The List of Grid Emission Factors aims to provide information to be utilized for research and analysis regarding emissions from electricity generation. A "grid emission factor" refers to a CO2 emission factor (tCO2/MWh) which will be associated with each unit of electricity provided by an electricity system. It is a parameter to determine the...
The presentation was made at the Special Session on "Outcome of 11 th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia", 3RINCs 2023. The presentation discusses that increasingly UNEA plays an inportant role in global environmental governance. Cosidering the role of Regional 3R and CE Forum in Asia and...
IGES Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Database provides detailed information on the JCM methodologies, projects, and JCM feasibility studies to be utilized for research and development of JCM project. The JCM is being implemented under bilateral cooperation between Japan and 25 partner countries: Mongolia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives, Viet...
This presentation was a quick overview of monitoring and scientific research on marine plastics and pollution. The whole information is based on “G20 Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter” 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
The major findings from the quick review are as follows: 1) It seems that the current policy attentions is still more...
In the net-zero context, technology transfer plays a critical role in achieving the emission reduction and meeting the climate mitigation goals of countries. However, the extent of penetration of transferred technologies and their respective mitigation potential will depend on the scale of transfer among the source and recipient countries.
This...
This presentation was provided to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Training for Long-term Low-Carbon Strategies", 17 February 2023, JICA Yokohama. In this training session, the methodology and tool for analysing the interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were introduced. A couple of applications of the...
As a crucial part of transition towards sustainable energy systems, the European Union (EU) has been actively encouraging its citizens to participate in the uptake of solar energy. As a result, peoplecentred approaches, which put citizens at the heart of the energy transition process, have gained major momentum. By summarising the concept of...
This lecture was provided to the "Sustainable Development Goals and Corporate Social Responsibility" Course, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), on 16 February 2023, online. The methodology and tool for analysing the interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were introduced. A couple of applications of the methodology...
IGES Biennial Update Report (BUR) Database provides key information reported in biennial update reports (BURs) submitted by Non-Annex I Countries to the UNFCCC. According to UNFCCC COP decision 2/CP.17, non-Annex I Parties, consistent with their capabilities and the level of support provided for reporting, should submit their first BUR by December...
Climate-driven injustice is a significant economic and social concern associated with transition towards net-zero future, and that requires global and domestic environmental policies to be more sustainable and socially just. To help policymakers envision what policies might be deployed to make a net-zero transition just, this paper reviews concepts...