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The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol, was held in Durban, South Africa on 28 November - 9 December 2011.
Through the side event and meetings during the conference, IGES presented its policy proposals and exchange ideas on the critical issues such as low-carbon development in Asia and market mechanisms in order to formulate the future global climate regime which will get involved with the Asian developing countries.
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Side Event Co-organised by IGES |
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1 December 2011, 20:15-21:45
Jointly Organised by
IGES and Tsinghua University, China
Low-carbon development in Asian countries
On 1 December 2011, at the UNFCCC COP17 in Durban, South Africa, IGES and the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University convened a side event entitled “Low Carbon Development in the Asian Countries”, which drew many participants from government, civil society and the private sector. The event highlighted recent research findings, domestic policies and activities, and potential areas for future cooperation towards the low carbon development in China and Japan.
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Photo courtesy of IISD/ENB |
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IGES related event |
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 29 November 2011, 15:30-17:30
LCS-RNet Side Event
LCS-RNet: Transition toward low carbon societies in a changing world
This side-event was proposed by the “Reseau LCS-RNet”, a network gathering research teams from the G8 countries (Wuppertal Institute, Germany, Cired, France, Fondatione Enrico Mattei, Italy, IGES, Japan, UKERC, UK, MIT, USA). It examined how to make the “paradigm shift” of climate policies demanded by the Cancun declaration happen (to “offer substantial opportunities and ensure continued high growth and sustainable development”). However this call for a shift came up in a quite untimely context (financial turmoil, public debt…) meanwhile emerging economies are about to build the bulk of their basic infrastructure. The side-event addressed many facets of how to overcome this contradiction by launching a long run transition.This side-event opened a fruitful dialogue between teams of G8 centered LCS-RNet and a group of scientists and policy-makers from the BASIC countries: Coppe, Brazil, Indian Institute of Management of Ahemabad , University of Cape Town, South Africa, ERI, China.
* LCS-RNet is An international initiative for research on low-carbon societies that was agreed upon at the G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting and found in 2009. IGES serves as its secretariat. |
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 30 November 2011, 18:30-20:00
IPCC Side Event
Finalisation of the IPCC Software for the 2006
Guidelines, and Recent and Planned Work of the TFI
Briefing of final development stages of the IPCC software for the 2006 IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guidelines. Recent and planned work of the IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Programme was also explained.
* Japan supports the IPCC's Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI), and its Technical Suuport Unit (TSU) is hosted by IGES. |
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Related Publications & Interview
Monthly Asian Focus |
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IGES Climate Change Group |
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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.
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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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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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| For more publications of IGES Climate Change Group, click here |
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IGES Market Mechanism Group |
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New Market Mechanisms in CHARTS
IGES Market Mechanism Group
Sep. 2011
New Mechanisms in CHARTS" aims to provide a summary of views from the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding the establishment of new market mechanisms based on the submission by the Parties. |
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CDM in CHARTS Version 15.0
IGES Market Mechanism Group
November 2011 updated to the EB64
"CDM in CHARTS" is a booklet with a good
reputation for providing a plain and easy-to-understand
description of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). |
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IGES CDM Country Fact Sheets
IGES Market Mechanism Group
May 2011 updated
IGES is issuing a series of country information sheets on CDM for Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand and Mongolia. These sheets aim at providing essential information about CDM project developments in Asia, including domestic GHG emission data, domestic approval related information (DNA structure, approval process and approval criteria) and the current situation of domestic CDM project development. |
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| For more publications & databases by IGES Market Mechanism Group, click here |
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LCS-RNet Secretariat |
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Transition towards Low Carbon Societies in a Changing World: Science, Policy and Society for Low Carbon Development Pathways
LCS-RNet Secretariat
November 2011
The 3rd Annual Meeting of LCS-RNet was held on 13-14 October, in Paris, France, co-hosted by the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing (MEDDTL) and the International Research Center on Environment and Development (CIRED), in association with the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME). The meeting addressed the many facets of the “paradigm shift” in climate policies demanded by the Cancun agreement. In spite of the difficult economic background against which international negotiations are currently taking place, the meeting noted that this paradigm shift offers substantial opportunities to reconcile long-term challenges with the concerns of the current generation. The temptation to postpone decisions needed to tackle a very long-term problem must be avoided. |
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| For more publications of LCS-RNet and the Secretariat, click here |
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