Exploring Policy Directions for Heat Pumps:
A Forum on Decarbonizing Residential Heating
About 60% of Korea’s residential energy consumption is used for heating, cooling, and hot water supply, with most households still dependent on fossil fuel-based heating. Despite this, new housing developments are still legally required to connect to city gas, and hundreds of billions of KRW in public funds are spent annually to expand gas infrastructure to unserved areas.
By contrast, major countries abroad have banned fossil fuel boilers in new buildings or mandated renewable heating systems. They are also introducing policies such as setting targets for heat pump deployment and providing subsidies to accelerate decarbonization in the heating sector.
Korea must also move away from its fossil fuel-centered structure to accelerate the adoption of heat pumps for residential heating. In particular, air-source heat pumps, which are easy to install, offer an effective alternative. With institutional improvements, their deployment could expand more rapidly.
Through this forum, we will review international policy cases on air-source heat pumps and explore institutional improvements for a sustainable transition in Korea’s residential heating sector.
We kindly ask for your interest and participation.
[Event Overview]
- Date & Time: Friday, April 11, 2025, 10:00–12:00
- Venue: National Assembly Members’ Office Building, Meeting Room 9(also livestreamed on YouTube “Kim Seong-hwan TV”)
- Hosted by: National Assembly Forum on Climate Crisis and Decarbonized Economy
- Organized by: Green Energy Strategy Institute, Kharn, Energy Transition Forum
[How to Attend]
[Program Schedule]
| Time / Schedule | Program |
10:00-10:15
| Opening Remarks & Group Photo
|
| 10:15- 10:45 | Presentation 1 Global Policy Trends and Implications for Scaling Up Heat Pumps(Alejandro Hernández, Principal, RAP India & Global Opportunity Program) *Simultaneous English–Korean interpretation provided |
| 10:45-11:00 | Presentation 2 Total Cost of Ownership Analysis and Policy Tasks for Decarbonizing Heating through Heat Pumps (Hyun-ji Lim, Associate Research Fellow, Green Energy Strategy Institute) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Presentation 3 Demonstration and Improvements for Heat Pumps in Multi-family Housing(Jun-young Choi, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Testing Laboratory) |
11:15-11:50
| Panel Discussion
*Simultaneous English–Korean interpretation provided |
[Inquiries]
Energy Transition Forum Secretariat
info@energytransitionkorea.org / 02-2637-1418
Exploring Policy Directions for Heat Pumps:
A Forum on Decarbonizing Residential Heating
About 60% of Korea’s residential energy consumption is used for heating, cooling, and hot water supply, with most households still dependent on fossil fuel-based heating. Despite this, new housing developments are still legally required to connect to city gas, and hundreds of billions of KRW in public funds are spent annually to expand gas infrastructure to unserved areas.
By contrast, major countries abroad have banned fossil fuel boilers in new buildings or mandated renewable heating systems. They are also introducing policies such as setting targets for heat pump deployment and providing subsidies to accelerate decarbonization in the heating sector.
Korea must also move away from its fossil fuel-centered structure to accelerate the adoption of heat pumps for residential heating. In particular, air-source heat pumps, which are easy to install, offer an effective alternative. With institutional improvements, their deployment could expand more rapidly.
Through this forum, we will review international policy cases on air-source heat pumps and explore institutional improvements for a sustainable transition in Korea’s residential heating sector.
We kindly ask for your interest and participation.
[Event Overview]
[How to Attend]
[Program Schedule]
Presentation 1
Global Policy Trends and Implications for Scaling Up Heat Pumps(Alejandro Hernández, Principal, RAP India & Global Opportunity Program)
*Simultaneous English–Korean interpretation provided
Presentation 2
Total Cost of Ownership Analysis and Policy Tasks for Decarbonizing Heating through Heat Pumps (Hyun-ji Lim, Associate Research Fellow, Green Energy Strategy Institute)
Presentation 3
Demonstration and Improvements for Heat Pumps in Multi-family Housing(Jun-young Choi, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Testing Laboratory)
*Simultaneous English–Korean interpretation provided
[Inquiries]
Energy Transition Forum Secretariat
info@energytransitionkorea.org / 02-2637-1418