Dr.

Sunhee SUK

This paper identifies barriers hindering implementation and investment by companies in low-carbon technologies (LCTs) for energy saving and greenhouse gas reduction, through a survey study targeting petrochemical industries in Korea. A total of 35 samples were analyzed by employing statistical analysis and ordered logistic regression. Out of this...

Improvement in energy efficiency, by using less energy to provide the same level of economic output, is widely accepted as one of the most cost-effective means to reduce CO2 emissions. East Asian countries accounting for around 30% of the world’s energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 have strengthened energy management and improved the energy...

本業務では、平成22 年5月に開催された第12 回TEMM（TEMM12）で合意した「環境協力に係る日中韓三カ国共同行動計画」に基づき、「グリーン成長及び低炭素社会に関する共同研究」及び「北東アジアの環境ガバナンスに係る共同研究」を行った。

he Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred as Korea) was the world’s seventh largest CO2 emitter in 2010. Its greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions have greatly accelerated since 1990 and this upward trend are far more significant than in other OECD countries (OEDC: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). Korea entered the United Nations...

The progress in the adoption of market mechanisms for climate change is overall laggard in Japan and the related study on business policy perspective is limited. Aiming to close the research gap, this paper measures Japanese company’s awareness and approval of market-based instruments for energy saving, including financial subsidies, carbon taxes...

This paper presents a survey study to companies in China and Korea for understanding their opinions to financial subsidy policies for industrial energy saving. The survey in China was conducted during August 2012 to January 2013 and 201 respondents were confirmed to be valid. The survey to Korean companies was carried out during December 2012 to...