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The Korea Energy Foundation old refrigerator replacement for low income households activity
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Focus area: Mitigation
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Location: Seoul, South Korea
Established: July 2010
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The Korea Energy Foundation (KEF) activity involves the replacement of 3,052 old and low-efficiency
refrigerators in low-income households. Newly designed energy efficient and eco-friendly refrigerators
will replace the old ones. The activity will be implemented in households throughout the Republic of
Korea.
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Mitigation / Adaptation
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Benefits
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Potential for scaling-up and replication
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This activity was begun in July 201 and has already achieved CO2 mitigation. Although an
official assessment has not been made, it is expected to achieve mitigation of 800
tonnes.
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According to the research from Statistics Korea and the KEF, the energy costs of
low-income households has worsen year on year between 2003-2008. This project would work to
improve this statistic, via more energy efficient refrigerators in low-income households. The
increased efficiency would then use less electricity, leading to reduced costs – which at
the moment are a serious burden to poor households.
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The Korean government is willing to increase the scale of this project in the coming year.
The expansion will include other household products, such as washing machines and air
conditioners – replacing outdated and inefficient ones with energy efficient ones. This
should help to stimulate interest in the use of energy efficient home appliances and lead to
a decreased social cost for energy demand control.
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Organizations
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Korea Energy Foundation;
LG Electronics
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