Issue 3: Asia Pacific Climate Change Policy Series: Republic of Korea

Introduction

The Copenhagen Accord called on Annex I countries to make their climate change pledges, and on Annex II countries to identify their nationally appropriate mitigation actions by 31 January 2010.

In this edition of the Asia Pacific climate change policy series we examine the Copenhagen Accord commitments made by the Republic of Korea, a non-Annex I country to the Copenhagen Accord. We also examine the regulatory framework that the Republic of Korea is implementing to meet its Copenhagen Accord commitments, and the climate change investment opportunities that this will generate.

Key points on the Republic of Korea:

• seeks to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2020