• THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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• v.46
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• pp.265-313
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• 2010

Kyoto Protocol is an international convention on concrete performance program for UNFCCC(United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), which regulate and prevent to global warming and officially came into effect on February 16, 2005. Kyoto flexible mechanisms, the agreed environmental system in March 1997 in the Third Conference of Parties in UNFCCC General Assembly, Emission Trading System(ETS), Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) and Joint Implementation(JI), are key policies related to environment. In advanced countries, greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced average 5.2% level compared to 1990 in total emissions during 2008-2012. World leading carbon market finished the trial on the EU ETS I greenhouse gas emissions trading system, EU ETS II is operated regularly after 2008. World Bank leads to make 'Prototype Carbon Fund(PCF)' in April 2004, which is the world first carbon fund and a representative public carbon fund type, World Bank operate various funds including present PCF. Thus, I would like to propose as follows in relation to this study: First, in the validity analysis of carbon funds, it would be needed to analyze the Emission Reduction Cost Efficiency(ERCE) of carbon. The ERCE is a break-even value which brings the Net Present Value(NPV) to zero. NPV approach is used among projects and it enables potential projects to be compared and evaluated the ERCE on the basis of the net present value of net future cash flows. Therefore, according to results of analysis, carbon funds should be developed and invested. Second, it would be necessary to allow of issuing bonds together with carbon funds, carbon finance etc. Third, carbon funds, it would be reasonable to have a relatively enough maturity in project and as a financial derivatives in the international financial markets, it is needed various types of transactions. Fourth, it would be needed to standardize the carbon emissions trading for more efficiently. Fifth, it would be necessary to establish and invest in various kinds of domestic and overseas global carbon funds, including governments, privates, governments and privates sectors. And it is also needed to establish the medium and long term plans for carbon funds. Sixth, it would be needed to foster the advanced trade mechanisms for carbon funds in the most effective ways. Finally, carbon funds should be used in harmony with international societies to reduce global warming as the social responsible investing funds and it should be contribute to sustainable development. In addition, it would seem that carbon funds should be studied on establishing the contributable standard of sustainable development in the future assignment.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.83-90
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• 2016

Despite the ability of biochar to enhance soil fertility and to mitigate greenhouse gas, its carbon sequestration and profit analysis with arable land application have been a few evaluated. This study was conducted to estimate carbon sequestration and to evaluate profit of greenhouse gas mitigation during corn cultivation periods. For the experiment, the biochar application rates were consisted of pig compost(non application), 2,600(0.2%), 13,000(1%), and 26,000(2%) kg/ha based on pig compost application. For predicting soil carbon sequestration of biochar application, it was appeared to be linear model of Y = 0.5523X - 742.57 ($r^2=0.939^{**}$). Based on this equation, soil carbon sequestration by 0.2, 1 and 2% biochar application was estimated to be 1,235, 3,978, and 14,794 kg/ha, and their mitigations of $CO_2$-eq. emissions were estimated to be 4.5, 14.6, and 54.2 ton/ha, respectively. Their profits were estimated at $14.6 for lowest and $452 for highest. In Korea Climate Exchange, it was estimated that the market price of $CO_2$ in corn cultivation periods with 0.2, 1 and 2% biochar application was $35.6, $115.3 and $428.2 per hectare, respectively. For the plant growth response, it was observed that plant height and fresh ear yield were not significantly different among the treatments. Therefore, these experimental results might be fundamental data for assuming a carbon trading mechanism exists for biochar soil application in agricultural practices.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.42-48
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• 2009

IT 산업은 친환경적이라는 일반적인 인식과 달리 IT 기기의 생산, 사용, 폐기 과정에서 유해물질 유출 및 온실가스 배출 등의 다양한 환경 문제를 유발한다. 특히나 IT 산업은 모든 산업의 조달, 생산, 유통 효율화에 핵심 역할을 담당하고 있기 때문에 저탄소 IT 기술의 도입은 전 산업의 에너지소비감축 및 온실가스 저감을 이끌어낼 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 2009년 최고의 화두인 저탄소 IT 기술의 개요와 필요성을 알아보고, 국내외 추진되는 저탄소 IT 기술의 정책동향을 살펴본다. 그리고 향후 글로벌 시장을 선점하기 위해 기업들이 내놓은 IT 기기 및 장비를 위한 탄소 저감 및 관리 기술들에 대해 알아본다. 다음 기술들은 눈에 보이지 않는 탄소배출량을 기술적으로 측정해 이를 가시화하고, 관련 데이터를 분석하여 실질적인 저감 계획을 세움으로써 지구온난화를 해결할 수 있는 최적의 대안으로 제시되고 있다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.347-364
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• 2021

Carbon neutral policy in Korea pays limited attention to the concept of sustainable economic growth. This limitation can be compared with other countries' carbon neutral policies such as US, UK and China where the climate change policies are closely connected to economic policies to boost further economic growth. This paper adopts a Ramsey growth model to account for the impact of carbon neutral policy on long-term economic growth and the accumulation capital. The model incorporates the Hartwick rule to allow sustainability of economic growth by transforming resource input into other input factor for growth. The analysis provides a possibility of low accumulation of capital as a result of carbon neutral policy in the absence of effective transformation of fossil-fuel factor into growth-related productive capital. Such low capital stock can be more aggravated when there exists a rent-seeking behavior of various interest groups with voracity to exploit social capital.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.165-204
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• 2022

This study organized data from 2000 to 2014 for 20 grid-connected countries in Europe and analyzed the determinants of carbon emissions through the panel GLS method considering the problem of heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation. At the same time, the effect of introducing ETS was considered by dividing the sample period as of 2005 when the European emission trading system was introduced. Carbon emissions from individual countries were used as dependent variables, and proportion of generation by each source, power self-sufficiency ratio of neighboring countries, power production from resource-holding countries, concentration of power sources, total energy consumption per capita in the industrial sector, tax of electricity, net electricity export per capita, and size of national territory per capita. According to the estimation results, the proportion of nuclear power and renewable energy generation, concentration of power sources, and size of the national territory area per capita had a negative (-) effect on carbon emissions both before and after 2005. On the other hand, the proportion of coal power generation, the power supply and demand rate of neighboring countries, the power production of resource-holding countries, and the total energy consumption per capita in the industrial sector were found to have a positive (+) effect on carbon emissions. In addition, the proportion of gas generation had a negative (-) effect on carbon emissions, and tax of electricity were found to have a positive (+) effect. However, all of these were only significant before 2005. It was found that net electricity export per capita had a negative (-) effect on carbon emissions only after 2005. The results of this study suggest macroscopic strategies to reduce carbon emissions to green growth, suggesting mid- to long-term power mix optimization measures considering the electricity trade market and their role.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.420-425
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.217-229
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• 2011

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.93-117
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• 2013

We analyze the optimal hedge ratio and hedge effectiveness with different periodic times between spot and futures on EUA and CER based on EU-ETS. The Main finding are as follows. The first, hedging model which considers the time-varying variance is not more accurate than non-time-varying hedging models. The second, optimal hedge ratios are different even though hedge effectiveness is similar for the hedging purpose. The third, hedge effectiveness has uncertainty if hedge period is short. In case of EUA it needs to over 6 weeks and CER needs to over 7 weeks. The fourth, cross hedge with CER futures is not suitable for profit ratios.

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.109-133
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• 2014

With a growing concern about climate change and green house gases mitigation, carbon labeling policy has been launched in several countries as an environmental policy which connects low carbon production to low carbon consumption. This research aims to propose a model that explains consumers' attitude and brand loyalty toward carbon labeling products. This model specifies the consumer's psychological processes by which consumer values, such as autonomy and environmental values, affect carbon labeling product and corporate images and finally form brand loyalty toward carbon labeling products. Panel data were collected in two separate surveys and analyzed using a structural equation technique. Results are summarized as follows. First, consumers' autonomy value(AV) positively affects locus of control(LC) and corporate image(CI). Second, consumers' environmental value(EV) positively influences perceived consumer effectiveness(PCE), which in turn has a negative effect on perceived barriers(PB). Perceived barriers finally affect product image(PI) negatively. Third, both corporate image and product image have causal relationships with brand loyalty. Our results suggest that carbon labeling policy contributes not only to the reduction of greenhouse gases but also to the increase of consumers' attitude and brand loyalty toward carbon labeling products. This research also provides governments with directions for efficient environmental policy and firms with guidance on effective marketing strategies about carbon labeling.

• Bulletin of Korea Environmental Preservation Association
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• s.379
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• pp.14-29
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• 2009

최근 세계 경제는 사상 유래를 찾기 힘든 경제위기에 홍역을 앓고 있다. 국제유가를 비롯한 원자재가격은 수급불균형과 정치적 이슈, 그리고 투기자본의 유입이 어우러져 급등락을 거듭하고 있다. 또한, 지구온난화를 막기 위해 국제사회에서 추진하고 있는 기후변화협약도 큰 어려움을 겪고 있다. 선진국들은 배출권 거래제도 시행, 탄소세 도입 등을 통해 본격적인 환경 무역시대가 도래에 대비하고 있으며, 포스트 교토체제에 대한 협상도 본격화 되고 있어 대응이 시급한 실정이다. 자원 환경위기의 시대에 녹색성장은 불가피한 선택이 되었으며 우리나라에서도 온실가스 감축을 위해 많은 노력을 하고 있다. 정부에서는 탄소포인트제도 도입과 10대 녹색기술 산업 육성, 그린 뉴딜을 통한 녹색일자리 4만 3천개 창출 등 기후변화 대응을 위한 정책들을 추진하고 있으며, 또한 저탄소 녹색성장의 한 주축으로 신재생 에너지 기술개발 및 보급의 확대를 통해 세계시장 선점을 위해 매진하고 있다. 환경부에서는 폐기물에너지화, 기후변화대응, 환경산업육성 등 '저탄소 녹색성장'을 이끌 사업과 '경제 살리기'에 역점을 두고 2009년도에는 환경부 소관예산 '08년 예산 3조 5,914억원 대비 5,008억원(13.9%) 증액된 총 4조 922억원을 투자할 계획이다. 이에 본지에서는 지난호에 이어 저탄소 녹색성장을 위한 녹색자원 기술 육성II로 주제를 잡고 "온 국민이 참여하는 기후변화 대응 정책 추진", "녹색성장 정책 추진에 있어 기업체 지원방향", "우리나라 신재생에너지 기술개발현황과 앞으로의 과제", "가정에서 온실 가스 줄인만큼 혜택받는 탄소은행"등에 대하여 살펴보고자 한다.