However,inthelast200years,CO₂levelshaverisenrapidlyduetoincreasedfossilfuelconsumption,exceeding400ppminrecentyears－alevelnotseenin3millionyears._p.11
지난200년동안화석연료소비의증가로인해CO₂농도가급격히상승하여,최근에는400ppm을초과하게되었으며,이는300만년동안한번도관측된적이없는수준이다.
TheUNFCCCconsidersacarbondioxideconcentrationof450ppmtheupperlimitthathumanscantolerate._p.19
UNFCCC는인간이견딜수있는이산화탄소농도의상한선을450ppm으로보고있다.이한계를전세계적인대응없이초과할경우,인류멸종을포함한치명적인결과를초래할수있다고경고하고있다.
Toavoidsuchcatastrophicoutcomes,Sternrecommendedinvestingover1%ofglobalGDP(approximately$550billion)annuallytotransitiontoalow-carboneconomy._p.20
이러한재앙을피하려면,영국의스턴(Stern)교수는전세계가저탄소경제로전환하기위해매년전세계GDP의1%($5500억)이상을투입해야한다고주장했다.
TheClimateChangeCenterstrivestofostercollaborationamonglocalandgloballeadersandorganizationsfromvarioussectors,includingcivilsociety,government,business,andacademia,tobuildasustainablelow-carbonfuture._p.40
기후변화센터는지속가능한저탄소미래를구축하기위해시민사회,정부,기업,학계를포함한다양한분야의국내외리더와기관간의협력을촉진하는데힘쓰고있다.
TheClimateChangeLeadershipprogramfeatured10weeksofintensivetraining,consistingoftwolecturedaysperweekwithtwo-houreveningsessions.Twoexecutiveprogramswereheldeachyear,attractingsignificantparticipationfromKorea'stopleaders.Theinauguralexecutiveleadershipprogramwasaresoundingsuccess,drawingprominentlecturersandanexceptionalcohortofparticipants,includingtopexecutivesfrommajorcorporations,formerMinisters,high-rankingofficials,theMayorofSeoul,congressmen,lawyers,andNGOleaders._p.41
기후변화리더십프로그램은10주간의집중교육과정으로,주2회2시간씩저녁강의로구성되어있었다.매년두차례의최고위과정이열렸으며,한국의주요리더들이대거참여하였다.첫번째최고위리더십프로그램은저명한강사진과주요대기업임원,전직장관,고위공직자,서울시장,국회의원,변호사,NGO리더등이참여하여큰성공을거두었다.
Asaglobaluniversity,oneofthehighestmissionsofeducationandresearchatSNUistocontributetothesustainabilityofhumanity._p.51
글로벌대학으로서지속가능캠퍼스의교육과연구의가장중요한사명중하나는인류의지속가능성에기여하는것이다.
“WeappreciateSeoulNationalUniversity’ssuccessfulleadershipinthisprogram.TheMinistryofEnvironmentisactivelydevelopingpoliciestohelpyoungpeoplepracticeessentialenvironmentalvaluesintheclimatecrisisera.WewillcontinuetosupporttheexpansionoftheGreenLeadershipCurriculumtomoreuniversities.”_p.63
“서울대학교가그린리더십프로그램에서보여준성공적인리더십에감사드린다.환경부는기후위기시대에청년들이필수적인환경가치를실천할수있도록돕는정책을적극적으로추진하고있다.앞으로더많은대학으로그린리더십교과과정이확대될수있도록지속적으로지원하겠다.”
Asweknow,themonumentalchallengeofclimatechangecannotbeaddressedbyasinglediscipline,region,orlimitedsocietalengagement.Itdemandsacomprehensive,multidisciplinary,andsociallyinclusiveapproach.Fromthisperspective,theKoreanSocietyforNewandRenewableEnergywasestablishedasanacademicorganizationunitingdiversefields,includingsolarenergy,windpower,hydrogenfuelcells,bioenergy,oceanenergy,andenergypolicy.TheSocietybridgesexpertisefromthenaturalandsocialsciences,academia,industry,government,andcivilsociety._p.76
기후변화라는중대한과제는단일학문,특정지역,제한된사회적참여만으로는해결할수없다.이는포괄적이고다양한학문의협동적노력과사회적으로포용적인접근을요구한다.이러한관점에서한국신재생에너지학회는태양에너지,풍력,수소연료전지,바이오에너지,해양에너지,에너지정책등다양한분야를아우르는학술단체로설립되었다.이학회는자연과학과사회과학,학계,산업계,정부,시민사회의전문성을연결하는가교역할을하고있다.
SmartGreenCitiesaretobeimplementedthrougheffectiveintegrationwiththehelpoflayermaps.Thelayersusedaresmartgrid,heatisland,renewableenergy,microgridandurbanopenspace,greenways,traffic,publictransportation,pedestrian/bicyclemapsalongwithcreationofcommunities,mixeduseanddiversityindensity.Systematicintegrationofsuchlayermapsshouldbemadeintheearlieststagesofurbanplanning._p.144
스마트그린시티설계는레이어맵을활용한효과적인통합을통해구현되어야한다.사용되는레이어는스마트그리드,열섬현상,재생에너지,마이크로그리드,도시개방공간,녹지축,교통,대중교통,보행자/자전거지도뿐만아니라커뮤니티형성,복합용도,밀도의다양성등을포함해야한다.이러한레이어맵들의체계적인통합은도시계획의초기단계부터이루어져야한다.
Thesecomplexglobalissuesposeseriousthreatstothesustainabilityandmutualprosperity.Nevertheless,historyhasrepeatedlydemonstratedthathumanscanovercomesuchchallengesthroughscientificandtechnologicalprogress._p.182
이러한복잡한글로벌문제들은지속가능성과상호번영에심각한위협을가한다.그럼에도불구하고역사는과학기술의발전을통해인류가이러한도전을극복해왔음을반복해서보여주고있다.
기후변화대응을위해오랫동안활동해온저자들은기후변화에관한최신의연구성과를종합하면서지속가능한사회로가기위한대안과처방을이책에서제시한다.이책에는도표,이미지,사진을다수수록하여독자들의이해를돕고있다.기후변화는인류가당면한근본적인문제이며지구적차원의긴급한공동의노력으로만기후재앙을극복할수있다.저자들은국제연합기구인UN을위시한국제기구들의기후변화대응을위한범세계적인조치와성과를논하고,지속가능한사회를위한우리나라의학계,산업계,정부,비영리사회단체들의활동을소개하고있다.저자들은대학재직중에지속가능한사회구현을최고의교육,연구이념으로정하고,그린캠퍼스선언과백서발간,청년들을위한그린리더십인증프로그램도입,지속가능연구소및기후변화대응연구원창립등기후관련활동을해온이야기를소개하고있다.또한,탄소저감을위한신재생에너지학회창립과(재)기후변화센터의성공적운영등을흥미롭게소개하였다.특히저자들은지구표면적의2%를차지하지만,세계온실가스의80%를배출하는도시들이저탄소도시로변화되어야한다고강조하면서도시설계와기후변화과학기술이통합된스마트그린시티설계를제안하고있다.“리더들이변해야세상이변한다”고하였듯이,저자들은(재)기후변화센터이사장,환경대학원원장등을역임하면서국·내외각분야의많은리더와만나고이들과함께지속가능한사회를위해활동한이야기들을이책에담았다.미래의주역인청년들과사회를이끌어가는리더들에게일독을권하고싶다.영문으로된이책은우리나라에서도기후변화대응활동이이루어지고있다는사실을외국에알리는데에도도움이될것이다.
