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Korea is drawing up action plans amid tensions for each industry as Korea aims to achieve ‘carbon neutrality’ to set net carbon dioxide emission to ‘0’ by 2050. The discussion on the imposition of carbon tax based on greenhouse gas emissions took the first step, and it has emerged as an acute problem as Korea, which has a high proportion of the manufacturing industry, is inevitably burdened by industry. . Reporter Lee Kwang-yeop. Representatives from the automotive industry recognized that reducing greenhouse gas emissions in response to climate change is a common task and launched the Carbon Neutral Council. First, we decided to build a carbon neutral foundation by improving the efficiency of internal combustion locomotives and significantly improving the performance of electric and hydrogen vehicles by 2025. This is the twelfth construction of the Carbon Neutral Council after the steel, petrochemical and cement sectors in February. The auto industry is demanding from the government that a major shift towards carbon neutrality is a must of the time, but costs inevitably rise, so an environment that increases profits must also be established. Aside from the voluntary efforts of each industry, the National Assembly recently proposed a carbon tax bill, a powerful means of curbing carbon emissions, which turned into a “blaze of fire.” It contains a charge of 40,000 won per ton for this year’s greenhouse gas. When a carbon tax based on greenhouse gas emissions is introduced in 2019, it is estimated that domestic companies will have to pay from 7 trillion won per year to 36 trillion won per year. All 24 countries have introduced a carbon tax, including Japan and Canada as the top 10 greenhouse gas emitting countries. In particular, the European Union passed a law to add carbon-based taxes on imported goods next year, increasing the burden on Korean businesses. The business community is in a position to prioritize expanding investment in the development of low-carbon technologies, but the introduction of the carbon tax has become a ‘hot potato’, as Korea has the 11th largest greenhouse gas emissions. largest greenhouse in the world and increasing every year. . YTN Lee Kwang-yeop[[email protected]]is.
