Assessing the performance of carbon dioxide emission reduction of commercialized eco-industrial park projects in South Korea

The study also identified that the performances and limitations of the eco-industrial park projects varied according to the reduced fuels and wastes, the recycled by-products and wastes, and locations of eco-industrial parks. Therefore, eco-industrial park projects should be associated with the other projects for the reduction of the CO2 emissions from other sources that cannot be reduced by eco-industrial park projects alone. Furthermore, to mitigate climate change at the administrative district level, local governments should cooperate with each other to perform the projects in urban and regional planning for environmentally and economically sustainable developments. This study will help develop suitable guidelines, standards, and policies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to solve environmental and economical problems in the various regions and cities in the South Korea.