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Southeast Asian civil society pushes for stronger Paris climate pledges
IGES and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), alongside Southeast Asian civil society organisations, called for significant Paris climate commitments to protect vulnerable communities from the climate crisis. The appeal was made at the launch of the independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Southeast Asia Hub (SEA Hub). Led by IGES
and ICSC, the iGST SEA Hub aims to provide a platform to make Non-State Actors' voices and activities in Southeast Asia more visible in the Global Stocktake (GST) process. The first GST, a two-year process, will conclude at the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) in November, 2023. Countries are expected to update their climate pledges and increase international cooperation based on GST outcomes.
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The relationship between female and younger legislative representation and performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Researchers from IGES and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) recently published an article entitled "The relationship between female and younger legislative representation and performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" that finds a positive correlation between female and youth legislative representation and performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The article will appear in Environmental Research Letters, and was authored by Nobue Amanuma, Deputy Director of the Integrated Sustainability Centre (IGES), Eric Zusman, Director of the Integrated Sustainability Centre (IGES), and Dewi Langlet, Staff Scientist, Evolutionary, Cell Biology and Symbiosis Unit (OIST).
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Climate & Energy Webinar Series:
IGES Perspective on the G7 Hiroshima Summit Outcomes
While re-confirming a commitment towards the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, the G7 Hiroshima Leaders' Communiqué did not include any new and specific targets or actions to achieve that goal. On the other hand, it emphasised the need for "various pathways" towards achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. While various pathways do exist, it is essential to understand that the range of pathways compatible with the 1.5°C goal is rather narrow. On the issue of biodiversity, the G7 members signalled their intention to lead global efforts in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). As part of this effort, the G7 Alliance on Nature Positive Economy was established to promote corporate activities and information-sharing towards achieving a nature-positive economy. In terms of resource efficiency and circular economy, support was
expressed for the Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency Principles (CEREP), a common set of guidelines proposed by Japan and adopted at the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, intending to encourage companies to establish their voluntary circular economy initiatives. In this webinar, IGES researchers will consider the G7 Hiroshima Leaders' Communiqué from the perspectives of climate change and energy, biodiversity, and resource efficiency and circular economy, and discuss prospects and challenges.
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| RECRUITMENT / INTERNSHIP |
The Research and Publications Unit of the Strategic Management Office (SMO-RP) Internship
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