Foreword Summary Chapter 1. Introduction 1. Background and Necessity of the Study 2. Details and Scope of the Research Chapter 2. Definition and Current Status of Green Competitiveness 1. Preliminary Research on the Green-competitiveness Indicators 2. Concept and Application of Green-competitiveness Indicators in This Study 3. Current Status of Green Competitiveness (1) International Comparison (2) Domestic Status of Green Competitiveness Chapter 3. Analysis of the Economic Factors Affecting South Korea’s CO2 Emissions 1. Existing Studies on the Environmental Kuznets Curve, and Directions for This Study 2. How to Analyze Economic Factors Affecting CO2 Emissions (1) Method of Analysis (2) Other Determinants of Per-Capita CO2 Emissions 3. Estimation of the Basic Model to Analyze the Economic Factors Affecting CO2 Emissions (1) Trend of South Korea’s Per-Capita GDP and CO2 Emissions (2) Estimation Results of the STR Model (Basic Model) (3) Estimation Results of the Polynomial Model 4. Analysis of the Economic Factors Affecting CO2 Emissions, Taking Control Variables into Account (1) Models Taking into Account the Industrial-Structure- and Investment-related Variables (2) Models Taking into Account the Trade-related Variables (3) Models Taking into Account the Energy-related Variables 5. Analysis Results and Policy Implications Chapter 4. Analysis of the Impact of Carbon Productivity on Total Factor Productivity 1. Background and Preliminary Study 2. Total Factor Productivity 3. International Analysis (1) Data (2) Empirical-Analysis Model (3) Estimation Results 4. Domestic Analysis (1) Domestic Macro Time Series Model (2) Domestic Industry Panel Model Chapter 5. Conclusion and Policy Implications 1. Summary of Empirical-Analysis Results and Implications 2. Basic Policy Directions to Improve Green Competitiveness 3. Environmental Information (Public) Disclosure System (1) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Prorgram: United States (2) PROPER (Program for Pollution Control Evaluation and Rating): Indonesia (3) EcoWatch Program: Philippines (4) Green Watch Program: People’s Republic of China (5) Evaluation of the Environmental Information Disclosure System References Appendix 1. Overview of South Korea’s Green Growth Policy 2. Comparison of Total Factor Productivity of 22 OECD Nations