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This research aims to develop a framework to explore scenarios which are compatible with the global 1.5°C climate target. This entails explorations of socio-economic scenarios, as well as technological assumptions on energy systems, which can be supported by stakeholders at the same time satisfying an emission benchmark. First, we set up three...

Focusing on Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines (with a share of around 75% of ASEAN’s total emissions), this presentation outlines the current status, and identifies the gaps and the prospect to achieve a high penetration of renewables for energy transition in ASEAN. Overall, the development of renewables is still at an early stage in...

This presentation was a part of MOEJ-IIASA collaboration project B (Bhutan case study), which focused on the alternative scenario analysis (SSP1 and SSP2) for the transition of energy-food-water and health nexus solutions in Bhutan.

The evolution of long-term sustainable societies is closely connected to the transformation of the physical built environment in which those societies operate. We presented a comprehensive set of narratives for the built environment in Japan, consistent with the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) framework, to assess the future evolution of the...

Japan is the only G7 nation that has not committed to phasing out coal-fired power stations – the biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, Takizawa said. Instead, it has promised only to phase out “inefficient” coal plants. Japan has said it will combine ammonia with coal to fuel power stations that will have lower greenhouse...

The presentation raises awareness about the urgency for MSMEs to embrace sustainability. MSMEs’ sustainability is interlinked with the sustainable lifestyle of their employees and the surrounding communities. The presentation emphasizes that financing MSMEs’ journey to sustainability should be part of a Wholistic/inclusive approach to promoting a...

UN Secretary-General Guterres said “Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to get in line with the 1.5 degree goal.” At the COP 26, the world was divided into the coal phase-out countries and the phase-down countries. On the other hand, Japan adopts “fade-out” policy and maintains “highly efficient” coal...

公益財団法人ひろしま産業振興機構（国際ビジネス支援センター）の依頼を受け、会員企業向けに作成したセミナー・研究資料のASEAN編（前編・後編）であり、「カーボンニュートラル・オンデマンド・セミナー　中国・東南アジア編」というタイトルにて、2022年2月の1カ月間にわたり、中国編担当のIGES金リサーチマネージャーの動画と共にオンデマンド配信を実施した。2021年、ASEAN共同体やインドネシア、タイ、ベトナム等の主要国が相次いでカーボンニュートラル（ネットゼロ）目標達成を表明したことを受けて、ASEAN諸国が脱炭素発展戦略に大きく舵を切った背景とその内容、今後の展望について解説した。

COP26 Side Event 11 November 2021 24:00 - 25:30 (JST) / 15:00 - 16:30 (Local time) 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 strategies for...