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The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in November 2021, solidified consensus around the new global goal of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre...

Subnational governments are increasingly becoming the leading actors in decarbonisation. Subnational governments have an important role to play in pursuing the net-zero target, raising ambitions at local level and strengthening urban resilience...

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) project team provide technical support for developing long-term strategies in several countries in the Asian region. In addition, we support creating...

It is important to rethink the concentration of finance and resources in major cities and practice new ways that take advantage of natural environment. This event will offer an opportunity to redesign the future society with an integrated approach...

As the world accelerates its efforts to achieve a decarbonised society, there is a growing interest in how cities, as the foundation for society and economy, are tackling climate change. This side-event aimed to boost the work done by cities in...

To achieve a decarbonized society, it is essential to promote subnational initiatives. It is also important not only to raise targets in cities, but also to implement effective and continuous actions. In Japan, the national government and local...

From 7 to 10 December, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) organized the training program "Creating Sustainable, Zero-Carbon Societies through City-to-City Collaboration". This...

The Paris Agreement and the SDGs were both adopted in 2015, and as such, they have a complementary relationship. We need to make sure that our efforts to proceed with both of these are carried out in an integrated manner. For example, the IPCC...