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The consideration of the full life cycle impacts of plastics (and substitutes) is mandatory to achieve sustainable solutions to end plastic pollution. This requires considerations of fossil-based and biobased feedstocks for plastic production, plastic chemicals and additives, plastic degradation pathways and intermediates, environmental impacts...

More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities. And half of this, lives in Asia. And from all of these people living in the world’s cities, more than 80% are exposed to poor air quality and experiencing air pollution, especially in Asia. This air pollution is mainly related to the global phenomenon of GHG emission, which mostly...

Remarks: A presentation given at a JICA Training Course named "Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Country Focus) for the Project for Integrated Solid Waste Management System in Federal Capital Territory in the Federal Republic of Nigeria"

Remarks: A presentation is given at a "City-to-city Cooperation Workshop for Joint Crediting Mechanism" organized on January 29th, 2016

Remarks: A presentation is given at "Island Energy Transitions: Pathways for Accelerated Uptake of Renewables, Martiniques, June 22-24, 2015.

This study is intended to give an overview of new renewable energy deployment and energy efficiency efforts in Japan that followed the nationwide shutdown of nuclear power plants in 2011. To satisfy strong national demand for energy, it has been essential to substitute nuclear power with other energy resources, and also find ways to reduce energy...