Korea Environment Corparation

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Core Business

Estimation of National GHG Emission in waste sector

Core Business Climate and Air Supporting GHG Reduction Policies Estimation of National GHG Emission in waste sector

The first step in Greenhouse gas reduction is to identify how much greenhouse gas are emitted"

K-eco calculate Greenhouse gas Emission in waste field. And emissions are calculated accurately. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, first, we know how much greenhouse gas are emitted. Next, to calculate accurate emissions, the development of national unique emission coefficients is required. So, We conduct Quality Assurance, Quality Control.

Calculation on the greenhouse gas emission in waste field

Grounds for business performance

By ‘Green Growth law’

Statistics system

Ministry of environment National GHG statistics Management Committee Deliberation / GIR GHGS Inventory practical affairs council Verification / National GHG statistics Working-level Committee / National GHG statistics Technical consultative Group / Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) / Industrial processes (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) / Waste field (Ministry of environment) K-eco / Energy (Ministry of Trade. Industry and Energy) (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries) / LULUCF (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

In waste field(Landfill, Incineration, Wastewsater, Biological treatment), Management institution is Ministry of environment ,Calculation institution is K-eco

Guidelines for making Statistics

IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
K-eco apply the guidelines for the Greenhouse gas emissions calculation by IPCC guideline. Every year, GIR(Greenhouse gas Inventory and Research Center) provide greenhouse gas MRV guideline (Measurement, Reporting and Verification).

Major Tasks

K-eco calculate Greenhouse gas Emission in waste field (Landfill, Incineration, Wastewater, Biological treatment). To raise accurate emission, K-eco perform QA, QC(Quality Assurance, Quality Control)
Results(1990~2020) of national greenhouse gas emission calculation at 2022

2016년 폐기물분야 국가 온실가스 배출량 산정(1990~2020) 결과 리스트
Item Emission source	Emission Output (A Million tons CO2 eq, %)			Amount Increase compared to the 90’s(%)	Amount Increase compared to the 19’s(%)
Item Emission source	‘90	‘19	‘20	Amount Increase compared to the 90’s(%)	Amount Increase compared to the 19’s(%)
Sum	10.39 (100.0)	16.51 (100.0)	16.72 (100.0)	6.33 (60.9)	0.21 (1.3)
Landfill	7.49 (72.1)	7.73 (46.8)	7.73 (46.2)	0.24 (3.2)	- (-)
Wastewater	1.47 (14.1)	1.54 (9.3)	1.61 (9.7)	0.14 (9.6)	0.07 (4.8)
Incineration	1.43 (13.8)	6.40 (38.8)	6.59 (39.4)	5.16 (361.3)	0.19 (3.3)
Solid waste disposal*	0.0 (0.0)	0.84 (5.1)	0.79 (4.7)	0.79 (-)	-0.05 (-6.0)

* solid waste disposal is ‘Biological treatment of solid waste’, having estimated emission from 1994

The results of emission data can be changed as a result of final verification of ‘GIR’ in the future

A Million tons CO2 eq 1990: 6A Landfill about 7,500, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 1,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1991: 6A Landfill about 8,000, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 1,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1992: 6A Landfill about 6,500, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 2,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1993: 6A Landfill about 9,000, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 2,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1994: 6A Landfill about 9,500, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 3,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1995: 6A Landfill about 9,800, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 3,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1996: 6A Landfill about 10,000, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 4,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1997: 6A Landfill about 10,200, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 4,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1998: 6A Landfill about 9,900, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 4,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 1999: 6A Landfill about 9,900, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 4,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2000: 6A Landfill about 9,900, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 7,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2001: 6A Landfill about 10,000, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 8,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2002: 6A Landfill about 10,000, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2003: 6A Landfill about 10,000, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 6,600, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2004: 6A Landfill about 9,800, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2005: 6A Landfill about 9,800, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 5,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 100 / 2006: 6A Landfill about 9700, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 200 / 2007: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 5,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 200 / 2008: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 5,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 300 / 2009: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 5,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 300 / 2010: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 5,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 200 / 2011: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 6,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 200 / 2012: 6A Landfill about 9,500, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 200 / 2013: 6A Landfill about 9,500, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 7,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 300 / 2014: 6A Landfill about 9,500, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 300 / 2015: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 400 / 2016: 6A Landfill about 9,600, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 7,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 400 / 2017: 6A Landfill about 9,700, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 7,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 500 / 2018: 6A Landfill about 9,700, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 7,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 500 / 2019: 6A Landfill about 9,700, 6B Wastewater about 2,000, 6C Incineration about 6,500, 16D Solid waste disposal about 600 / 2020: 6A Landfill about 9,700, 6B Wastewater about 3,000, 6C Incineration about 7,000, 16D Solid waste disposal about 600 /

Greenhouse Gas Calculate statistics until D-2

The development of national unique emission coefficients in waste field

Background and grounds

After 2015 Paris accord, Each country strengthen reduction goal about MRV(Measurement, Reporting and Verification). Emission coefficient is very important. So, K-eco make emission cofficient through field measurement of emission facilities

Step 1 Target selection • Standard of Emission, Sample Selection • Meeting / Step 2 Collection of data, measurement, data analysis, QC performance / Step 3 review results • internal review external review QC performance / Step 4 Documentation • Develop of Emission factor, Verification Report / Step 5 Verification and Determination • GIR Management committee