기후변화 대응을 위한 에너지효율화 정책 연구*

Abstract

The energy labeling program is an effective method to reduce energy consumption by inducement to the selection of energy efficient appliances providing the information of energy performance to consumers. The purpose of this study is to present plans for the system improvement by evaluation of the achievements and the limitation shown in the process of the Energy Standards and Labeling Program in Korea. The achievement of the Energy Standards and Labeling Program is that even it was late to take effect compared with the one of advanced countries, it could achieve lots of developments in the quantitative aspect as it applied compulsory or autonomous programs in details as per the characteristic of device and also applied the program to many items. The limitation appeared in the extension of the applied items was the introduction of home appliance-centered devices. It means that the introduction of efficiency standards and labeling programs for informative devices such as TV, network communication devices of which dissemination spreaded fast in these days are still insufficient. Some political proposals can be given as in the followings: For extension of the items to be applied by the Energy Standards and Labeling Program, it needs the study of introduction of informative devices as well as efficiency standards and efficiency measuring methods.