• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.295-305
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• 2015

The purpose of this paper is to a develop model for generation expansion planning that can support diverse environmental policies for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) of South Korea. South Korea is required to reduce its GHG emissions by 30% from the BAU level by 2020. The Wien Automatic System Planning Package currently used in South Korea has limitations in terms of the application of renewable energy policies and GHG targets; this paper proposes the use of an equipment planning model named generation and transmission expansion program, which has been developed to resolve such limitations. For verification of the model, a case study on the 6th Basic Plan of Long-Term Electricity Supply and Demand has been conducted. The results show that for the year 2020 South Korea's annual GHG emissions will be 36.6% more than the GHG Target Management System (GHG TMS) target set for the same year (30%). To achieve the GHG TMS target, the costs involved amount to about 72 trillion KRW (70 billion USD). Consequently, the South Korean government needs to review the performability of this target.

• 청정기술
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.440-445
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• 2012

2007년 영국 Carbon Trust의 Carbon Reduction Label을 시작으로 하여 일본의 CFP (Carbon Footprint Product), 한국 탄소성적표지 인증제도 등 국내외 약 15개 국가 또는 기관에서 제품에 대한 탄소라벨링 제도를 시행중에 있다. 탄소라벨링은 기업이 제품 및 서비스에 대한 전과정에서 발생하는 탄소배출량을 정량화하고 해당 제품에 대한 라벨링을 부착함으로써 제품에 대한 온실가스 배출량을 저감하기 위한 제도로 정의할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 한국, 영국, 일본의 탄소라벨링 제도 운영 현황과 국가별 제도에 대상 세부 산정 기준에 대한 분석을 실시하기 위해 국내기업 중 청소기, 세제, 포장재료를 대상으로 한국, 영국, 일본 탄소라벨링 기준에 따라 제품의 온실가스 배출량을 산출하였다. 제품별 평가결과 온실가스 배출량 산정기준, 배출계수 등의 차이로 동일한 제품의 경우에도 제품의 온실가스 배출량 차이를 보이고 있다. 그러므로 기업이 국가별로 제품 탄소라벨링을 대응하는데 많은 어려움이 발생할 것으로 보이며 특히 국제표준뿐만 아니라 제품군별 가이드라인 개발이 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.378-384
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• 2019

식품 폐수 처리 설비중 폐수처리장 폭기조 송풍 설비 개선을 통한 수질개선 효과 및 전기사용량 변화에 따른 온실가스 발생량을 평가 하였으며, 식품 폐수처리장에서 발생되는 슬러지를 탈수, 보관, 이송하는 설비의 효율적인 개선을 통한 전기사용량 개선전과 개선후 변화에 따른 온실가스 발생량도 함께 평가하였다. 폐수처리장 설비 개선에 따른 온실가스 배출량 평가는 폐수처리 공정으로 부터의 직접배출과 전력사용으로부터의 간접배출량으로 구분 된다. 폐수처리장 수질 개선 효과는 BOD 제거율이 63.3%, COD 제거율 42.0%, SS 제거율 71.0%, T-N제거율이 39.6%로 나타났으며, 폐수처리에 의한 온실가스 직접배출량(Scope 1)과 전력소비량 변화에 대한 온실가스 간접배출량(Scope 2)을 적용하여 온실가스 배출량을 산정한 결과 설비 개선전 3,668.8tCO2eq./yr 에서 설비 개선후 3,392.8tCO2eq./yr 으로 감소 하여 총 276.0tCO2eq./yr (8.0%)의 온실가스 감축 효과가 있는 것으로 평가 되었다. 이상의 결과는 배출원의 수질 개선 효과로 인한 것이 아니라 전기사용량 감소로 인해 온실가스 배출량이 감소하였기 때문이다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2012

Recently, many countries are tightening a variety of policies and controls with great efforts to reduce emission of GHGs(Greenhouse Gases) as concern for climate change heightens. The purpose of the study is to provide guidelines for planning and evaluate element and evaluate housing development. The elements are also assorted into 6 sections and 30 planning elements were drawn from them. It is drawn to 6 sections, 27 categories, 31 evaluation elements except cultural and perceptual aspects unrelated to planning elements from these elements. Case analysis has shown that most of planning elements were applied because these cases obtained environment-friendly certification in the country. Followings are the common characteristics. Firstly, it showed that application of planning element in all cases is excellent. Secondly, the case with excellent application of elements related with energy and application degree obtained excellent degree i environment-friendly certification in the country. Finally, application of planning elements related with renewable energy was in poor condition in all cases. With the utilization of SBTool, the evaluation results about planning elements of housing complex of Carbon emissions-reduction type showed that CASE-A obtained 11.17 points and CASE-B obtained 9.24 points. In the case of renewable energy section, it was confirmed that the evaluation doesn't work well. As a result, changes of planning elements affect environment-friendly extent. It was confirmed that accessibility to housing complex of Carbon emissions-reduction type could change. Estimated result of Amount of Carbon emission showed that annual energy consumption per each family of CASE-A is $4,269,964MJ/m^2$, as a result of which, Carbon emission is $234,815kg/m^2$. And annual energy consumption per family of CASE-B is $4,197,563MJ/m^2$, as a result of which, Carbon emission is $214,584kg/m^2$. Application of planning elements in the aspect of housing complex of Carbon emissions-reduction type shows that the level for Carbon emissions-reduction is high level. And study with assessment from the draft should be followed.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.729-737
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• 2020

This study estimates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction resulting from photovoltaic and wind power technologies using a bottom-up approach for an indirect emission source (scope 2) in South Korea. To estimate GHG reductions from photovoltaic and wind power activities under standard operating conditions, methodologies are derived from the 2006 IPCC guidelines for national GHG inventories and the guidelines for local government greenhouse inventories of Korea published in 2016. Indirect emission factors for electricity are obtained from the 2011 Korea Power Exchange. The total annual GHG reduction from photovoltaic power (23,000 tons CO_2eq) and wind power (30,000 tons CO_2eq) was estimated to be 53,000 tons CO_2eq. The estimation of individual GHGs showed that the largest component is carbon dioxide, accounting for up to 99% of the total GHG. The results of estimation from photovoltaic and wind power were 63.60% and 80.22% of installed capacity, respectively. The annual average GHG reductions from photovoltaic and wind power per year per unit installed capacity (MW) were estimated as 549 tons CO_2eq/yr·MW and 647 tons CO_2eq/yr·MW, respectively. Finally, the results showed that the level of GHG reduction per year per installed capacity of photovoltaic and wind power is 62% and 42% compared to the CDM project, respectively.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.316-326
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• 2008

The Earth's temperature has risen $0.76^{\circ}C$ (degree) during last 100 years which Implies a sudden rise, compare with the 4oC (degrees) rise through out the past 20,000 years. If the volume of GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emission continues at the current level, the average temperature of the Earth will rise by $1^{\circ}C$ (degree) by 2030 with the further implication that the temperature of Earth will rise by $2{\sim}5^{\circ}C$ (degrees) every 100 years. Therefore, as we are aware that the temperature of the glacial epoch was $8{\sim}9^{\circ}C$ (degrees) lower than the present time, we can easily predict that the above temperature rises can be potentially disastrous for human life. Every country in the world recognizes theseriousness of the current climate change and adopted a convention on climate change in June 1992 in Rio. The COP1 was held in March 1995 in Berlin and the COP3 in Dec. 1997 in Kyotowhere the target (2008-2012) was determined and the advanced nations' reduction target (5.2%, average)was also agreed at this conference. Korea participated in the GHG reduction plan which required the world's nations to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Ratification of the Kyotoprotocol and the followup requirement to introduce an international emissions trading scheme will require severe reductions in GHGs and considerable economic consequences. USA are still refusing to fully ratify the treaty as the emission reductions could severely damage the economies of these countries. In order to estimate the exact $CO_2$ emission, this study statistically analyzed $CO_2$ emission of each country based on the following variables : level of economic power and scientific development, the industrial system, productivity and energy efficiency.

• 한국태양광발전학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.56-68
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• 2020

Cameroon is a lower middle-income country with a population of 25.87 million inhabitants distributed over a surface area of 475,442 ㎢. Cameroon has very rich potentials in renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, small hydropower, geothermal energy and biomass. However, renewable energy constitutes less than 0.1% of energy mix of the country. The energy generation mix of Cameroon is dominated by large hydropower and thermal power. Cameroon ratified the Paris Agreement in July 2016 with an ambitious 20% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction. This study attempts to investigate some renewable energy deployment policy-instruments that could enable the country enhance renewable energy deployment, gain energy independence, fulfill Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and achieve Sustainable Development Goals. It begins with an analysis of the status of energy sector in Cameroon. It further highlights the importance of renewable energy in mitigating climate change by decarbonizing the energy mix of the country to fulfill NDC and SDGs. Moreover, this study proposes some renewable energy deployment policy-solutions to the government. Solar energy is the most feasible renewable energy source in Cameroon. Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), is the best renewable energy support policy for Cameroon. Finally, this study concludes with some recommendations such as the necessity of building an Energy Storage System as well a renewable energy information and statistics infrastructure.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 강원대학교를 대상으로 대학단위 온실가스 인벤토리를 구축하였다. 2009년 강원대학교의 온실가스 배출량은 $21,054ton\;CO_2-eq$으로 나타났으며, 2005년 대비 7% 증가하였다. 간접 온실가스 배출(Scope 2)의 구매전력은 총 온실가스 배출량의 54.3%를 차지함으로써 가장 높은 기여도를 나타냈으며, 직접 온실가스 배출(Scope 1)과 기타 간접 온실가스 배출(Scope 3)은 각각 25.3%와 20.4%를 차지하였다. 또한 본 연구에서는 초기비용이 크게 요구되지 않는 감축방안 - 고효율 LED 조명으로의 교체, 하이브리드 차량 도입, 셔틀버스 운행의 활성화, 녹색 캠퍼스 실천 프로그램의 적용 - 을 선정하여, 각 방안에 따른 감축량을 추정하였다. 녹색 캠퍼스 실천프로그램을 통한 대학 구성원의 노력만으로 전체 온실가스 배출량의 5.3%를 감축할 수 있을 것으로 나타났고, 모든 감축방안을 실행하였을 때는 약 $1,570ton\;CO_2-eq\;yr^{-1}$을 감축함으로써 전체 배출량의 7.5%를 감축할 수 있다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1403-1411
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• 2023

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the most abundant component of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and directly creates environmental issues such as global warming and climate change. Carbon capture and storage have been proposed mainly to solve the problem of increasing CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere; however, more emphasis has recently been placed on its use. Among the many methods of using CO₂, one of the key environmentally friendly technologies involves biologically converting CO₂ into other organic substances such as biofuels, chemicals, and biomass via various metabolic pathways. Although an efficient biocatalyst for industrial applications has not yet been developed, biological CO₂ conversion is the needed direction. To this end, this review briefly summarizes seven known natural CO₂ fixation pathways according to carbon number and describes recent studies in which natural CO₂ assimilation systems have been applied to heterogeneous in vivo and in vitro systems. In addition, studies on the production of methanol through the reduction of CO₂ are introduced. The importance of redox cofactors, which are often overlooked in the CO₂ assimilation reaction by enzymes, is presented; methods for their recycling are proposed. Although more research is needed, biological CO₂ conversion will play an important role in reducing GHG emissions and producing useful substances in terms of resource cycling.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.849-856
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• 2020

연구목적: 온실가스는 전 세계적인 재난인 지구 온난화의 주요 원인 중 하나이다. 수송부문에서 펼쳐지고 있는 지구온난화의 주요 원인인 온실가스 저감 정책이 고속도로에서 얼마나 효과가 있었는지와 온실가스 배출량 산정 방법의 개선하는 목적을 가진다. 연구방법: DSRC 원시자료를 사용해 거시적 방법(기존)과 미시적 방법(개별차량) 두 가지 방법으로 2017년부터 2019년까지의 남해고속도로(영암-순천) 배출량 산정을 진행한다. 연구결과: 고속도로의 배출량을 산정한 결과 예측하고 있던 배출량을 훨씬 넘어선 결과가 나왔으며 개별차량별로 산정을 진행할 때 20%이상 과소추정되고 있었다는 결과가 나왔다. 결론: 현재 수송부문에서 예상하고 있던 온실가스 배출량보다 더 많은 배출량이 지속적으로 배출될 경우 현 상태에서 온실가스 감축목표를 달성하기 위해서는 추가적인 배출량 저감정책이 필요하다. 또 한 이 정책의 기본이 되는 배출량 산정에서 현재 DSRC 원시자료를 통해 개별차량별로 분석을 진행하였지만 이후 GPS를 활용하면 좀 더 미시적인 분석을 통해 정밀한 배출량 산정이 가능할 것이다.