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South Korea Passes Cap-and-Trade Legislation

by Richard Matthews
May 18, 2012
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South Korea has passed legislation that will see the introduction of a
greenhouse gas emissions trading program in which companies
will buy or sell rights to emit carbon dioxide. Although the legislation had bipartisan support working out the details may be difficult.


As reported in The Korea Herald, on May 2, the National Assembly passed the legislation on
cap-and-trade with near unanimity. Of the 151 lawmakers who participated
in the ballot, 148 voted for the bill. The legislation envisions a national carbon exchange to launch in January
2015.

It is projected to cover around 60 percent of the country’s carbon pollution
by imposing limits on facilities that produce more than 25,000 tons of CO2 a
year. About 450 facilities are likely to become subject to it. Penalties on
non-compliers are set at three times the prevailing market price of carbon or a
maximum of 100,000 won ($87) per ton.

Ninety-five percent of the permits will be given away for free in the first
few years, with some export-oriented industries receiving a full 100 percent.
Each permit represents a ton of carbon emissions.

“Korea has rolled out many projects on green growth so far, but the carbon
emissions trading scheme is the most important of all and the one that will
propel the ongoing efforts to a new level,” said Yang Soo-gil, chairman of the
Presidential Committee on Green Growth.

South Korea, Asia’s fourth largest economy, aims to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent from projected levels by 2020. Korea is the world’s eighth-largest emitter of carbon pollution based on 2009 figures from the International Energy Agency. The country’s greenhouse-gas emissions jumped to about 640 million metric tons in 2011 from 350 million metric tons in 1990, making it the
fastest-growing emissions source among 34 nations in the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development.

“We anticipate a major shift in the country’s overall energy policies to
follow in a near future to steer the domestic economy toward a low-carbon green
economy,” Kim Sang-goo, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities, said.

Impacted industries are expected to resist the legislation once the details
are ironed out.
The local business community had opposed the plan from its inception, saying
that it would put Korean firms at a disadvantage in the global market because
their competitors in bigger economies and bigger polluters ― namely the US,
Japan and China ― are not subject to such a cap.

Although the law stipulates that 95 percent or more of the permits
may be given for free, there will likely be resistance from industries that would like to see an even higher ratio.  

Already there is disagreement within various branches of the government. The
Ministry of Knowledge Economy (formerly the commerce ministry) is at odds with
the Environmental Ministry. The Ministry of Knowledge plans to run a pilot carbon trading program in June, despite strong opposition from the Environmental Ministry, which has been running a similar program since 2010. 

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights
reserved.

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