Low carbon technology innovation to address climate change in Korea : lessons from Denmark

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This thesis aims to provide Korea with a desirable cleaner technology innovation model for mitigating climate change impact. Climate change is a serious threat but opportunity for the international community like a double-edged sword. Any country cannot be free from this matter if it is dependent on fossil fuels, which play a role in increase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. When tackling climate change issue, each country sets its unique climate strategies because the level of impact is different. Yet, a successful climate change policy for adaptation and mitigation provides a country with competitive advantages such as unique low emission technologies, systematic social framework and security of energy supply and demand. In particularity, low carbon technology plays a pivotal role in mitigating GHG emissions with expanding more capability for coping with further uncertainty. Such the strength can be gained through a systemic process of low carbon technology innovation, rather than ‘linear model’ of technological innovation. In the process of pursuing innovation systems approach, some barriers such as high leaning costs, or failure of gaining public and private support. In the sense, Korea could figure out several upcoming challenges and opportunities in shifting to low carbon technology innovation after analyzing Denmark’s ‘non-linear’ model of technological innovation, particularly in wind energy technology. Then, Korea’s lack of capacity for interaction among involved innovation actors can be supplemented through introduction of a properly set environmental regulation.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Table of Contents
• I. Introduction 1
• II. Theoretical Framework-Low Carbon Technology Innovation Theory 4
• 2.1. Definition of Low Carbon Technology 4
• 2.2. Low Carbon Technology Innovation Theory 6
• 2.2.1. Definition of Innovation 6
• 2.2.2. From Linear Model of Innovation to Systemic Model of Innovation 8
• 2.2.3. Innovation and Policy 11
• III. Analysis of Wind Energy Technology Innovation in Denmark 13
• 3.1. Historical Background 13
• 3.2. Systemic Innovation Approach 14
• 3.2.1. Wind Technology Innovation Process 15
• 3.2.2. Innovative Democracy from Systemic Influence 16
• 3.2.3. International Dimension 18
• IV. Analysis of Low Carbon Technology Innovation in Korea 21
• 4.1. Historical Background 21
• 4.2. Linear Low Carbon Innovation Approach 22
• 4.2.1. Collaboration between Institutions and the Government 22
• 4.2.2. Low Carbon Technology Development 24
• 4.3. Applicability of Danish Model to Korea 27
• V. Suggestion for Innovative Democracy in Korea 31
• 5.1. Recommendation for the Government 32
• 5.2. Recommendation for Business 33
• 5.3. The Bridge Role of Basic Act on Low Carbon Green Growth 36
• VI. Conclusion 39
• Bibliography 41