The Policy and Legislation of Climate Change for achieving Republic of Korea’s 2030 NDC

Eunjung Kim

Eunjung Kim is a Senior Principal Researcher at The Korea Legislation Research Institute, which operates for the purpose of supporting the national legislative policies and promoting timely and accurate dissemination of legislative information as well as surveying or researching juristic and legislative issues with extensive expertise. She researchs several sectors on Climate Change, Aviation Safety and Regulatory Reform establishing the law and policy from 2011 to present. She participated in the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Roundtable, hosted by ministry for Environment, NZ, as a legal expert with Korea’s Climate Change and ETS from 2012 to 2020, and is a member of the National Policy Committees for Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, etc. in Korea. She had a Ph.D on the Directors’ fiduciary duties and management judgment principles at Sung-Kyun-Kwan University College of Law in Feb. 2011, and completed a LL.M(Banking and Financial Law) at Boston University Law School in May 2008. Based on her professional experiences, she became proficient in economic analysis with the deep legal understaning of the liability for the business entity and the people as well as nation’s duty. In 2025, she has studied on the topic dealing with the Corporate Responsibility and Consumer Protection for Algorithmic Adjustment, and the Comparative Study on the legal aspects of Climate Change & Energy Transition between AU and Korea. 

she has numerous publications in academic journals and books as well as research papers, and is the co-author of “”Climate and Energy Law and Policy in EU and East Asia”(E. Elgar, 2023) and “Measures to utilize international reduction performance for achieving the Republic of Korea’s 2030 NDC”(Korea Europe Review no.4, 2023). In her institute, she had published lots of comparative research papers, “Mexico’s Climate Change Response and Climate Club Participation Trends”(2024), “Legislative Study for the Integrated Management of Air Pollutant”(2019), “Review of Policies and Legislation on the Response of Climate Change and Suggestions for the Revitalization of Renewable Energy”(2018), “Legal Study for Improvement of SDGs Implementation System”(2018), “Legislative Study on the Management of Power Facilities and Heated Effluent”(2018), “Strategy for the Implementation of Commitments under the UNFCCC for Sustainable Development”(2017), “Study on Reorganization of Energy — Focused on Energy Tax”(2017), “The Implementation of Climate Change Mitigation Policy and Paris Agreement-a comparative study on EU, AU, China and Korea”(2016), “Study on Fostering New Energy Market in the Post-Paris Agreement era with the Legal and Economic”(2016), “Study on the Activiation of Corporate Environmental Responsibility-Focused on Corporate Environmental Principal Introduction”(2015), “Study of Legislative and Economic Convergence on Energy Price Regulation”(2015), “Study of Market Stability Measures in EU ETS”(2015), “Study on the GHG Reduction and Corporate Social Responsibility under the Climate Change”(2015), “Study on the GHG Reduction and CSR of the Deflation era”(2015), Study on Accounting Standards for Emissions Allowances and Social Welfare Effects”(2014), “Research on Legal System involving Sustainable Development Green Growth”(2014), “Study on Legislation regarding the Climate Change and the Activation of Creative Economy”(2014), “Study on the Governance and Activiation for GCF”(2014), “Study on Legislation regarding the linking of the International Carbon Market — Focused on Korea and EU”(2013), “Study on Legislation regarding the Climate Change and the Activation of Creative Economy”(2013), “Study on Legislation regarding the linking of the International Carbon Market-Focused on Korea and NZ”(2012), “The Potentials in Linking the Carbon Market for Green Growth-Focused on Emissions Trading Scheme of AU”(2012), “Study on Global Carbon Market Current Status and Prospects”(2012), “Study on Activating Green Finance under the Act on Allocation and Trading Emissions Allowances — Focusing on the Capital Market and Financial Investment Business Act”(2012).