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Press Release

7 January 2021

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia Sign MoU to Strengthen Policy Research for Circular Economy and Prevention of Marine Plastic Pollution in ASEAN+3 Countries

On 7 January, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote data-driven policy-making and knowledge dissemination over the...

Past Event

18 December 2020

Beyond coal – Towards net-zero emissions: A common challenge for Japan and Germany

This online event brings together high-level government representatives, businesses, think tanks, and NGOs from Japan, Germany, and other countries to discuss questions such as: What does a net-zero emissions pledge mean for the coal sector? What...

Press Release

18 December 2020

Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability (Version 2): Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery, Redesign) Framework

On Friday, 18 December 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released its position paper "Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability (Version 2): Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery...

Past Event

7 December 2020

Training for "Creating Sustainable, Zero-Carbon Societies through City-to-City Collaboration"

From 7 to 10 December, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) organized the training program "Creating Sustainable, Zero-Carbon Societies through City-to-City Collaboration". This...

Project

Updated: December 2020

Zero Carbon Cities

As the impacts of climate change increase in frequency and intensity every year, many local governments are under pressure to take action to protect the health and daily lives of their residents. This page will provide information on decarbonisation...

Announcement

3 December 2020

Cooperation Arrangement Between IGES and the Asian Development Bank

On 30 November, IGES and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a new Cooperation Arrangement with the purpose of further strengthening their relationship. The organisations were represented by Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, IGES, and Bambang...

Announcement

27 November 2020

An Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

An employee at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 November 2020. The affected employee has been off-duty and teleworking from home since they fell ill on 9 November, took a test on 25 November...

Announcement

27 November 2020

IGES Researcher Receives Incentive Award at the 14th Kitakyushu City Women's Active Participation and Work-Life Balance Awards

Junko Ota, Researcher at IGES’ Kitakyushu Urban Centre, received the Incentive Award in the individual category of the "14th Kitakyushu City Women's Active Participation and Work-Life Balance Awards" for 2020. This award is given to companies...

Past Event

17 November 2020

The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Workshop in Indonesia

This workshop was organized for the purpose of capacity building on Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) projects. The target participants were government officials...

Announcement

26 October 2020

Presentation at the Annual Earth League Workshop

On 20 October, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President of IGES, and Eric Zusman, Research Leader, held a session at the Earth League meeting, about greening the recovery and the Triple R Framework. Their presentation was titled: “Greening the COVID-19 Response...