Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회논문집)

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Research on Changes and Characteristics of GHG Emissions by Major Energy-consuming Universities in Korea - Focused on the variation since the implementation of GHG emission regulation by Government -

에너지 다소비 대학의 온실가스 배출 변화와 특성 - 온실가스 배출 규제 시행 이후의 변화를 중심으로 -

  • Jung, Hyejin (Asian Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, In Chol (Department of Sociology, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2016.11.03
  • Accepted : 2017.01.12
  • Published : 2017.01.31
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Abstract

It is known that energy usage from Korean Universities was growing rapidly in the early 2000s. But since 2011, the change was caused by GHG emissions regulation enforced by the government. The purpose of this research was to find the characteristics and trends of greenhouse gas emissions from major universities in Korea according to the each university's data and information. The result shows that GHG emissions from University have increased steadily prior to enforcement by 4-5% annually, but the rate of increase marked 0.5~1% in 2011~2013 is the season of emission regulation and the total amount of emissions decreased 3%~5% in 2014~2015 while preparing an emissions trading scheme. Therefore we can say that the enforcement of GHG reduction such as energy target management system makes a visible effect at least in the University sector that level of GHG emissions is from $75kg/m^2$ to $58Kg/m^2$ for seven years. Another result says that the size of research fund is the main factor that affects the amount of GHG emissions before 2011, but the size of building area has been a new factor influencing the GHG emission since 2013. Thus we suggest that the criteria for evaluating the level of GHG emission from University is suitable if it is based on the building area intensity.

2011년부터 온실가스 에너지 목표관리제와 같은 국가적 온실가스 감축 규제가 대학에도 적용되기 시작하면서 2000년대 급속한 증가를 보이는 것으로 알려졌던 대학의 온실가스 배출량은 2011년 이후 안정세 및 하락세를 보여 오고 있다. 따라서, 온실가스 배출 규제의 시행을 계기로 대학사회가 온실가스 에너지에 대한 관리를 강화하고 있고 그 효과가 나타나고 있다고 이야기할 수 있게 되었다. 특히, 보다 강력한 제도적 속성을 지닌 배출권거래제 시행 준비 시기에는 총량이 줄어드는 결과를 보이는 등 온실가스 다배출 대학을 중심으로 감소하는 추세로 전환되었다고 평가할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 개별 대학의 온실가스 감축 활동을 세부적으로 추적하지는 않았지만 온실가스 배출에 영향을 끼치는 주요 활동도 자료를 분석하였고, 그 결과 대학의 온실가스 배출이 2011년 이전에는 연구수혜액, 그리고 2013년 이후에는 연면적의 변화가 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였다. 이에, 향후 대학의 온실가스 감축 목표 설정 원단위는 연면적을 기준으로 하는 것이 바람직하다고 판단되며, 보다 체계적인 대학의 온실가스 감축을 지원하기 위한 면적 단위 온실가스 배출량의 기준 수립과 관련 정보 공유가 필요하다고 할 수 있다.

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