information of certificated building, certification application procedure and sources related with certification for convenience is needed. Also reference material to decrease an inefficient time and expenses and to systematize certification evaluation is be able to beneficial. On the study, for such as the purpose above-mentioned, as the appraisal standard with 12 selected schools randomly is arranged. Based on the assessed scores table, features or something in common as a cause of the score change between preliminary and main certification is to be classified and anaylized.

A Study on Integrated Approaching Factors of Environmentally-Friendly Companies Certification Scheme and Environmental Impact Assessment of Korea (환경친화기업지정제도와 환경영향평가제도에서의 통합적 환경관리 요소에 대한 기초적 연구)

  • Hong, Jun-Suk;Kim, Kyu-Yeon;Kwon, Oh-Sang
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.113-124
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    • 2008
  • A worldwide trend of permitting system for industrial installation to achieve a high level of protection of the environment has been moved from single media to multimedia in approach. The Council of the European Community issued the Directive 96/61/EC, the IPPC Directive, concerning integrated pollution prevention and control in 1996. The IPPC Directive is one of the most ambitious legal measures that the European Union (EU) has initiated with a view to applying the prevention principle for industrial activities. The IPPC aims to achieve the integrated prevention and reduction of environmental pollution emitted by those industrial installations with a higher potential of emissions to the environment. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommended on Environmental Performance Reviews of Korea in 2006 that IPPC permitting concept should be considered for large stationary sources at the national and regional levels. Any Korean law doesn't provide for integrated pollution control with a single process covering all pollution from economic activities. However, one exception might be the "environmentally-friendly companies" certification scheme, introduced in 1995, in which participants agree to meet targets beyond the legal emission limit values in exchange for government technical and financial support to operate environmental management systems. The other exception might be Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of projects, in 1977, which has been strengthened and reinforced to be more preventive through development of the prior environmental review system (PERS) in 1999. The aim of this work is to introduce the contents of IPPC Directive at the viewpoint of Korea policy and to survey the integrated approaching concept of Environmentally-Friendly Companies (EFC) Certification Scheme and EIA policy of Korea. The study will be helpful in the future to prepare the infrastructure of integrated permitting system and to enforce the integrated permit which the authorities of local government issues on industrial activities. It can be said that the data calculated through both EFC Certification Scheme and EIA will be discussed as worthful information to determine Korean BAT reference notes for integrated permitting process.

제2기 중등학교 환경 부전공 자격연수 참여 교사들의 환경 연수 및 환경 교육에 대한 인식조사

  • 박종윤;최경희
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.145-156
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of those teachers who attentd the second annual environmental education program for certification of a second-major regarding environmental education, and to provide reference materials for development of the next phase in environmental education programs and environmental textbooks. A survey methodology was used in the study. A survey, consisting of 16 questions, was developed by the researchers. The subjects consisted of 97 teachers. The teachers revealed their opinions in five categories of the survey, including environmental subjects, increased education and knowledges on environmental issues, a middle school environmental textbook, teaching methods on environment, and the structure of the program. Results from this study suggest a few directions for improvement of the next annual environmental certification program and the secondary school environmental textbooks.

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A Study on Aircraft Type Certification and Compliance Determination (항공기 형식증명 및 적합성 입증에 관한 고찰)

  • Lee, Kang-Yi;Lee, Jonghee;Chung, Ha-Girl;Ryoo, Chang-Kyung
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.47-58
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    • 2015
  • An aircraft, its engine and propeller are certified in processes of design, production, and operation respectively. Type Certificate is issued if the aviation authority finds that the design of aircraft, engine, or propeller complies with applicable airworthiness standards and environmental standards. The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) prescribes the international standards and recommended practices of type certification for the contracting states. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) established their regulations and procedures applicable to type certification. In this paper, we compared the differences among the ICAO, the FAA, and the EASA regulations, and on this comparison, we proposed the rulemaking items to improve type certification regulations in Korea.

An effective approach for the attainment of Environmental Management System certification (환경경영시스템 인증을 위한 효율적 추진방안)

  • 박노국;이성호;황정희
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.315-321
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    • 2003
  • Under WTO we are confronted with the upcoming of the infinite competition and the opening of education market. In order to meet such new changes, more and more university in education industry participate in the certification of ISO 14000. This paper presents an effective approach to obtain the ISO 14001 environmental management system, summarized as follows: First, the top manager should understand the environmental problems and motivate all personnels. Second, a systematized environmental management system should be constructed in accord with actual circumstances of firms, and should be improved continuously by means of effective operation, internal audit and management review. Third, an environmental policy should be published, the environmental programs should be established following an environmental objective, target and they should be monitored regularly.

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A Study on the Parts Manufacturer Approval(PMA) for Parts Certification (부품등제작자증명(PMA) 제도에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Bonggu
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.29-33
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    • 2012
  • Until now, The Market of aviation parts had led by OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts because of aviation industry's nature required higher reliability and safety. But recently, The interest about PMA parts in aviation market is increasing continuously with various environmental changes, such as economic stagnation, oil price rise, development of the manufacture technique and newly rising market of Asia-Pacific region. So, this paper introduces the trend and the requirements of FAA PMA / EASA EPA in order to enhance understanding for certification for aviation parts.

The Analysis for Development Evaluation System of G-SEED Building Maintenance and Management (녹색건축인증 건축물 유지관리 평가제도 발전을 위한 연구)

  • Kim, Yu-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2016.05a
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    • pp.261-262
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    • 2016
  • In Korea, Green building certification system had been operated for more than 10 years and Expired certification buildings are ever-increasing. However, post management of building and qualification standard for re-certification(G-SEED) aren't exist, certificated green building don't have smoothly maintenance and management. Therefore, analysing the status and situation of similar system such as building maintenance and management, to suggest the direction of evaluation for green standard for energy and environmental design.

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