Country Experiences in Mitigation Assessment : Republic of Korea

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Country Experiences in Mitigation Assessment
Republic of Korea
SUYI KIM
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Backgrounds

• ROK is Non-Annex?Country
• Initial NC submitted in Feb. 1998
• Self-funding by Korean government
• 2nd NC submitted in Dec. 2003
• Using the guideline for Parties included in
  Annex?to the Convention (FCCC/1999/L.3/Add.1)
• More systematic approach for the preparation
• National project with full support from
  government
• Joint research and preparation with research
  institutes, academics, government officials, NGOs
  and other stakeholders

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Backgrounds
Inventory Projection
Policy Measures
Coordination Review

• Research
• Observation
• Education Training

• Vulnerability
• Adaptation

• 4 Task-Force teams, 1 coordination and review
  group
• Each team consists of experts, officials,
  stakeholders, etc
• Information gathering, analysis, preparation, etc

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Policies Measures

• The Comprehensive Action Plan
• 1st (1999-2001), 2nd (2002-2004), 3rd (2005-2007)
• Include direction and target of PMs for
  mitigation
• Promotion Strategies on Mitigation
• Promotion of technology to reduce GHG emissions
  development of environment-friendly energy
• Strengthening of policies and measures for GHG
  reduction
• Inducement of Public Participation Cooperation

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Policies Measures
Sector Sector Direction
Energy Demand Integrally managed energy conservation policy
Energy Demand Improvements in energy efficiency
Energy Supply Expansion of renewable clean energy use
Energy Building Improvement of energy efficiency in buildings
Energy Transportation Fuel Promotion of clean fuel compact cars
Transportation Transportation Efficient management of national transportation system traffic demand
Transportation Transportation Establishment of comprehensive logistics information network standardization of logistics equipments
Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Improvements in patterns of farming and animal husbandry
Land-Use Change and Forestry Land-Use Change and Forestry Forest management
Land-Use Change and Forestry Land-Use Change and Forestry Forest maintenance
Land-Use Change and Forestry Land-Use Change and Forestry Afforestation
Waste Waste Minimization recycling of waste
Waste Waste Establishment of foundation for waste treatment
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Improvement of Reporting Quality

• Review on 2nd NC
• Methodological approaches
• Credibility of results and findings
• Sections and parts required to improve quality
  and credibility
• Thee-year Basic Research Project (20042006) on
  Mitigation Assessment
• Joint research with relevant experts, academics,
  etc
• Improvement of national GHG inventory system
• Modeling analysis for GHG projection
• Modeling analysis for mitigation assessment on
  the different sectors including energy,
  agriculture, LUCF, etc.

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Preparation of 3rd National Communication

• Preparation of 3rd NC from 2007
• Use a similar institutional and human resource
  arrangement
• Emphasis on mitigation assessment with special
  technical modeling expert group
• Balanced approach on mitigation and adaptation

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