The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended that the Ministers of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, as well as the Chairperson of the National Climate Crisis Response Commission, improve systems to meet the "2035 nationally determined contribution (NDC)" target for the buildings institutional sector.
On the 14th, according to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), it recommended to the Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and others that, for systematic management of building energy performance, they establish a roadmap to expand the scope of public disclosure of energy performance information; introduce minimum energy performance standards and promote green remodeling for buildings that fall short; and draw up a plan to expand green remodeling projects for aging public rental housing.
It also recommended preparing measures to institutionalize protections for tenants' right to housing; implementation plans that tie performance improvements to specific points in time; and procedures that allow stakeholders to participate in discussions.
In addition, it included as recommendations the gradual reduction of support for high-carbon fuels within the energy voucher program; preparing a roadmap to transition new buildings to low-carbon heating systems; and integrated support for heat pump deployment and building performance improvements.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said the buildings institutional sector is a key reduction area that accounts for about 25% of domestic greenhouse gas emissions. However, it emphasized that, in order to prevent vulnerable groups from shouldering financial burdens or having their right to housing infringed during efforts to improve the performance of aging dwellings to cut greenhouse gases, a human rights-centered perspective must be reflected throughout policy design and implementation.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it will continue to closely review the effectiveness of the government's carbon neutrality policies and will keep checking whether the human rights of climate-vulnerable groups are substantively guaranteed during policy design and implementation.