Republic of Korea
Boo Nam Shin
The Republic of Korea is a Non-Annex I Party to the Kyoto Protocol, having ratified the accord on November 8, 2002. Boo Nam Shin is Deputy Director General for Environmental Affairs in the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The following is excerpted from Mr. Boo’s address to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Seminar of Governmental Experts in Bonn, Germany, on May 16, 2005.In implementing the commitment of UNFCCC, the government of the Republic of Korea has long adopted various mitigation policies and measures, especially for the energy sector, which is responsible for more than 80…
