Abstract

Climate change has emerged as a problem that directly threatens human health. Against this backdrop, this article examines the applicability of the Living Laboratory (Lab), which is an approach in the Korean scientific field to promote regional innovation and citizen participation to address climate change. The article first contemplates the technological trends under global climate change. Implications are then drawn through research and analysis of climate-related Living Lab cases in Europe and Korea. Finally, the article proposes an exploratory model of the Living Lab suitable for climate technology research, development, and demonstration—the Climate Technology Living Lab. Research indicates that although discussions about the climate regime can be traced back to 1979 when the first World Climate Conference was held in Geneva, empirical innovation and technological programs so far have not been featured much in these discussions. Therefore, based on the implications drawn through literature reviews and case studies, an exploratory model focused on addressing climate change has been developed from the existing Urban Living Lab model. Although the proposed model is exploratory, it is meaningful because an empirical program applicable to the UN-designated International Day of Clean Air for blue skies was derived from it, and it also sheds light on a new path toward combating climate change.