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Notes
1. The first such long-term plan was the Five-Year Economic Development
Plan (1962–1966), which has since been repeated every five years. Five-year
plans of various sorts are the hallmark of the developmental state that characterizes Korea’s political economy (Woo-Cumings 1999). For instance, in
areas related to science and technology, more than 100 five-year plans were
identified as being in place across 19 ministries (Korea Institute of Science
and Technology Evaluation and Planning 2011).
2. While the long-term governmental plan for renewable energy was mandated
by the earlier law, the specific length of planning frequency was set to
5 years in the 2014 amendment of the Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Diffusion of New and Renewable Energy. Note that this
planning frequency is different from the target period, which is set to at
least 10 years or more.
3. This analysis utilized the International Patent Classification (IPC) Green
Inventory published by the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO). The patent categories used are as follows: F03D for wind energy,
and C01B, C23C, C30B, F21L, F21S, G05F, H01G, H01L, H01M,
H02J, H02N for solar energy.
4. Related to this perplexing terminology for renewable energy, another
confusion arises from the meaning of “sustainable energy” in government policymaking documents. A recent study of the origins of sustainable
energy policy in South Korea tracking a large number of official documents
produced in relation to the promotion of sustainable energy and green
growth finds that the adjective “sustainable” in these documents meant
continuous development or growth rather than environmental cleanness or
safety (Baek 2013).
5. Lee and Heo (2016) divides WTP estimation for renewable energy sources
(RES) into two types: (1) using a conjoint analysis that usually examines
WTP for each separate renewable source, and (2) those using the contingent valuation method that focuses on WTP for the additional cost required
to expand RES.
6. Notably the studies of the South Korean case shown in the table are
produced during the Lee administration (2008~2012) that made a big push
for green growth. Lee and Heo (2016) point out from their review of the
WTP studies that South Korean consumers appear to perceive green electricity as a good differentiated from fossil fuel, but they do not perceive
each individual renewable-energy technology as a differentiated good.
Notes
1. The first such long-term plan was the Five-Year Economic Development
Plan (1962–1966), which has since been repeated every five years. Five-year
plans of various sorts are the hallmark of the developmental state that characterizes Korea’s political economy (Woo-Cumings 1999). For instance, in
areas related to science and technology, more than 100 five-year plans were
identified as being in place across 19 ministries (Korea Institute of Science
and Technology Evaluation and Planning 2011).
2. While the long-term governmental plan for renewable energy was mandated
by the earlier law, the specific length of planning frequency was set to
5 years in the 2014 amendment of the Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Diffusion of New and Renewable Energy. Note that this
planning frequency is different from the target period, which is set to at
least 10 years or more.
3. This analysis utilized the International Patent Classification (IPC) Green
Inventory published by the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO). The patent categories used are as follows: F03D for wind energy,
and C01B, C23C, C30B, F21L, F21S, G05F, H01G, H01L, H01M,
H02J, H02N for solar energy.
4. Related to this perplexing terminology for renewable energy, another
confusion arises from the meaning of “sustainable energy” in government policymaking documents. A recent study of the origins of sustainable
energy policy in South Korea tracking a large number of official documents
produced in relation to the promotion of sustainable energy and green
growth finds that the adjective “sustainable” in these documents meant
continuous development or growth rather than environmental cleanness or
safety (Baek 2013).
5. Lee and Heo (2016) divides WTP estimation for renewable energy sources
(RES) into two types: (1) using a conjoint analysis that usually examines
WTP for each separate renewable source, and (2) those using the contingent valuation method that focuses on WTP for the additional cost required
to expand RES.
6. Notably the studies of the South Korean case shown in the table are
produced during the Lee administration (2008~2012) that made a big push
for green growth. Lee and Heo (2016) point out from their review of the
WTP studies that South Korean consumers appear to perceive green electricity as a good differentiated from fossil fuel, but they do not perceive
each individual renewable-energy technology as a differentiated good.