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9 April 2021

Climate & Energy Webinar Series

Prospects for US Climate Policy in the Biden Administration

Following Prime Minister Suga's declaration in October last year that "Japan will go carbon neutral by 2050", the private sector and local governments have been accelerating their efforts to decarbonise. Outside of Japan, many countries including the

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5 April 2021

CEEW-IGES Webinar

How to Accelerate Asia's Renewable Energy Transition: Policies, Markets and Emerging Issues

The discussion will cover critical debates on policies, markets and emerging issues that shape the renewable energy transition in the Asian region which is rapidly becoming an epicentre of global energy consumption. We will draw insights from the...

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25 March 2021

APFSD2021 Side Event

Zero Waste Solutions towards a Regenerative Asia-Pacific Region

Production and consumption in Asia and the Pacific are outpacing the renewal capacity of natural resources and the capability of local governments in managing their waste. The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020 (UN, 2020) highlights how...

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23 March 2021

The 2nd Kitakyushu SDGs Training

The IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre hosted the 2nd Kitakyushu SDGs Training on 23rd & 24th March 2021 in collaboration with NPO Satoyama. It aimed to provide an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and networking discussions, and participants learned...

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11 March 2021

The 7th 3R International Scientific Conference (3RINCs)

Although social activity has stagnated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parts of the world have already begun to rebuild their economies with green recovery policies. Green recovery is also required in the field of waste and material cycling...

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6 March 2021

"Think SDGs 2021" International Conference in Toyota ～Smart and Sustainable Communities with COVID-19～

Toyota City of Japan will organize the “Think SDGs 2021” International Conference in Toyota: Smart and Sustainable Communities with COVID-19 on 6 March 2021, from 13:30-18:00 (JST) online, commemorating its 70th anniversary of municipal...

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16 February 2021

Seminar on the Joint Crediting Mechanism

- Recent Developments in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement towards Carbon Neutral -

In October 2020, the Japanese government announced its aim for the "realization of a carbon-neutral and decarbonised society by 2050". In order to accomplish this goal, the seminar provides opportunities for private companies that are interested...

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9 February 2021

Workshop on Biennial Update Report

IGES in collaboration with the Global Support Programme (GSP) and the UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) for Asia and the Pacific, co-organised the “Workshop on Biennial Update Report (BUR*)” on 9 -11 February 2021. The three-day workshop...

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3 February 2021

International Cosmos Prize Online Symposium

Clear the Path for a Sustainable Future -The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Humankind in the COVID-19 era

COVID-19 has drastically changed our societies. The COVID-19 pandemic might have been caused by imbalances in the relationship between nature and humans, such as climate change and deforestation. When considering the COVID-19 era and beyond, we...

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8 January 2021

Steam management system

Awareness workshop (webinar) on Japanese Low Carbon Technology (Steam Management System) in India

On 8 January 2021, the Kansai Research Centre of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) held an online awareness workshop about Japanese Low Carbon Technology (LCT), in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in