IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v13y2020i3p680-d316686.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Electrification of Cooking Methods in Korea—Impact on Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Author

Listed:
  • Hyunji Im

    (Green Energy Strategy Institute 515, H Business Park B, 25, Beobwon-ro 11-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05836, Korea)

  • Yunsoung Kim

    (Green Energy Strategy Institute 515, H Business Park B, 25, Beobwon-ro 11-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05836, Korea)

Abstract

The electrification of cooking methods in Korea was investigated to understand the impact of different cooking methods on energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the building sector. Annual household cooking energy consumption was compared for the Nowon Energy Zero House Project, a zero-energy housing complex using induction cooktops, and a sample of households that used natural gas for cooking. The results showed that the former consumed less calories (a difference of 2.2 times) and emitted less GHGs (a difference of 2.6 times) compared to gas cooking households. A countrywide scenario analysis was conducted by combining the share of electric cooking households with the projected power generation mix in 2030. Under the 2030 Policy scenario for power generation, and with an electricity cooking share of 20%, cooking-related GHG emissions were projected to be 3.79 million t CO 2 /year; 3.8% (150,000 t CO 2 /year) lower than those in the present day, despite a total population increase. The electrification of cooking methods in Korea has the potential to reduce both the energy demand of the building sector and GHG emissions, in synergy with the decarbonization of the power generation sector.

Suggested Citation

  • Hyunji Im & Yunsoung Kim, 2020. "The Electrification of Cooking Methods in Korea—Impact on Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:680-:d:316686
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/3/680/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/3/680/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Martínez, J. & Martí-Herrero, Jaime & Villacís, S. & Riofrio, A.J. & Vaca, D., 2017. "Analysis of energy, CO2 emissions and economy of the technological migration for clean cooking in Ecuador," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 182-187.
    2. Martínez-Gómez, J. & Ibarra, D. & Villacis, S. & Cuji, P. & Cruz, P.R., 2016. "Analysis of LPG, electric and induction cookers during cooking typical Ecuadorian dishes into the national efficient cooking program," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 88-102.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Chan Hee Lee & Jong Ho Hong & Sung Hoon Kang, 2024. "What determines household cooking fuel preferences? Empirical evidence from South Korea," Energy & Environment, , vol. 35(3), pages 1270-1287, May.
    2. Jarosław Brodny & Magdalena Tutak, 2020. "The Use of Artificial Neural Networks to Analyze Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions from the Mining and Quarrying Sector in the European Union," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-31, April.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jing Zhang & Roger Raufer & Lingxuan Liu, 2020. "Solar Home Systems for Clean Cooking: A Cost–Health Benefit Analysis of Lower-Middle-Income Countries in Southeast Asia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Martínez, J. & Martí-Herrero, Jaime & Villacís, S. & Riofrio, A.J. & Vaca, D., 2017. "Analysis of energy, CO2 emissions and economy of the technological migration for clean cooking in Ecuador," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 182-187.
    3. Borck, Rainald & Mulder, Peter, 2024. "Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities: A quantitative model," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    4. Javier Mart nez-G mez & Javier Mart nez-G mez & Gonzalo Guerr n & Gonzalo Guerr n & A. J. Riofrio, 2017. "Analysis of the Plan Fronteras for Clean Cooking in Ecuador," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 7(1), pages 135-145.
    5. Asongu, Simplice A. & Le Roux, Sara & Biekpe, Nicholas, 2017. "Environmental degradation, ICT and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 353-361.
    6. Vicente Sebastian Espinoza & Javier Fontalvo & Paola Ramírez & Jaime Martí-Herrero & Margarita Mediavilla, 2022. "Energy Transition Scenarios for Fossil Fuel Rich Developing Countries under Constraints on Oil Availability: The Case of Ecuador," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-25, September.
    7. Jingwen Huo & Peipei Chen & Klaus Hubacek & Heran Zheng & Jing Meng & Dabo Guan, 2022. "Full‐scale, near real‐time multi‐regional input–output table for the global emerging economies (EMERGING)," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 26(4), pages 1218-1232, August.
    8. Espinoza, Vicente Sebastian & Fontalvo, Javier & Martí-Herrero, Jaime & Miguel, Luis Javier & Mediavilla, Margarita, 2022. "Analysis of energy future pathways for Ecuador facing the prospects of oil availability using a system dynamics model. Is degrowth inevitable?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 259(C).
    9. Judith Ramírez-Candia & Maria Dolores Curt & Javier Domínguez, 2022. "Understanding the Access to Fuels and Technologies for Cooking in Peru," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-25, February.
    10. Buenaño, Edwin & Padilla, Emilio & Alcántara, Vicent, 2021. "Relevant sectors in CO2 emissions in Ecuador and implications for mitigation policies," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    11. Simplice A. Asongu, 2017. "ICT, Openness and CO2 emissions in Africa," Research Africa Network Working Papers 17/055, Research Africa Network (RAN).
    12. Vicente Sebastian Espinoza & Veronica Guayanlema & Javier Mart nez-G mez, 2018. "Energy Efficiency Plan Benefits in Ecuador: Long-range Energy Alternative Planning Model," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 8(4), pages 52-54.
    13. Yohannes Biru Aemro & Pedro Moura & Aníbal T. Almeida, 2021. "Inefficient cooking systems a challenge for sustainable development: a case of rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(10), pages 14697-14721, October.
    14. Ya Liu & Dan Lei & Xiaoqi Guo & Tengfei Ma & Feng Wang & Yubin Chen, 2022. "Scale Effect on Producing Gaseous and Liquid Chemical Fuels via CO 2 Reduction," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, January.
    15. Icaza, Daniel & Borge-Diez, David & Galindo, Santiago Pulla, 2022. "Analysis and proposal of energy planning and renewable energy plans in South America: Case study of Ecuador," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 182(C), pages 314-342.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:680-:d:316686. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.