Analysis on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Potential by Deploying the Green Cars in Korean Road Transport Sector

South Korea, as the 7th largest greenhouse gas emitting
country in 2011, announced that the national reduction target of
greenhouse gas emissions was 30% based on BAU (Business As
Usual) by 2020. And the reduction rate of the transport sector is 34.3%
which is the highest figure among all sectors. This paper attempts to
analyze the environmental effect on deploying the green cars in
Korean road transport sector. In order to calculate the greenhouse gas
emissions, the LEAP model is applied in this study.

Authors:

• Sungjun Hong
• Yanghon Chung
• Nyunbae Park
• Sangyong Park

Keywords:

• Green car
• greenhouse gas
• LEAP model
• road transport sector.

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