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Commentary (Op. Ed)

August 2024

Accurately interpreting IPCC assessments

Science

Kotchen et al. find that the greenhouse gas mitigation potential identified by the IPCC in its latest assessment report is larger and cheaper than what is found in widely used integrated assessment models, like DICE, FUND, and PAGE. They suggest that the discrepancy between the various curves could be resolved by excluding the What worries us most...

Technical Report

December 2024

The Opportunity for Carbon Markets in ASEAN

The report focuses on three carbon project types with significant potential for ASEAN – REDD+, blue carbon and biochar – outlining their mitigation potential and the economic opportunity available for ASEAN Member States in harnessing carbon markets to meet their emissions objectives. It finds that, under the right conditions, carbon markets could...

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Voluntary carbon market

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carbon market

Peer-reviewed Article

July 2024

Meaningful Youth Engagement in Sustainability Processes in Japan and Finland: A Comparative Assessment

In Sustainability

In many countries, young people are justifiably viewed as possessing the energy and ideas required to advance the sustainability agenda. However, the degree to which youth can influence that agenda depends on how meaningfully they engage in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related processes. Further, the extent to which they can...

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Youth

stakeholder engagement

Project

Updated: April 2025

Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

In recent years, circular economy (CE) and resource efficiency (RE) have taken centre stage in the G7 and G20 processes, contributed to the sustainable development agenda (SDGs), and played a role in addressing climate change. Circular economic...

PR, Newsletter or Other

March 2025

Project Brochure "FY2024 City-to-City Collaboration Program for Zero Carbon Society"

This brochure introduces the outline and ongoing 25 projects of the City-to-City Collaboration for Zero-Carbon Society Program (C3P) by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

PR, Newsletter or Other

March 2024

Project Brochure "City-to-City Collaboration Program for Zero Carbon Society 2023"

This brochure introduces the outline and ongoing 23 projects of the City-to-City Collaboration for Zero-Carbon Society Program (C3P) by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

Peer-reviewed Article

April 2025

A low-carbon electricity transition for small island developing states: The case of Mauritius

In Energy for Sustainable Development

A clean energy transition can not only help rebuild the energy landscape of small island developing states (SIDS) but also boost their resilience and long-term development prospects. This study employs the Open-Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS) model to analyze low-carbon transition pathways for Mauritius, which are aligned with its...

Peer-reviewed Article

December 2024

Emerging threats from climate change on our oceans demand proactive action

In Sustainability Science

Consensus statement from the presenters and the International Advisory Committee of the Regional Action on Climate Change Symposium (RACC-16) held in conjunction with, and with the support of the Kyoto-based Science, Technology and Society Forum, 5 October 2024.

Conference Proceeding

March 2025

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024) Summary Report

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024)

The International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) is an international forum where leading experts, international organisations, governments, businesses, and NGOs gather to discuss various aspects of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. ISAP is held annually in Japan to promote information sharing and strengthen...

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Sustainability

Just and Sustainable Transition

Biodiversity

climate change

decarbonisation

Climate and SDGs Synergy

Plastic Waste

Circular Economy

1.5℃

climate security

Circulating and Ecological Sphere

nature positive

Synergy

Net zero

Past Event

27 March 2025

S-21 Project Open Public Event

Exploring Nature Positive Futures

Nature Positive is a global societal goal defined as ‘halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 on a 2020 baseline, and achieve full recovery by 2050’, in line with the mission of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Nature Positive...