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Conference Proceeding

March 2018

International Market Mechanisms and Transparency

This brochure contains key findings from the International Market Mechanisms and Transparency Project, funded by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, in 2018. The project was implemented by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in collaboration with the Regional Collaboration Centre Bangkok of the UNFCCC. The brochure also...

Presentation

March 2018

Enhanced institutional arrangements for the Enhanced Transparency Framework

Workshop for sharing lessons learned from the JCM implementation in Asia and Pacific

This presentation aims to illustrate possible issues to be addressed in enhancing institutional arrangements to meet the possible requirements under the so-called “Paris Rulebook”, especially related to Article 4, Article 6, and Article 13 of the Paris Agreement. It focuses on the existing practice of reporting the use of international market...

Policy Report

March 2018

Scoring the Sustainable Development Goals: Pathways for Asia and the Pacific

Despite considerable hope and enthusiasm raised by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and some quick initial efforts, many governments and stakeholders are uncertain about how to proceed concretely. The 2030 development agenda is intended to be transformative, and the goals seem comprehensive, but they also are very complex - with 17 goals...

Policy Report

February 2018

February 2018

Testing the Japanese Equity Market Alignment with the 2°C Climate Goal

This report compares the energy and technology exposure of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) stock market index with the 2°C roadmap of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The analysis is based on a translation of this climate scenario into “2°C benchmarks” for investment portfolios, focusing on a 5-year window: 2016-2021. Such a 2°C benchmark...

Presentation

June 2017

Determinants for Korean companies' carbon-oriented management responding to the ETS

Korean Environmental Economics Association

This presentation is based on the journal paper of 'Determinants and Characteristics of Korean Companies Carbon Management under the carbon pricing' expected to be published in April, 2018. The abstract in that paper is provided as below; In response to the domestic emission trading scheme, Korean companies are required to shift their strategies...

Presentation

January 2018

An Estimate of Internal Carbon Pricing of Korean Companies under the Emission Trading scheme

China Energy Modeling Forum Annual Meeting:International Modeling Seminar on Low-Emission Development Strategy

This paper estimates an internal carbon pricing of Korean companies under the Korean domestic emission trading scheme using firm-level data. Internal carbon pricing is a monetary value putting on GHG emissions, which enables companies to take a measurable approach of carbon management and investment strategy in business operations. The price of...

Presentation

August 2017

A study on the impacts of decarbonisation by the technology innovation and carbon pricing into industry transition and GHG reduction in the NE Asia

East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE)

The low-carbon technology innovation for climate change mitigation attracts increasing attention from both entrepreneurs and policymakers. The accelerated technology development is expected to achieve the stringent climate goals and reduce the costs. The existing sophisticated econometric models incorporate a mechanism in it that allows the economy...

Non Peer-reviewed Article

December 2017

Trans-river Migration of Iban and Bekatan to the Tatau River Basin in Bintulu

In Ngingit

This paper describes the trans-river migration of the Iban and Bekatan to the Tatau River Basin in Bintulu Division, Sarawak. Until the beginning of the nineteenth century, The Iban and Bekatan did not inhabit the Tatau River Basin, but migrated there from other river basins from the middle of the nineteenth century onward. We describe the...

Policy Report

March 2018

Summary for Policymakers of the Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Asia and the Pacific

The Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Asia and the Pacific produced by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provides a critical analysis of the state of knowledge regarding the importance, status, and trends of biodiversity and nature’s contributions to...

Peer-reviewed Article

February 2018

Evaluating future stress due to combined effect of climate change and rapid urbanization for Pasig-Marikina River, Manila

In Groundwater for Sustainable Development

Considering the finite volume of fresh water resources, managing its quality and quantity sustainably is one of the greatest challenges because of complex global changes. This work strives to predict the combined effect of urbanization and climate change on water quality in Pasig-Marikina River considering its criticalities to develop proactive...