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Peer-reviewed Article

July 2022

ASEAN countries’ environmental policies for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In Environment, Development and Sustainability

This study’s objective is to examine how ASEAN countries reported their environment-related policies for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), and a dataset of their environmental policies was developed. This is a necessary first step in analyzing the reasons for insufficient progress on the...

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SDGs

Voluntary National Reviews

ASEAN

environmental policies

Issue Brief

October 2021

Current Status of Japan’s Nuclear Power 2021

The government of Japan published a draft of the 6th Strategic Energy Plan in August 2021 following an interval of three years since the previous plan in 2018. After hearing public comments and carrying out reviews among the relevant ministries, the draft was finally adopted by the Cabinet in October. Based on the plan, this report makes an...

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Nuclear power

Policy Brief

September 2021

Envisioning 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Policies for Low-Carbon Cities in 2030

The concept of 1.5-degree lifestyles involves changes in household consumption for achieving levels of per person carbon footprint compatible with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement (IPCC, 2018). This requires, on average, emitting the equivalent of 2.5 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2030, and 0.7 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2050...

Data or Tool

November 2020

Potential supply of Pre-2021 CERs

This spreadsheet estimates the potential supply of certified emission reductions (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for the period up to 2020. Data used for this calculation sheet can be downloaded from Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (2020) website. The UNFCCC secretariat and IGES has signed the memorandum of...