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The close links between the climate change and the sustainable development agendas have led to growing demands for tools that can assess the multiple benefits of climate projects and policies. These linkages also open opportunities to bring...

A shift to ZEVs (Zero Emission Vehicles) is one of the key themes at COP26. Like renewable energy, the decarbonization of road transport is accelerating worldwide, with countries and automotive suppliers setting ambitious ZEV targets to achieve 1...

On 17 November 2021 the Kansai Research Centre of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) held an online Training of Trainer program focused on Japanese Environmental Technology, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources...

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...

The EU and Japan have both recently made important progress in enacting key sustainable finance policies. The European Commission (EC) adopted a comprehensive package of measures in April 2021 to facilitate the flow of investments towards...

In 2018 four pioneer local governments—Kitakyushu, New York, Toyama, and Shimokawa—presented their Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda. Ever since, the VLR movement has grown, with an increasing number of...