Contents

3. Korea’s Green Growth Strategy

Korea champions green growth…Hwang Jang-jin

Impact of climate change on Korean economy…Hwang Moon-sung

Green growth and its sociocultural implications…Jun Sang-in

Tackling energy and environmental problems…Kim Gyeong-won

Eco tax works for global warming, green growth…Kim Seung-rae

Developing a green science-technology policy…Kim Suk-joon

Box: Green growth and future path of R&D…Lee Jang-jae

Korea set to create carbon-trading market…Oh Dae-gyun

Green growth and national territorial development…Park Yang-ho

Box: Ulleungdo: A Korean version of Samso Island…Henry Shinn

Green finance needed for green growth…Kim Pil-kyu

4. Greening the Environment

Four river restoration is core of Green New Deal…Kim Hee-kuk

Korea: A leader in desalination technology…Kim In-soo

Box: World’ water supply

Cities in the age of low carbon, green growth…Kim Kwi-gon

Box: Road to a leading climate change city…Kim Young-han

Songdo sets new standards for ‘reen’cities…Christine Todd Whitman

Korea set to build 2 million green homes…Doh Tae-ho

Proactive transport strategy for green growth…Hwang Kee-yeon

Green car policy…Hwang Sang-kyu

Carmakers should shoulder social responsibility…Park Hong-jae

Young, new forests can mop up carbon emissions…Yoon Young-kyoon

Achieving energy self-sufficiency in rural Korea…Kim Kang-sub

5. Green Energy & Technologies

Bioenergy: Key to realizing sustainable society…Lee Jin-suk

Waste: An undepleted source of energy…Kim Seong-soo

Wind energy offers a new growth engine…Bang Hyung-joon

Korea seeks to harness hydrogen energy…Kim Jong-won

Tidal power leads Korea’ green energy drive…Cho Chung-un

Box: Korea building world’ largest tidal power plant…Kim Man-ki

Unlocking the hidden power in the network…Sohn Il-gwon

Box: Korea’ third national vision: Green growth and smart grid…Han Jin-hyun

Green strategy for Korean maritime industry…Jung Bong-min

Producing green plastic from carbon dioxide…Lee Bun-yeoul

Green IT is central in green growth policy…Hwang Sung-jin

6. Green Lifestyle

Green growth requires lifestyle change…Cho Han-gyu

Box: Greening the embassy…Martin Uden

Ecotourism development as national agenda…Kim Seong-il

Bicycle…Park Min-young

Box: Bike companies make a comeback…Cho Chung-un