• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.21-36
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• 2022

Purpose - Carbon emission standards are based on the "production-based carbon emissions" generated by the production of goods in the relevant country which were the existing measurement methods. However, can such carbon emissions measurement standards be established international? For example, some of the goods produced in developing countries are produced for the demand of developed countries. The method of measuring carbon emission based on the final demand of a certain country is called "consumption-based carbon emissions." This study compares productionand consumption-based CO₂ emissions according to economic growth in ninety-three countries categorized by income level. Design/methodology - Our empirical model considers the difference between production- and consumption-based CO₂ emissions according to economic growth. Also, our model investigated whether the EKC hypothesis in most of the previous studies that had been based on production-based emissions was also established in the consumption-based emission model. Considering the continuous characteristics of CO₂, we utilized the generalized method of moments (GMM), specifically a system GMM econometric technique because CO₂ in the previous period can affect CO₂ in the present period. Findings - Our main findings can be summarized as follows: The results show that for the consumption-based CO₂ emissions model, CO₂ continuously increases as economic growth increases in the upper-middle income countries. The inverted U-shaped result was found in the case of the production-based model. However, in the lower-income countries, an inverted-U shape in which CO₂ emissions decrease at some point as the economy grows in the production-based model does not appear. On the other hand, in the consumption-based model, an inverted U-shaped result was obtained when estimating with system-GMM. Additionally, the proportion of manufacturing, energy imports, and energy consumption had an effect on both the production- and the consumption-based model regardless of the group's CO₂ emissions. On the basis of such assessments, policymakers need to consider not only production- but also consumption-based options. Originality/value - Previous studies have mainly focused on production-based CO₂ emissions, with most of them revolving around economic growth or the effect of various social and economic factors on CO₂ emissions. However, this study considers the relationship with economic growth using consumption-based emissions as a dependent variable by classifying ninety-three countries by income level.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1312-1320
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• 2022

The earlier studies have analyzed theoretical links between nuclear energy and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions concerning territorial (or production-based) emissions. Here using the latest available dataset, this study explores the impacts of nuclear energy on production-based and consumption-based CO₂ emission in the era of globalization for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The Driscoll-Kraay regression method reveals that nuclear energy is beneficial for the reduction of production-based CO₂ emissions. However, it is revealed that nuclear energy does not reduce consumption-based CO₂ emissions that are traded internationally and hence not comprised in conventional production-based emissions (territory) inventories. Globalization tends to reduce both production-based and demand-based carbon emissions. Finally, Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is validated for both kinds of CO₂ emissions. The findings may deliver practical policy implications related to nuclear energy and CO₂ emissions for selected countries.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.209-223
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• 2021

Purpose - The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Korea agricultural productions and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions based on Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. Design/methodology/approach - This study utilized time series data of economic growth, greenhouse gas, agricultural productions, trade dependency, and energy usages. In order to econometric procedure of EKC hypothesis, this study utilized unit root test and cointegration test to check staionarity of each variable and also adopted Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) to analyze the short and long run relationships. Findings - In the short run, greenhouse gas emissions resulting from economic growth show an inverse U-shape relationship, and an increase in agricultural production and energy consumption led to increase in greenhouse gas emission. In the long run, total GHG emissions and CO2 emissions show an N-shaped relationship with economic growth, and an increase in agricultural production has resulted in a decrease in total GHG and CO2 emissions. However, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions showed an inverse U-shape relationship with economic growth, which indicated the environment and production process of agricultural production. Research implications or Originality - Korea agricultural production has different effects on the GHG emission sources, and in particular, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions show to increase as the agricultural production expansions, so policy or technological development in related sector is required. Especially, in the context of the 2030 GHG reduction road-map, if GHG-related reduction technologies or policies are spread, national GHG emission reduction targets can be achieved and this is possible to predict the decline in production in the sector and damage to the related industries.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.23-38
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• 2011

● The current world is suffering abnormal climate caused by global warming. The main cause of global warming is greenhouse gas such as carbon dioxide. The carbon labeling system and carbon traceability system being pushed ahead in the agricultural sector is the policy for responding to climate change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To make this policy more effective and enhanced, the amount of carbon emissions should be calculated based on the kind of crops or the various businesses in the agricultural sector. Therefore, in order to estimate the accurate amount of carbon emissions, it is necessary to establish carbon dioxide emission intensity of various agricultural materials added onto the agriculture, and to calculate the amount of carbon dioxide emission for each crop according to agricultural production. The purpose of this study is to establish the amount of emission, emission per agricultural materials, of agricultural materials being added for crop production as a basic step, and emission intensity which can be used in the future market in order to estimate accurate amount of carbon emission in all the policies being promoted in the agricultural sector. Therefore, in this study, in order to build LCI D/B about organic fertilizers among many organic materials added onto the organic agriculture sector, one leading company in organic fertilizer production was selected and LCA was conducted for this leading company. We had to build the intensity and integrated average concept of intensity upon the two cases once production farmers for their own consumption and farms besides organic fertilizer company were categorized even if it's little amount. But in this study, individually produced organic fertilizers were excluded. Calculated results are following. Carbon emission of mixed expeller cake fertilizer in organic fertilizer was 1,106,966.89kg-$CO^2$ and emission intensity was 0.01606kg-$CO^2$, respectively. Total emission of mixed organic fertilizers was 241,523.2kg-$CO^2$ and emission intensity was 0.01705kg-$CO^2$. And total emission of organic compound fertilizers was 94,592.66kg-$CO^2$ and emission intensity was 0.01769kg-$CO^2$, respectively.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.874-885
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• 2011

현재 국가 온실가스 배출량 산정은 IPCC 가이드라인을 이용하여 화석연료 사용량을 우리나라의 에너지 분야의 온실가스 배출량 산정에 있어서 전력사용은 간접배출, 기타연료 사용은 직접배출로만 산정하고 있어, 자치단체의 온실가스 감축전략을 수립하기에는 미흡한 점이 있다. 본 연구는 16 개 광역자치단체의 2007년 에너지 사용량을 기초로 에너지 부문(석탄, 석유 제품, 전력, 도시가스)에 의한 온실가스물질의 직접 및 간접 배출량을 산정하였다. 각 지방자치단체의 에너지 분야 온실가스 배출량은 에너지 연료 생산단계에서 발생되는 간접배출량(Indirect Emissions)과 에너지 연료를 사용 했을 때 발생되는 직접배출량(Direct Emissions)으로 나누어 산정하였다. 각 지방자치단체별 직간접 발생량을 합산할 경우, 2007년 국내 에너지 부문 총 온실가스 배출량은 497,083 천톤 $CO_2eq.$이였으며, 간접 온실가스 배출부분에서 전체 발생량의 48%인 240,388 천톤 $CO_2eq.$, 직접 온실가스 배출부분에서 52%인 256,694 천톤 $CO_2eq.$의 온실가스가 배출되는 것으로 나타났다. 이 수치는 현재 기존의 평가방법으로 산정되어진 온실가스 배출량 439,698 천톤 $CO_2eq.$와 약 13%의 차이를 보이고 있다. 따라서 기후변화에 대응하기 위한 자치단체 및 국가 온실가스 감축 전략수립을 위해서는 우리 실정에 맞는 배출계수의 개발과 직, 간접배출을 고려한 체계적인 온실가스 배출량 산정방법의 정립이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2014

To estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, the inventory of rice cultivation at the farming without agricultural chemicals was established from farmers in Gunsan, Jeonbuk province in 2011~2012. The objectives of this study were to calculate carbon footprint and analyse the major factor of GHGs. To do this, we carried out a sensitivity analysis using the analyzed main factors of GHGs and estimated the mitigation potential of GHGs. Also we suggested agricultural methods to reduce GHGs that can be appled by farmers at this region. At the farming system without agricultural chemicals, carbon footprint of rice production unit of 1 kg was 2.15 kg $CO_2.-eq.kg^{-1}$. Although the amount of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) emission was the largest among GHGs, methane ($CH_4$) emission had the highest contribution to carbon footprint on rice production system when it was converted to carbon dioxide equivalent ($CO_2-eq.$) multiplied by the global warming potential (GWP). Main source of $CO_2$ emission in the rice farming system without agricultural chemicals was combustion of fossil fuels used by agricultural machinery. Most of the $CH_4$ was emitted during rice cultivation practice and its major emission factor was flooded paddy field in anaerobic condition. Also, most of the $N_2O$ was emitted from rice cultivation process. Major sources of the $N_2O$ emission was application of fertilizer such as compound fertilizer. As a result of sensitivity analysis in energy consumption, diesel had the highest sensitivity among the energy inputs. With the reduction of diesel consumption by 10%, it was estimated that $CO_2$ potential reduction was about 2.0%. With reducing application rate of compound fertilizer by 10%, the potential reduction was calculated that $CO_2$ and $N_2O$ could be reduced by 0.5% and 0.9%, respectively. At the condition of 10% reduction of silicate and compost, $CO_2$ and $CH_4$ could be reduced by 1.5% and 1.6%, respectively. With 8 days more drainage than the ordinary practice, $CH_4$ emission could be reduced by about 4.5%. Drainage and diesel consumption were the main sources having the largest effect on the GHG reduction at the farming system without agricultural chemicals. Based on the above results, we suggest that no-tillage and midsummer drainage could be a method to decrease GHG emissions from rice production system.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.225-241
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• 2007

A closed flux chamber system was used for measuring major greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from tideland and/or wetland soils in estuarine area at Saemankum, Kunsan in southwestern Korea during from months of February to June 2006. Hourly averaged GHG soil emissions were measured two to three times a day during the ebb tide hours only. Site soils were analyzed for soil parameters (temperature, pH, total organic contents, N and C contents in soil) in the laboratory. Soil GHG fluxes were calculated based on the GHG concentration rate of change measured inside a closed chamber The analysis of GHG was conducted by using a Gas Chromatography (equipped with ECD/FID) at laboratory. Changes of daily, monthly GHGs' fluxes were examined. The relationships between the GHG emissions and soil chemical contents were also scrutinized with respect to gas production and consumption mechanism in the soil. Soil pH was pH $7.47{\pm}0.49$ in average over the experimental period. Organic matter contents in sample soil was $6.64{\pm}4.98\;g/kg$, and it shows relatively lower contents than those in agricultural soils in Kunsan area. Resulting from the soil chemistry data, soil nitrogen contents seem to affect GHG emission from the tidal land surface. The tidal soil was found to be either source or sink for the major GHG during the experimental periods. The annual average of $CH_{4}\;and\;CO_{2}$ fluxes were $0.13{\pm}0.86\;mg\;m^{-2}h^{-1}\;and\;5.83{\pm}138.73\;mg\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$, respectively, which will be as a source of these gases. However, $N_{2}O$ emission showed in negative flux, and the value was $-0.02{\pm}0.66\;mg\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$, and it implies tidal land surface act as a sink of $N_{2}O$. Over the experimental period, the absolute values of gas fluxes increased with soil temperature in general. Averages of the ambient gas concentration were $86.8{\pm}6.\;ppm$ in $CO_{2},\;1.63{\pm}0.34\;ppm\;in\;CH_{4},\;and\;0.59{\pm}0.15\;ppm\;in\;N_{2}O$, respectively. Generally, under the presence of gas emission from agricultural soils, decrease of gas emission will be observed as increase in ambient gas concentration. We, however, could not found significant correlation between the ambient concentrations and their emissions over the experimental period. There was no GHG compensation points existed in tide flat soil.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2023

급격한 산업화에 따른 에너지 사용량의 증가로 대기 중 이산화탄소(CO₂)의 농도가 증가하여 기후변화가 가속화되고 있다. 여기에 대응하기 위해 에너지 패러다임 전환이 필요하고, 그 일환으로 수소(H₂)가 주목받고 있다. 하지만 현재 대부분(95%)의 수소가 화석연료 기반의 추출수소로 생성되며, 많은 양의 CO₂를 배출하고 있다. 이를 그레이수소라 하는데 여기에 CO₂포집·이용·저장(CCUS)기술을 적용하여 CO₂ 배출량을 줄이면 블루수소가 된다. 상용 CO₂ 포집기술로는 습식법, 건식법, 분리막법이 있는데 각자 장단점을 가지고 있어 배가스 특성분석이 선행되어야 한다. 수소생산기지에서 배출되는 CO₂는 수분제거 시 20%를 상회하고 배출량은 중소규모로 분류되어 습식법 보다 분리막법의 적용이 유리할 것으로 판단된다. 또한, LNG 냉열을 사용할 수 있다면 분리막의 포집성능(선택도)이 향상되어 효율적인 CO₂ 포집 공정 구현이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 수소생산기지에서 배출되는 배가스를 분석하고 여기에 적합한 CO₂ 포집기술에 대한 논의가 이뤄질 것이다.

• 한국기후변화학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.219-230
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• 2014

In this study, greenhouse gas emission of magnesium industry was estimated and the reduction potential of the greenhouse gas emission was evaluated with reduction technologies. Default value of IPCC guideline was used to calculate the greenhouse gas emission and $SF_6$ alternatives were considered in reduction potential. Import of magnesium ingot was 22,806 ton in 2013, which will be expected to increase to 81,700 ton with 20% rate in 2020. Magnesium ingot was consumed to produce magnesium alloy in diecasting process. Recently, commercial production of crown magnesium and magensium plate began. Based on ingot consumption, $CO_2$ emission of domestic magnesium industry was estimated to 504,000 ton, which is about 0.79% of domestic industrial emissions. Reduction potential of diecasting process was estimated to 489,320 ton by changing SF6 to alternative gases such as HFC-134a, Novec-612. Emission factor of Tier 3 level should be developed to enhance the accuracy of greeenhouse gas emission of magnesium industry.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.909-930
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• 2022

국내 전기요금 체계는 연료비 인상 등 원가 변동에 연계될 수 있는 제도적 근거가 마련되어 있음에도 물가상승 등 국민경제적 부담 등을 고려해 적기에 인상되지 못하는 상황이 발생하고 있다. 이처럼 전기요금이 정상적으로 조정되지 않음에 따라 우리나라 전기요금은 전 세계적으로 낮은 수준을 기록하고 있으며, 가격신호 전달 기능을 상실해 비효율적인 전력소비가 발생하는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구는 2017~2020년 연료비와 발전원별 발전량 등 실적 자료를 바탕으로 계약종별 전력의 공급원가(총괄원가) 수준을 추산하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 2030년 전기요금이 조정되어 가격신호 왜곡 문제가 해소될 경우 전력소비가 얼마나 변화하는지를 추정해 보았다. 추정 결과 전기요금이 공급원가(총괄원가)를 모두 회수할 수 있는 수준으로 조정된다면 전력소비는 9,000GWh 가량 절감될 것으로 나타났다. 이는 발전 부문의 온실가스 배출량을 약 3.82백만CO₂ton 감축시키는 효과로 이어졌다.