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20 October 2022

Oil and Gas Methane Mitigation: Opportunities for Japan’s Decarbonization

Over the past year, Japan has stepped up its climate commitment on the international stage to cut the emissions of methane, a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas. In November 2021, at COP26, Japan along with more than 100 countries signed the...

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29 September 2022

How to Foster ‘Win-Win’ Net-Zero Partnerships Between Japan and Countries in North Africa

In the past few years in Japan and North African countries, there has been a strategic shift regarding policies and initiatives related to the energy transition, green economy, and climate change. North African countries were among the first to...

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8 August 2022

High Level Talks on Zero Carbon City Kuala Lumpur

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...

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21 July 2022

Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [Plenary Session]

Calling for an integrative approach: Climate, SDGs and biodiversity Serious concerns were underlined at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding the current NDC targets

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30 June 2022

Overcoming Barriers to Implementation

As the world rapidly approaches the deadline for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress is not occurring fast enough. However, cities are increasingly making a meaningful...

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3 June 2022

Empowering the Role of Urban-Rural Linkage Towards Integrated Actions on Localization of SDGs and Climate Goals at City Region

The world has been suffering from a pandemic since 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic brings us into a global economic crisis. It also impacts every aspect of society, including urban health, education, and international trade. Urban-20 (U-20), as an offici

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30 May 2022

The launching event of “Plastic Atlas Asia - Facts and figures about the world of synthetic polymers [Japan Special Edition]”

“Plastic Atlas Asia - Facts and figures about the world of synthetic polymers [Japan Special Edition]” will be published in May 2022 by IGES, the Heinrich Böll Foundation Hong Kong and Zero Waste Japan. In November 2019, the Heinrich Böll Foundation...

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27 May 2022

Implementing Integrated Solutions to Planetary Challenges: Reflections and Perspectives on Integration in the Post-Stockholm+50 Era

The 1972 Stockholm Declaration made several references to “integration” between environmental and development planning. In the 50 years since the release of that milestone document, there have been growing efforts to make good on the promise of...

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12 May 2022

Commentary on the IPCC 6th Assessment Report Working Group 3 Report Part 3

The 56th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) General Assembly and Working Group 3 (WG3) were held from 21 March to 4 April, and approved the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) WG3 Report and...

Commentary on the IPCC 6th Assessment Report Working Group 3 Report Part 2

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21 April 2022

Commentary on the IPCC 6th Assessment Report Working Group 3 Report Part 2

At this webinar, IGES research leader Sudarmanto Budi Nugroho, who is one of the lead authors of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) as well as Chapter 10 of the main report and cross-chapter box on sustainable development pathways, discussed the SPM

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5 October 2021

The Growth of PET Bottle Recycling in Japan

In recent years, many countries around the world have enjoyed the economic benefits of plastics while simultaneously facing serious environmental problems caused by their inappropriate disposal. In order to tackle concerns about plastics, these...

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16 September 2021

EU Japan Sustainable Finance Webinar

The Next Chapter of Sustainable Finance in the EU and Japan: Key Implications for Financial Market Actors and Industry

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...

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2 September 2021

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)'s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris

The first Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)'s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris was held on September 2nd and 3rd, 2021.

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25 August 2021

National Launch Event for the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management, Sri Lanka and National Training Workshop on Plastic Waste Management

The Ministry of Environment (MoE), Sri Lanka developed the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management (NAPPWM) 2021-2030 with technical assistance from the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), and the...

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5 August 2021

Measure! Monitor! Manage! Innovative approaches to evidence-based plastic pollution prevention

Join us to learn from leading experts and practitioners about innovative approaches to measuring and managing marine plastic pollution. We will take a deep dive into tracking plastic pollution in cities and oceans, with real world applications and...

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27 July 2021

NIE-IGES Workshop

Innovation from nature • Innovation for nature

Technological development has changed and improved many aspects of our lives, including the way we conserve nature and its biodiversity. Meanwhile, nature itself is also the source of an increasing amount of technological innovation. In this...

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22 July 2021

Fostering 1.5 Degrees Lifestyles With Urban Partnerships

Recent studies such as the 1.5-Degree Lifestyles report illustrate the scale of the sustainable living challenge: the need for reductions of over 80 per cent in GHGs by 2050 from today’s intensity of lifestyles. This research proposes that we need...

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20 July 2021

The health and climate imperatives to address open burning of waste

The uncontrolled burning of waste takes place worldwide, particularly in lower-and–middle income countries (LMICs) where waste management systems are often limited in effectiveness or altogether non-existent. The evidence about this issue's...

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13 July 2021

HLPF 2021 Side Event

“Integrating the SDGs into Business Operations and Supply Chains in Asia and the Pacific”

While achieving the SDGs requires decisive action by many stakeholders, strong leadership from the business community is becoming increasingly important. At the same time, it is also critical that business leadership extends beyond marketing...

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9 July 2021

HLPF2021 Side Event

Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Role of the Satoyama Initiative for Green and Blue Recovery

In line with the key theme of the 2021 HLPF, this side event will highlight the role of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) under the Satoyama Initiative in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as its...