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This report aims to propose ideas for CDM reform, targeting international negotiators of the CDM. The Market Mechanism Group of IGES has been implementing IGES CDM capacity building activities in Asia as well as developing IGES CDM databases for quantitative analysis. The group organised the IGES CDM Capacity Building General Meeting in March 3-4...

This report aims to propose ideas for CDM reform, targeting international negotiators of the CDM. The Market Mechanism Group of IGES has been implementing IGES CDM capacity building activities in Asia as well as developing IGES CDM databases for quantitative analysis. The group organised the IGES CDM Capacity Building Kyoto General Meeting in order...

Existing research on business participation in voluntary environmental programs emphasizes a variety of explanations, including regulatory pressure and incentives, market pressure, self-regulation, and firm size. However, most of this literature focuses on cases from North America and Europe. The contribution of this research is to examine how well...

This brief aims to classify the MRV (Measuring or Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) system of GHG emissions/reductions according to its object, aim, methodology and implementation body to demonstrate that there are significant differences between each type of MRV system. It also suggests the need to develop of new type of MRV system for...

This edition of IRES presents expert reviews on a diverse range of environmental topics of direct relevance to Asia including environmental education, global climate policy, urban growth management, financing renewable energy, balancing trade and environmental concerns in free trade agreements. EDITOR'S NOTE http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, IGES, completed its second research project phase in March 2004. This three-year period has been a time of growth for IGES; relocation to a new, larger research facility, expanding research staff, and strengthened research activities. In accordance with this growth, the International Review for...

The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development has identified green economy as one of the important tools for achieving sustainable development, which can provide a significant opportunity to the shift to a new global economic paradigm. Mobilising investments at the economy-wide level towards green sectors and to the greening of...

Development of markets for, and large-scale use of, renewable energy products and technologies have been hindered by their high up-front capital costs; the renewable energy industry's inadequate access to credit; subsidies for fossil fuels; and low purchasing capacity among potential consumers. While conventional funding and financial instruments...