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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

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18 December 2020

Beyond coal – Towards net-zero emissions: A common challenge for Japan and Germany

This online event brings together high-level government representatives, businesses, think tanks, and NGOs from Japan, Germany, and other countries to discuss questions such as: What does a net-zero emissions pledge mean for the coal sector? What...

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14 December 2020

Asian Transparency Workshop (Online)

In the Paris Agreement (PA), Article 13 mandates that each Party regularly provide information on progress made in implementing and achieving its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs). Article 6 of...

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17 November 2020

The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Workshop in Indonesia

This workshop was organized for the purpose of capacity building on Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) projects. The target participants were government officials...

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30 June 2020

International Symposium "Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction"

In recent years, the severity of climate-related disasters has intensified across the world, and we have seen great damage caused by typhoons and heavy rainfall in Japan. Climate change is predicted to exacerbate disaster risk in the future, and...

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25 February 2020

JCM workshop

-Further understandings of Corresponding Adjustment and Reporting of Article 6 of Paris Agreement and seeking more opportunities with SDGs-

On 25-26 February 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) jointly organised a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) workshop on “Further understandings of Corresponding Adjustment and...

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19 February 2020

Training Workshop on Writing Proposals for the Joint Crediting Mechanism

On 19 February 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Department of Environment (DoE) on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, jointly organised a training workshop on writing proposals for...