Green Industry & Green Job Statistics in Republic of Ko-rea

Jaewon Lee

ILO / Statistics Korea 2014. 5. 14.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Green Industry and Green Products

3. Environment Industry Survey

4. Green Job

Appendix 1: Classification of Green Products

Appendix 2: Question for Green Industry (2010 Economic Census)

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1. Introduction

“Green Growth with Low Carbon” as a new national vision Focus on synergistic relationship between economic growth

and environmental protection

Activities to measure green economy Green industry

Census: Green industry statistics by economic census Sample survey: Environment industry survey Classification: Green products and Environment industry classific-

ation

Green job Estimation: By the sales ratio of green product at establishment

unit (economy census) Survey: Question for number of environment workers (sample sur-

vey) Research: Green job classification

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2. Green Industry and Green Products

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Green Industry: Industrial activities for achieving green growth with low carbon by producing following green products;

Enhancing efficiencies of energy and resources Minimizing environmental pollution Protecting or improving the environment

Conceptual Definition

4 categories (15 groups, and 47 minor groups) according to pur-poses, functions or other characteristics of green products

Green Energy Pollution Control Enhancement of Energy Efficiency Enhancement of Resource Efficiency

Classification of Green Products (Goods and Services)

2. Green Industry and Green Products

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Designed for the Economic Census of 2010

Questions on green activities; Category of green industry which activity belongs to

Detailed descriptions of green goods or services

Sales of green products

Coverage: Establishments for 9 main industries

Editing process External information from registered data from industry associations and

government organizations Lists of establishments with a green certificate by “Green Technology Cer-

tification” Act and “Eco-Energy Efficiency Certification” Regulation

Survey Framework

Industry (ISIC Rev. 4)

Category of green products

Sub-total Green energy

Pollution control

Energy efficiency

Resource efficiency

Sales totaled in 9 industries (Billion Won) 92,501 19,943 21,557 28,167 22,834

B. Mining and quarrying & C. Manufacturing 41,397 8,504 7,033 17,501 8,360

D. Electricity, gas, steam, and water supply 11,133 7,101 10 4,022 -

E. Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 12,259 23 6,874 - 5,362

F. Construction 15,408 2,442 4,946 302 7,718

M. Professional, scientific and technical activities 10,987 1,854 2,573 6,085 476

Other Industries (A, N, J) 1,316 18 121 257 919

Shares by category in 9 industries (%) 100.0 21.6 23.3 30.5 24.7

B. Mining and quarrying & C. Manufacturing 100.0 20.5 17.0 42.3 20.2

D. Electricity, gas, steam, and water supply 100.0 63.8 0.1 36.1 -E. Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 100.0 0.2 56.1 - 43.7

F. Construction 100.0 15.9 32.1 2.0 50.1

M. Professional, scientific and technical activities 100.0 16.9 23.4 55.4 4.3

Other Industries (A, N, J) 100.0 1.4 9.2 19.6 69.9

Sales and Its Share of Green Product (Unit: Billion Won, %)

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3. Environment Industry Survey

Conducted annually since 2005

By Ministry of Environment and Korea Environment Corporation

Sample Size: 34,000 establishments (2011)

Coverage Pollution Management Group: Production of equipment and specific materials, Con-

struction and installation, Provision services

Resource Management Group: Water supply, Recycled materials

Excluded “Cleaner technologies and products group”

Classification: Special classification for environment industry based on “The Environmental Good & Service Industry Manual”(OECD, EUROSTAT) No. of environment industry classification categories: 148 (5 digits)

Survey Framework

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4. Green Job

Green employment as green jobs (economic census)

Assumption: ‘the sales ratio of green products equals to the employment ratio for production of these green products at establishment unit’

* Green jobs might be jobs allocated for production of green goods or services

Question for number of environment workers in establish-ment (Annual survey for environment industry)

Produce statistical tables by environment industries

Estimation of Green Job

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Survey for Environment Workers

Green Jobs by Industry (2010 Economic Census)

(Unit: Thousand person, %)

Industry (ISIC Rev. 4)

Wholeemploymen

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Green jobs

(Share) jobs ratio

Total (9 industries) 6,033.5 322.8 (100) 5.4

B. Mining and quarrying &C. Manufacturing 2,980.5 105.2 (32.6) 3.5

D. Electricity, gas, steam, water supply 65.0 11.1 ( 3.4) 17.0

E. Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 63.8 59.2 (18.3) 92.8

F. Construction 1,066.7 79.9 (24.7) 7.5

M. Professional, scientific and technical activities

648.0 56.0 (17.4) 8.6

Other Industries (A, N, J) 1,209.5 11.5 ( 3.6) 1.0

4. Green Job

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4. Green Job

Researches conducted by the Korea Employment Information Service (2010-2011)

Research Methods

Previous related studies: UNEP, ILO, BLS, Australia*, etc.

* Who are the green collar workers? (Ehmcke W., 2009)

Green Job Survey : name of green job, job description, required educa-tion and major, qualification, required skill, share of green job among whole responsibility, etc.

* Sample size: 144 establishments selected from the list of several registered data

Others: Interviews with experts and personal managers in green in-dustry, occupational dictionary

Research for classification

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4. Green Job

Research outputs

No. of green job

International standards for green job classification

Needs, possibilities, responsibilities, international cooperation, etc.

Research for classification

Major & sub-major groups

Minor groups(3 digits)

Unit groups(4 digits)

Under Unit groups

21 50 86 371

Discussion Topic

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Classification of Green Products (Category 1 & 2)

Category(4)

Group (15) Minor Group (47)

1. Green Energy

11. Renewable Energy

Solar energy, Solar heat, Wind power, Bio energy, Ocean energy, Geothermal heat, Water power, Waste energy, Other renewable energy (9)

12. New Energy 　 Fuel cell, Hydrogen energy, Clean fossil energy (3)

13. Other Green Energy Nuclear power (1)

2. Pollution Control

21. Air Pollution CO2 treatment, Non-CO2 treatment (2)

22. Waste/Waste Resource Collecting or Recycling waste/waste resource, Waste/Waste

Resource treatment, Other services on Waste (3)

23. Soil/Water Wastewater/Excrement treatment, Water purification, Soil purification and eco-friendly detergent, Other purification activity (4)

24. Other Pollution Control

Eco-friendly agricultural production, Purifying indoor air, Noise/Vibration reduction, Other control activity (4)11

Appendix1 : Classification of Green Products

Classification of Green Products (Category 3 & 4)

Category Group Minor Group3. Enhancement

of Energy Efficiency

31. Green Home & Green Commercial

New light source with high-efficiency, Home appliance with high- energy efficiency, Other energy appliance (3)

32. Green Transportation

Green car, Intelligent transportation system, Other green transportation (3)

33. Green Architecture Building with high-energy efficiency (1)

34. Other Energy Efficiency

IT on Power, Energy storage, Green computing/SW, Other activity with energy efficiency (3)

4. Enhancement of Resource

Efficiency

41. Water ResourceOcean resource, Water reuse, Leakage protection and water saving (3)

42. Forest Resource Recycling waste paper/timber, Establishment of Green space, Forest resource management (3)

43. Mineral Resource Recycling or Remanufacturing mineral resource (1)

44. Other Resource Efficiency

Ecosystem protection, Preservation of biological diversity, Natural disaster prevention (3)

Appendix1 : Classification of Green Products

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Appendix 2: Question for green industry

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14. Green Industry Activities Involvement

* Green Industry Activities refers to activities achieving low carbon green growth by enhancing efficiency in energy and resources, by minimizing emission of greenhouse gas and polluting materials, and by manufacturing products or providing services that can improve the environment.

(1) Involved in Green Industry Activities

1. Please select all green industry fields that apply to your establishment.

a. Products or services related to new renewable energy and clean energy (Photovoltaic power, solar, thermal, wind, hydrogen fuel cell, fuel cell, bio energy, etc.)

b. Products or services related to greenhouse gas reduction or containment(Carbon capture & storage, nuclear plant, nuclear fuel, etc.)

c. Products or services related to improving energy efficiency (high energy efficiency products/LED, green car, green IT, green

equipments, eco-friendly construction materials, advanced materials, etc.)

d. Products or services related to improving resource efficiency (environmental protection and improvement equipment, clean

production, organic produce, recycled waste, etc. )

2. Please list detailed information on green industry products and/or services

3. Please indicate green industry sales as % of total turn over

(rounded to whole number)

%(2) Not Involved

2010 Economic Census