Energy Use Rationalization Act

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Category: Legislative

Document Type: Law

Role: Main

This Act promotes rational and efficient energy use, stabilizes supply and demand, and reduces environmental damage, including greenhouse gas emissions, through government policies, local plans, and specific measures, contributing to national economic development and international climate efforts.

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                                  ENERGY USE
                              RATIONALIZATION ACT

                                                               Amended by Act No. 9931, Jan. 13, 2010



            CHAPTER I                GENERAL PROVISIONS

         Article 1 (Purpose)
            The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the sound development of the national economy,
            the promotion of the national welfare, and the international efforts to minimize the global
            warming by realizing the stability of the demand and supply of energy, increasing the
            rational and efficient utilization of energy, and reducing the environmental damage caused
            by the consumption of energy. <Amended by Act No. 7018, Dec. 30, 2003>


         Article 2 (Definitions)
            The definition of terms used in this Act shall follow the provisions of each subparagraph
            of Article 2 of the Energy Act. <Amended by Act No. 9931, Jan. 13, 2010>


         Article 3 (Responsibility of the Government, Energy Users, Energy Suppliers, etc.)
            (1) The Government shall be responsible for the establishment and enforcement of a
                 fundamental and comprehensive policy aimed at reducing the emission of greenhouse
                 gases by stabilizing the demand and supply of energy and the rational and efficient
                 use of energy.
            (2) Local governments shall be responsible for the establishment and enforcement of a
                local energy policy to efficiently carry out a national energy policy and for the
                 development of the regional economy by taking into account the characteristics of
                 a region under its jurisdiction.
            (3) Energy users and suppliers shall proactively participate and cooperate in a national




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     or local energy policy, and shall endeavor to maximize efficiency in the production,
     conversion, transport, storage, use, etc. of energy and to reduce the emission of
     greenhouse gases.
 (4) Manufacturers producing energy-using machinery, equipment or materials, and energy
     supply facilities shall endeavor to develop and introduce the technology to increase
     the energy efficiency of such machinery, equipment, materials or facilities and to
     reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
 (5) All citizens shall endeavor to rationally use energy in their daily living, thereby
     reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.



 CHAPTER II           PLANS AND MEASURES FOR THE RATIONALIZATION OF ENERGY USE

Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Supply, Funding, Ghg, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Mitigation, Policy, Regulation

Sector: Economy-wide;Energy;Waste

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