A research on the identification of key uncertainty factors for prospecting the future energy efficient society in Korea

The purpose of this study is to prospect the future energy efficient society in Korea. For this, uncertainty factors from the political, economic, social, ecological, technological viewpoint were examined and especially the key uncertainty factors from these were identified. The global economic trends, industrial structure change and energy price system were found out as the key uncertainty factors in the field of energy efficiency in Korea. In this regard, the results can provide the various implications to improve the future foresight methodology and to establish the government policy in the energy sector in Korea.