Focus area: Mitigation Website
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Established: July 2010
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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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. |
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. |
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 The expansion will include other household products, such as washing machines and air conditioners - replacing outdated and inefficient ones with energy efficient ones.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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