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The Co-benefits of Climate Actions in Asia |
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On April 22, IGES, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MoEJ) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) conducted a workshop in Bangkok, Thailand entitled "The Co-benefits of Climate Actions in Asia." The workshop examined the opportunities for and the obstacles to enhancing the policy impacts of co-benefits in Asia. Prominent speakers from Japan and the U.S. - representing governments, academia, non-governmental organisations and leading research institutions - along with participants from China, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam, the Philippines, and Thailand exchanged the latest information on the policies and measures to achieve developmental goals as well as reductions in emissions of global greenhouse gases.
The workshop had three sessions. The first session focused on the status, achievements and future prospects of co-benefit initiatives launched by the US EPA, the MoEJ, the Clean Air Initiative-Asia (CAI-Asia), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of the Asia Pacific (UNESCAP). The second panel identified significant opportunities for and obstacles to capturing co-benefits in the transportation sector. The concluding panel discussed the difficulties of designing a development-friendly climate regime and the need for recognising and rewarding co-benefits in the post-2012 climate regime.
IGES actively contributes to policy-making processes through governmental committees, international meetings and other official channels. It will continue to conduct research on co-benefits in sectors of high importance to Asia. IGES looks forward to build on the progress achieved in Bangkok and promote further collaboration with developing countries at the next U.S.-Japan co-benefits workshop scheduled for 2009 in Washington D.C.
 Workshop summary 34KB
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Workshop Agenda
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| 09:30 - 09:40 |
Welcome Remarks, Scope and Overview: Dr. Ancha Srinivasan, IGES 79KB |
| Session I |
Co-benefit Projects in Asia |
| What is current status of projects on co-benefits and how might these projects enhance their influence on policies in Asia? |
| Chairperson: |
Mr. Makoto Kato, OECC, Tokyo, Japan |
| 09:40 - 09:55 |
USEPA’s Integrated Environmental Strategies (IES) Program in Asia
- Mr. Jack Fitzgerald, USEPA, Washington DC, United States
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| 09:55 - 10:10 |
Initiatives of the Japanese Government to Promote the Co-benefit Approach (2007-2008)
- Ms. Akiko Nakagawa, MoEJ, Tokyo, Japan
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| 10:10 - 10:25 |
Urban Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling Up Win-Win Solutions for Asia
- Mr. Cornie Huizenga, CAI-Asia, Manila, Philippines
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| 10:25 - 10:40 |
UNESCAP's Initiative to Promote a Co-benefit Approach
- Masakazu Ichimura, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
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| 10:40 - 11:00 |
General Discussion |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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| Session II |
The Co-benefits of Transportation Policies in Asia |
| What are the chief obstacles to and opportunities for integrating co-benefits into transportation policies in Asia? |
| Chairperson: |
Dr. Ranjith Perera, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 11:15 - 11:35 |
Opportunities and Obstacles for Co-benefits in Transportation Policies in Developing Asia
- Dr. Shobakhar Dhakal, NIES, Tsukuba, Japan
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| 11:35 - 11:55 |
The Co-benefits of BRT Jakarta
- Dr. Heru Sutomo, Pustral, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Dr. Jane Romero, IGES, Hayama, Japan
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| 11:55 - 12:30 |
General Discussion |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 - 13:50 |
California’s Efforts for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Dr. Alberto Ayala, CARB, Sacramento, United States
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| 13:50 - 14:10 |
Co-benefits from the Transportation Sector: A Case Study Hyderabad, India
- Dr. K.V. Ramani, APPCB, Hyderabad, India
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| 14:10 - 14:30 |
The Co-benefits of Greenhouse Control Policies for Climate Change, Energy Security and Clean Air
- Mr. Michael Walsh, ICCT, Washington DC, United States
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| 14:30 - 15:00 |
General Discussion |
| 15:00 - 15:15 |
Coffee Break |
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| Panel Discussion:Co-benefits in the Post-2012 Climate Regime |
| How can we better recognize and reward co-benefits in the post-2012 climate regime? |
| Chairperson: |
Dr. Ancha Srinivasan, IGES, Hayama, Japan |
| 15:15 - 15:35 |
Dr. Hu Tao, MEP, Beijing, China / University of Oregon, United States 864KB |
| 15:35 - 15:55 |
Ms. Jan Corfee-Morlot, OECD, Paris, France 143KB |
| 15:55 - 16:05 |
Dr. Kentaro Tamura, UNEP, RRCAP, Bangkok, Thailand182KB |
| 16:05 - 16:15 |
Dr. Eric Zusman, IGES, Hayama, Japan 52KB |
| 16:15 - 17:30 |
General Discussion |
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