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13 May 2022

The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs to be held in Tokyo, Japan

IGES will collaborate in the Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs to be held on 20 and 21 July, and co-convened by the UN DESA and UNFCCC Secretariat.

Shuzo Nishioka, Senior Research Advisor at IGES, was selected as one of the 13th inductees of the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto

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23 May 2022

Shuzo Nishioka, was selected as the 13th inductees of the Earth Hall of Fame

Shuzo Nishioka, IGES Senior Research Advisor, was selected as one of the 13th inductees of the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto. The induction ceremony will be held on 14 November 2022.

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31 March 2022

IGES receives Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Com

IGES was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee in recognition of its outstanding contribution to sustainable urban and socio-economic development in the city through leadership in a number of initiatives and...

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18 March 2022

Launch of International Initiative for Development of Article 6 Methodology Tools (II-AMT)

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) partnered with Perspectives Climate Research to launch the International Initiative for Development of Article 6 Methodology tools (II-AMT).

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17 March 2022

Joint Submissions to the Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement (GST)

IGES submitted five joint submissions to the first Global Stocktake (GST) of the Paris Agreement, together with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), among others.

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23 March 2022

Case Study on Safe and Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management

The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has published a case study report on safe and sustainable management of Health Care Waste, based on a project at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), one of the...

Press Release

1 February 2022

International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will hold the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as two-part, on-line event co-hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan on 17 February (Part 1).

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27 January 2022

Launch of Tool for Estimating Climate Impact from the Waste Sector in China

The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has launched version III of its IGES-GHG calculator entitled “Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle...

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23 May 2022

Shuzo Nishioka, Senior Research Advisor at IGES, was selected as One of the 13th Group of Inductees into the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto

Shuzo Nishioka, IGES Senior Research Advisor, was selected as one of the 13th group of inductees into the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto. The induction ceremony will be held on 14 November 2022. The Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto is an award to honour in...

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13 May 2022

The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the SDGs to be held in Tokyo, Japan

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28 April 2022

Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Several employees of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) tested positive for COVID-19: one case at the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN, Kobe, Hyogo) on 30 March, one case at the Tokyo Sustainability Forum...

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31 March 2022

IGES receives Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee

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23 March 2022

Case Study on Safe and Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management

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22 March 2022

Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

An employee at the at the Kansai Research Centre (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture) of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and an employee at its headquarters (Hayama, Kanagawa) tested positive for COVID-19 on 15 and 17 March 2022...

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18 March 2022

Launch of International Initiative for Development of Article 6 Methodology Tools (II-AMT)

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) partnered with Perspectives Climate Research to launch the International Initiative for Development of Article 6 Methodology tools (II-AMT).

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17 March 2022

Joint Submissions to the Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement (GST)

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15 March 2022

Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

An employee at the headquarters of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Hayama, Kanagawa) tested positive for COVID-19 on 1 March 2022, and they are under quarantine following instructions from the local health authority. We are...

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18 February 2022

An Employee Test Positive for COVID-19

An employee at the headquarters of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Hayama, Kanagawa) tested positive for COVID-19 on 17 February 2022, and the person is under quarantine following instructions from the local health authority...