Abstract
Korea’s position on climate change is unique. Korea is an OECD country and its economic size ranks 14th in GDP terms but is not subjected to reduction requirements under Annex I of the Kyoto Protocol. Considering its vulnerable industrial structure which relies heavily on energy-consuming sectors and its high dependence on exports, Korea has argued that a more flexible mechanism should be introduced in the Kyoto regime.
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Lee, JS. (2010). Coping with Climate Change: A Korean Perspective. In: Marquina, A. (eds) Global Warming and Climate Change. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230281257_21
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