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How we choose to live as a society and as individuals – what houses we choose and build, what food we eat and grow, how we spend our spare time, and what type of transport we use – will have an enormous impact on the trajectory of human history. This publication will help policymakers, individuals and other stakeholders understand what a holistic...

This paper tries to capture the main characteristics of financial components of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), in order to deepen understanding of developing countries’ financial needs. Such analysis will help developed countries and other countries consider provisions of financial support to developing countries. For this...

A key but contentious aspect of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the means of implementation (MOI). Many developing countries emphasize the importance of international assistance while developed countries focus more on domestic financing and the private sector. The text of the SDGs includes a broad range of MOI. However, a discussion has...

2015年９月、ニューヨークにある国連本部で「国連持続可能な開発サミット」が開催され、「我々の世界を変革する：持続可能な開発のための2030アジェンダ」が採択された。あわせて、17の目標と169のターゲットからなる「持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）」が合意された。SDGsは、アジェンダを実現していくための実施計画の目標と位置付けられている。世界レベルにおいて、持続可能な社会づくりの最大の課題は人口の急増といえる。2011年に70億人を突破した世界の人口は、2050年には96億人にも達するともいわれている。人口が増加すると当然食糧や資源の需要量が増大する。また、一人ひとりの生活レベルの向上に伴い、一人当たりの資源・エネルギー消費量も増大していくだろう。一方、日本では農林水産業が衰退の一途をたどり...

The first G20 Summit meeting in China was held in Hangzhou on 4 and 5 September, 2016. This IGES Briefing Note considers the implications of the meeting for climate change, green finance and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the overall context of holding the meeting in China for the first time. From a sustainability perspective, the...

This paper discusses the experience and lessons learned from the development of a new environmental learning programme and materials for the junior high schools in Mandalay City with key stakeholders to address waste management and its environmental issues. Aiming to establish the 3R practices (reduce, reuse and recycle) to reduce waste generation...

２０１６年１２月１５日に開催された　第２２回日本ＬＣＡ学会・ＬＣＡ日本フォーラム共催講演会において、IGES SCPエリア・エリアリーダー堀田康彦が、「アジアにおけるＳＣＰに向けた国際連携」と題する講演を行った。これは、本年から開始された環境研究総合推進費・戦略的研究開発領域課題（Ｓ－１６）の成果などを活用したものである。

２０１６年１２月に開催された神戸CSR研究会東京支部第15回例会において、持続可能な消費と生産に関する国際的な政策動向および、充足性アプローチと言う観点から、堀田康彦ＳＣＰエリアリーダーが発表を行った。

The presentation was presented at a dissemination workshop held on 16 November 2016, Mumbai, India. It introduced the key findings from IGES-TERI joint activities on promoting the application of Japanese low carbon technologies in India and their initiative of launching Japan-India Technology Matchmaking Platform (JITMAP).

This presentation was presented at a seminar titled “Low Carbon Technologies: bridging Japan and Europe” held on 11-12 October 2016, in Szentendre, Hungary. It introduced key Japanese initiatives to promote low carbon technology transfer, while mainly focusing on considering the stakeholders 'matchmaking as innovative business model to promote low...