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There is ample evidence of underproduction of renewable energy across the world, in spite of there being the necessary resources to produce RE, including technology and finance. It seems politicians and law-makers have yet to be persuaded about the importance of renewable energy to solve the problem of energy security and sustainable development...

Outline of the IGES research groups and teams for 5th Phase Research (2010.04-2013.03) including Climate Change, Market Mechanism, Forest Conservation, Freshwater, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Business and the Environment, Economy and Environment, and Governance and Capacity group. Remarks: 日本語版：http://pub.iges...

In the Asia Pacific region with its rapid economic development and population increase, sustainable consumption and production (SCP) has become an urgent issue. Every two years, IGES publishes its White Paper focusing on important sustainable development policy issues in Asia and the Pacific. This time, the Third IGES White Paper entitled...

-IGES Launches "ISAP", a New Forum to Create Synergy for Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific -Policy Dialogues on the Post-2012 Climate Regime in China and India -Regional Workshop on Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC) -MoU for Sino-Japanese Cooperative Activities on CDM -Inaugural Meeting of the International Research Network for Low...

Solid waste management is a common, as well as a primary, environmental concern for many cities in developing countries. Despite the fact, Surabaya City, the second largest city in Indonesia with a population of three million, has successfully reduced its waste generation by more than 20% over a short period of time. The city has intensively...

Remarks: Japanese version is available at: http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=2565

This is a summary report of the "International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2009)" held in Hayama, Japan on 26-27 June 2009. ISAP2009, as the inaugural event, focused on “Towards Copenhagen: A New Development Pathway to a Low-Carbon Sustainable Asia and the Pacific,” raising hot issues such as low-carbon economy, biodiversity...

This is a full-length forum report of the "International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2009)" held in Hayama, Japan on 26-27 June 2009. Remarks: English digest version is available at: http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=2566 Japanese digest version is available at: http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules...

-IGES Strategic Research Activities for the Transition to a Low-Carbon Society (International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies (LCS-RNet)) (IGES Efforts to Boost Research on LCS) (IGES Global Environment Seminar Special Event "Japanese Mid-term Target for Copenhagen") -Participation in the International Cooperative Project to Evaluate the...