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Approximately one billion tonnes of municipal organic waste are generated globally every year, although only a small fraction of this is currently recycled, with the remaining factions being either burnt or dumped in landfill sites. Composting is one of a number of different ways in which organic wastes can be converted into valuable products such...

Based on UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) resolution 5/14 'Ending plastic pollution', adopted in March 2022, a legally binding international instrument on plastic pollution is to be developed. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution has started and INC4 was organised in April 2024. This article analyses the...

This paper conducts a comparative analysis of green industrial policy strategies recently advanced by the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.), and extends insights to the evolving policy landscape in Japan. Its analysis underscores how the European strategy is characterized by a systematic approach that balances emissions constraints...

This report summarises the findings of the following OECD initiatives that are particularly useful in considering the integrated implementation of domestic measures in Japan: the latest developments in OECD work on the environmental aspects of responsible corporate behaviour; the latest IPAC developments and good practices in climate policy; and...

本報告書は、東京都とさいたま市との都市間連携を通してクアラルンプール市（以下、KL市）が進める、ゼロエミッション実現のための活動とこれまでの成果を示す。 KL市は東京都とは2019年度から、さいたま市とは2022年度から建築物の低炭素化に資する制度や事例について情報を共有してきた。今年度は、カマルザマンKL新市長（令和5年4月就任）の訪日の折に、竣工したばかりの東京都内の脱炭素ビル「麻布台ヒルズ」とさいたま市の美園地区の「スマートホーム・コミュニティ」に加えて、を視察する機会も提供した。 更に東京都が2025年度の施行に向けて準備を進める「新築住宅を供給するハウスメーカー等に屋根へのソーラーPVの設置と高断熱化を義務付ける条例」の制度内容...

The global hospitality industry is at a pivotal juncture, confronting a pervasive challenge — the menace of plastic pollution and marine litter. The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI) notes that approximately 80 percent of all tourism activities occur in coastal areas, positioning the hotel industry as a significant contributor to the...

This is a presentation on fostering Japan-MENA's 'win-win' net-zero partnership, including launching a knowledge-sharing and green business matching platform (J-MENA GREEN). It was presented at a joint side event during COP28, UAE, intended to provide stakeholders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with an opportunity to discuss...

This is a presentation on fostering Japan-MENA's 'win-win' net-zero partnership, including launching a knowledge-sharing and green business matching platform (J-MENA GREEN). It was presented at an Affiliated event at the MENA Climate Week 2023 that intended to provide stakeholders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with an...

This report includes an analysis of the level of awareness of the SDGs, as well as the progress made in addressing the five SDG Goals (thematic themes) that the UN Global Compact focuses on: Goals 5 (gender equality), 8 (work and human rights), 13 (climate change) and 16 (anti-corruption), and Goal 12 (sustainable consumption and production), which...

本年５月のG7広島サミットにいたるプロセスでは、気候変動がこれまでにない幅広い形で取り上げられました。根底には、脱炭素の潮流とクリーン技術への投資競争の「加速のスパイラル」があり、そして世界の主要経済（中国、アメリカ、EU）の間では産業政策による競争が熾烈化しています。 そうした中、過度に集中した供給網の分散化には何が必要なのか。また、日本はGX推進によりクリーン技術での競争力を取り戻すことができるのか。そうした問題を考えてみました。