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It’s difficult to assess social impact of transition research (especially in the short term). This paper develops an assessment framework which classifies the different stages or process of impact generation and proposes intermediate process-based indicators drawing on this framework. We hope this will be practically useful to help organizations to...

This paper introduces the case of the transition from trade protection to trade liberalization, a major about-face which completely transformed global trade governance, to draw some lessons for the sustainability transitions community from the discipline of political science. Explaining trade policy trends is a well-researched topic, and many...

This presentation highlights the experience of IGES in implementing the CCAC-MWI activities in Asia and its lessons learned

This presentation discusses the 3R and waste challenges faced by the developing countries and the importance of paradigm shift from waste management to resource management

This presentation discusses the tools and guidelines for establishing the holistic and integrated waste management system at national and city levels and explains the current activities of the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET)

This case study covers the experimental Japanese voluntary ETS, the J-Credit System, the Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program, the Joint Crediting Mechanism, Commentary on Market Functioning, and Policy Distinction. Remarks: This case study is co-authored by the IGES, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), and the Environmental Defense Fund...

Assuming all thermal power plants currently planned for construction and replacement are put into operation, coal-fired and gas-fired power plants need to operate below 56% and 43%, respectively, of their capacity factor in order to achieve Japan’s electric power sector’s voluntary emissions intensity targets for 2030. However, the voluntary...

Following last year’s agreement over the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), much of the international community’s attention has focused on what data would be needed to assess progress on the new development agenda. Answering this question has proven challenging. Part of the challenge stems from the sizable difficulties of gathering quality data...

A policy mechanism is needed to better integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable management of terrestrial and maritime ecosystems in a practical and coherent way in order to achieve food security and improved livelihoods. An integrated landscape approach can provide the basis for such a mechanism by facilitating...

At the heart of the successful implementation of the Paris Agreement is whether and how effectively a ratchet-up mechanism through which Parties will increase ambition over time can work. This paper aims to examine the three elements of the ratchet-up mechanism: (1) a linkage between a five-year cycle of nationally determined contributions and long...