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From NAMAs to Low Carbon Development in Southeast Asia: Technical, Mainstreaming, and Institutional Dimensions Fukuda, Koji and Tamura, Kentaro Oct. 2012 Despite its conceptual ambiguity, NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions) provides a practical opportunity for developing countries to achieve low-carbon development. This policy brief assesses the formulation process of NAMAs in selected Southeast Asian countries with three essential criteria: technical, mainstreaming and institutional. In line with highlighting progresses made thus far, policy recommendations are proposed for developing country policy makers and international donors to address remaining barriers and to further promote low-carbon development in light of regional sustainable development.

(1.4MB)	Operationalising MRV of Support - Analysis of Finance, Technology and Capacity Building Support Fukuda, K, Kato, M. and Y.Mizutani Nov. 2011 IGES Policy Report 2011-05 This paper focuses on the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of support and looks at the elements of funding support, capacity building, and technology development/transfer, which make up support for developing countries. It also gives a broad overview of the development of the negotiations while sorting out similar structures from the viewpoint of MRV, and analyses the structure of the modalities.
(1.4MB)	Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV): Trends and Developments in Climate Change Negotiations December 2010 The establishment of MRV systems for mitigation actions by developing countries and international support is a subject of debate at the highest level, both domestically and internationally. This report provides a synopsis and analysis of many key issues surrounding the current state of MRV, while providing examples of how the effective use of MRV can encourage commitment to mitigation pledges and actions.
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(249KB)	Bridging Research and Policy on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) in Asia Zusman Eric, Miyatsuka Akiko, Romero Jane and Mohammad Arif IGES Working Paper-CC-2012-06　2012年11月 Asia could accrue significant air quality, public health, and climate co-benefits from mitigating short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as black carbon and tropospheric ozone (O3). Realizing these co-benefits will require bridging a research-policy divide. This policy brief outlines pragmatic steps to help narrow that divide in Asia.
(233KB)	Designing Adaptation Finance for the Green Climate Fund: Challenges and Opportunities Drawn from Existing Multilateral Funds for Adaptation Fukuda, Koji and Shimizu, Noriko IGES Working Paper-CC-2012-04　2012年11月 This paper revisited three existing multilateral funds for supporting adaptation projects and programmes, namely GEF/SCCF, Adaptation Fund, and the CIF/PPCR, and conducted a comparative analysis of these funds to identify operational elements and lessons learned which could be reflected into designing an adaptation window for the GCF.
(190KB)	MRV Challenges of Integrating National Initiatives into International Mechanisms: A Case of Perform, Achieve and Trade Mechanism in India Janardhanan, Nanda Kumar and Manish Kumar Shrivastava IGES Working Paper-CC-2012-03　2012年11月 In this paper we have discussed the governance structure of the PAT scheme and issues related to its potential linkages with international and bilateral carbon offset mechanisms.
(192KB)	Future Climate Regime and Climate Unilateralism Asuka, Jusen Aug. 2012 IGES Working Paper-CC-2012-02 This paper reviews the validity and future development of unilateral actions taken by Parties (and regions) under the current situation. For this, the paper explores various aspects and impacts of EU ETS’s application to aviation industry.
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(247KB)	NAMAs, CDM and MRV: the case of transport sector Romero, Jane Feb. 2012 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-10 This paper reinforces the need for a robust yet simplified MRV framework to make NAMAs work on a large scale providing opportunities to countries and sectors less benefited by the CDM.
(367KB)	Transition to Energy Secure Future: Policies Enabling Energy Transition in India Janardhanan, Nanda Kumar Feb. 2012 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-09 This paper explores various policy efforts that contribute to energy transition in the country and argues that under the climate mitigation agenda the previously fragmented efforts are getting consolidated and help smoother transition to low carbon economy and to achieve and energy-secure future.
(916KB)	Designing Climate Finance to Enhance Low-Carbon Investment through Local Intermediaries: Applying a Concept of Direct Access to Climate Finance Wakiyama, T. Nov. 2011 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-08 This paper examines the best options among innovative national financing schemes to enhance low carbon investment by identifying and examining the barriers and benefits of low carbon investments and multi level financing mechanisms.
(1.2MB)	The Politics of Climate Policy in China: Interests, Institutions and Ideas Tamura, K. and E. Zusman Nov. 2011 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-07 This paper attributes China recent reforms to these two omitted dynamics. It demonstrates that institutional reforms that granted the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) the climate portfolio and forged linkages between subnational promotional incentives and energy efficiency targets helped China recognise climate change can complement its national interests.
(824KB)	Why the United States Lacks a Federal Climate Policy: Collective Action Problems, Tea Parties, and Blue Dogs Zusman, E., Fukuda, K., Yoshino, M., and J. Ichihara Nov. 2011 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-05 This paper uses a logistical regression model to demonstrate that a divided Democratic party made enacting climate change legislation in the United States particularly challenging. It then outlines a strategy for breaking the coalition between tea party and pragmatic Republicans and strengthening ties between blue dog and green Democrats. Such a strategy will be critical to getting the collection action needed for a federal climate change policy in the United States.
(757KB)	Biofuels - from CDM to NAMAs Romero, J. Nov. 2011 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-04 This paper reviews the trend of biofuel development and performance of biofuel projects under CDM as well as provides insights on how biofuel projects could transition to NAMAs.
(1.1MB)	Financial Support to the Implementation of Adaptation Measures Fukuda, K., Wakiyama, T. and N. Shimizu Nov. 2011 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-03 This paper draws upon experiences with relevant funding mechanisms - the Adaptation Fund and the Climate Investment Funds/Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (CIF/PPCR) - to highlight issues central to structuring GCG capable of servicing those diverse needs.
(227KB)	Hayama Proposal: Post 2013 International Framework on Climate Change Asuka, J. Nov. 2011 IGES Working Paper-CC-2011-02 To advance the currently stagnant negotiation of international framework on climate change, by presenting the "Hayama Proposal", under which both developed and developing countries are to compromise.
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2010
(295KB)	Negotiating a Low Carbon Transition in China: Aligning Reforms and Incentives in the 12th Five Year Plan Jiangwen Guo and Eric Zusman (IGES Climate Change Group) Working Paper 2010-007 December 2010 This paper analyzes the content and incentives for low carbon reforms in China’s 11th and 12th Five Year Plans. The paper concludes that it is in both China and the international community’s interest to come to a mutually agreeable accommodation on the MRVing of unilateral NAMAs. The paper also suggests that provisions for international consultation and analysis (ICA) and fast track financing in the Copenhagen Accord could help advance climate negotiations at COP 16 and enable a low carbon transition in China.
(299KB)	Promoting Risk Insurance in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Convergence Approach for the Future Climate Regime SVRK Prabhakar (Adaptation Group), Koji Fukuda(Climate Change Group) Working Paper 2010-006 December 2010 This Working Paper reviews the current status of risk insurance and identifies emerging issues and experiences. These issues and experiences are applied to various risk insurance proposals made by the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC for assessing the extent to which they considers experiences the address issues for promoting the risk insurance.
(957KB)	Shaping the Climate Change Agenda in India: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) and Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Nandakumar Janardhanan(Climate Change Group) Working Paper 2010-005 December 2010 The paper throws light into the shaping of climate change agenda in India with special focus on the mitigation as well as monitoring and evaluation aspects.
(1.7MB)	Emissions Trading and International Competitiveness: Case Study for Japanese Industries Jusen Asuka, Kei-Ichiro Kanamoto and Lu Xiang Chun Working Paper 2010-004 December 2010
(436KB)	What constitutes meaningful participation from China? -An analysis of the Chinese intensity targets- Jusen Asuka(Tohoku University/IGES), Li Zhi Dong(Nagaoka University of Technology), and Lu Xiang Chun(Tohoku University) Working Paper 2010-003 November 2010 This paper analyzes the background of the Chinese emission target discussion for COP 15. It discusses not only the targets but also the policies and measures taken or to be taken in China by introducing the studies done in China with the support of the Chinese government.
(658KB)	Quantified emissions reduction target of China - Assessing the Chinese target of 40-45% reduction in CO2 intensity- ASUKA Jusen and LU Xiangchun Working Paper 2010-002 November 2010 This paper analyzes the Chinese CO2 intensity target in detail and argue that the assumption on China’s economic growth rate in the future can be considered as a key factor for the assessment on Chinese quantified target.
(375KB)	AN ANALYSIS OF NON-ANNEX I PARTIES NAMAs: Challenges for Designing International Support and Implementing an Effective MRV Framework Koji Fukuda and Kentaro Tamura(IGES Climate Change Group) Working Paper 2010-001 November 2010 This Working Paper analyses the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) submitted by non-Annex I Parties to the UNFCCC as Appendix II of the Copenhagen Accord.
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Other reports & papers

(1.2MB)	The Japanese Fast-Start Finance Contribution (WRI working paper) (Kuramochi, Takeshi; Shimizu, Noriko; Nakhooda, Smita and Fransen, Taryn) November 2012 http://www.wri.org/publication/ocn-jp-fast-start-finance
	Delivering on the Clean Energy Economy: The Role of Policy in Developing Successful Domestic Solar and Wind Industries (WRI working paper) (IGES as research collaborator) November 2012 http://www.wri.org/publication/delivering-on-the-clean-energy-economy >> IGES Press Release
(37KB)	Post-Earthquake Climate Policy in Japan: Proposal on the Policy Transformation and Issuance of Low Carbon Recovery Bonds (Jusen Asuka, Director, IGES Climate Change Group) April 2010
(2.4MB)	Mainstreaming Transport Co-benefits Approach: A Guide to Evaluating Transport Projects Zusman, Eric and Romero, Jane (IGES Climate Change Group) March 2010 This guideline, based on IGES joint research with Nihon University, Japan and associated organisations in Thailand and the Philippines, provides a set of detailed instructions and tools for policymakers and development specialists to quantify co-benefits of transport projects in Asia.
(193KB)	Asian Co-benefits Partnership: Bringing Climate and Development Together in Asia (Brochure) IGES Climate Change Group November 2010
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Interviews & comments

Monthly Asian Focus: May 2011 "The Great East Japan Earthquake: Japan at a Crossroads and Hints for Asia" (Jusen Asuka, Director, IGES Climate Change Group)
	E-alert Interviews: Interview Prior to COP16: the Way Forward, Post-Kyoto (Jusen Asuka, Director, IGES Climate Change Group)
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Previous research publications ( - FY2009)

	IGES Briefing Notes on the Post-2012 Climate Regime
	The Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Reconciling Asian Developmental Priorities and Global Climate Interests
	Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012
	Asian Perspectives on Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Concerns, Interests and Priorities
	The Future Climate Regime: Using the Scenario Planning Approach to Develop Options (Joint Research with NIES) >> more information about this joint researh
	Option Survey for Japan to acquire credits from abroad (In collaboration with Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy / commissioned by Ministry of Environment, Japan)
	Framing Climate Protection Regime: Long-term Commitments and Institutional Options (Joint Research with NIES) >> more information about this joint researh
	Proceedings of the International Workshop on Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change in the South Pacific (12-13 Oct. 2004, Apia, Samoa) >> Details of the workshop

IGES-CP Working Paper 2004

	[008] The Application of AIM/Korea Model to Transport Sector in Seoul, Korea / So Won YOON, Tae Yong JUNG, Dong Kun LEE, Eun Young KIM
	[007] Climate Change and the Credibility of International Commitments: What is Necessary for the U.S. to Deliver on Such Commitments? / Kentaro TAMURA
	[006] Germany's Experience with the Introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons for Japan / Rie WATANABE
	[005] Climate Change in Republic of Korea (ROK) / Seung-Hwan OH and Tae Yong JUNG
	[003] Technology Choice and CDM Projects in China: Case Study of a Small Steel Company in Shandong Province / Shinji KANEKO, Asaka YONAMINE, Tae Yong JUNG
	[002] Local Knowledge for Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific: Policy Implications / Ancha SRINIVASAN
	[001] Design of Japanese Emissions Trading System -Issues and Options- / Kunihiko SHIMADA and Tae Yong JUNG

Comments & Notes

	Key Outcomes of the Nairobi Conference (COP12 and COP/MOP2) and Future Challenges
	E-alert Interviews No.005: Adapting to Climate Change / ANCHA Srinivasan, Jul. 2006
	The Montreal Conference on Climate Change: A Brief Summary
	E-alert Interviews No.003: The fate of the Kyoto Protocol at COP/MOP1 / Rie WATANABE, Nov. 2005
	Adaptation to Climate Change: A Critical Challenge for Asian Development / ANCHA Srinivasan, Nov. 2005
	Analysis: Beyond Kyoto Regime / Kentaro TAMURA, Feb. 2005