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Research focuses on the post-2012 climate regime
and co-benefits for the development of a sustainable,
low-carbon society in the Asia-Pacific.
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 The Asia-Pacific region is home to the world's fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The region is also increasingly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of global warming. Therefore, addressing global climate change is an urgent task in the Asia-Pacific. At the same time, many countries in the region face serious developmental challenges such as poverty eradication and food security. Thus, the IGES Climate Change Group will conduct strategic policy research on how developing countries in Asia can meet basic needs, while simultaneously making progress toward sustainable low carbon development. The Group will further examine how Asia-Pacific's developed countries, including Japan, can achieve sustainable low carbon development.
To support these objectives, the Climate Change Group will propose options to engage countries in the Asia-Pacific in the formulation of a future climate change regime that reflects their development aspirations. The Group will further make policy recommendations on key climate change institutions at the domestic and international levels. At the domestic level, studies will focus on economic instruments, including tax systems and emission trading schemes, as well as sectoral policies that can maximise co-benefits. At the international level, research will concentrate on Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV) framework for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and the effective implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under a post-2012 climate regime.
(Strategic research on climate change adaptation issue is carried out by the IGES Natural Resources Management Group.) |
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| Sustainable low carbon development in emerging
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- Examination of how domestic institutions promote or inhibit sustainable low carbon development in China, India and Indonesia
- Analysis of enabling conditions that promote low-carbon technology leap-frogging in China, India and Indonesia
- Identify and review of traditional values and practices in Asia which promote low carbon development
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| Post-2012 climate regime |
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- Comparative studies of emission reduction pledges by major economies (including developing and developed countries)
- Examination of how domestic factors (e.g., political systems, social and economic variables, energy mix) in China and India influence international negotiation positions on key elements of the future climate regime
- Identification of policy options to enhance the participation of emerging Asian economies in the future climate regime
- Contribution to domestic and international policy processes related to the future climate change regime (e.g. organising side-events and workshops, participating in advisory committees, and providing inputs at high-level meetings)
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| MRV (Measurable, Reportable, and Verifiable) system |
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- Identification and analysis of varying country positions in international negotiations on an MRV system
- Examination of implementation challenges for MRV systems in selected Asian countries
- Analysis of proposals for international mechanisms for implementing an international MRV framework
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| Carbon constraints and private sector |
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- Analysis of how economic approaches, including emission trading scheme and carbon taxes, affect the international competitiveness of Japanese companies
- Study on how carbon constraints impact the decision-making of Japanese companies and the development strategy of Japan
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| Co-benefits approach in Asia |
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- Quantification of co-benefits from development policies in Asia, especially in the transportation, buildings and waste management sectors.
- Analysis of opportunities and barriers to using a co-benefits approach to mainstream climate concerns in developmental policies in Asia
Asian Co-benefits Partnership(ACP)
IGES in consultation with some Asian countries and international organisations launched the Asian Co-benefits Partnership(ACP)in November 2010.
 For details (ACP website) |
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| Market mechanisms |
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The Group promotes CDM projects in selected Asian countries through the capacity building of practitioners. The group also analyses how market mechanisms can help countries achieve sustainable development.
For details (IGES Market Mechanism Group website) |
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| Climate change adaptation |
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Strategic research on climate change adaptation issue is carried out by the Adaptation team under the IGES Natural Resources Management Group.
For details (IGES Adaptation Team website) |
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International Research Network for
Low Carbon Societies (LCS-RNet) |
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The Climate Change Group serves as Secretariat of the International Research Network for Low
Carbon Societies (LCS-RNet) for researchers. LCS-RNet takes a solution-oriented approach that
recognises the need for strategies for ambitious targets and practical measures at all levels of society
to realise low carbon societies. The Network was established with the support of the G8 Environmental
Ministers Meeting, aiming to assist countries integrating research into policy-making process to
towards low carbon societies.
For details, please refer to http://lcs-rnet.org |
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