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SDG performance in rich countries often tends to correlate with the generation of negative environmental impacts in other countries, or what has also been termed "Spillovers". This discussion paper provides an overview on the topic and proposes a few ways forward to ensure the concerns around benefits and burdens from production and consumption can...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its accompanying 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provides as a comprehensive framework to address the world's most pressing sustainability challenges. However, with the 2030 deadline fast-approaching, progress on the SDGs remains woefully insufficient. At present, the world is only on track to...

Many policymaking processes have promoted a just transition to limit job losses from stronger climate policies over the past five years. However, concerns over how governments allocate resources to help fossil fuel workers transition to new jobs and a recent rise in opposition to decarbonisation has weakened support for the concept. This paper...

Calls to leverage “synergies” to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have increased sharply over the past decade. This rising interest stems from the belief that synergies can lower costs and build support for integrated solutions to planetary crises. Policymakers have nonetheless been slow to incorporate synergies in...

This assessment explored the extent to which Timor-Leste’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) and national adaptation plan (NAP) align with the outcomes of the first global stocktake (GST), using a systematic review based on a structured checklist. The alignment between the NDC and GST outcomes on mitigation was limited, as Timor-Leste’s NDC...

• デジタル・トランスフォーメーション（DX）とも呼ばれる高度なデジタル化の進展は、情報通信技術（ICT）によるエネルギー消費効率の改善、交通需要の回避や産業構造の変化によってエネルギー消費量を減少させる側面だけでなく、データセンター（DC）や情報通信機器の製造など情報通信部門における直接的なエネルギー消費量の増加や関連経済活動の拡大を促すことでエネルギー消費量を増加させる側面もある。1.5℃目標に日本がより大きな貢献を果たすための道筋を描いた「IGES 1.5℃ロードマップ」では、それらの複合的な効果をできるだけ踏まえた結果、デジタル化などの社会経済構造の変化 によるエネルギーの減少を戦略的に取り入れることが1.5℃目標の実現に重要な役割を果たすことを示した。 • 一方で...

This paper conducts a comparative analysis of green industrial policy strategies recently advanced by the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.), and extends insights to the evolving policy landscape in Japan. Its analysis underscores how the European strategy is characterized by a systematic approach that balances emissions constraints...

Focusing on the context of Bangladesh, this discussion paper explores the potential of agrivoltaics for unlocking co-benefits of clean energy, GHG reduction and better livelihood potentials in rural areas of Bangladesh. In alignment to the Government of Bangladesh’s vision for net-zero transition and established policies, the paper underlines the...

India’s national government has offered strong support for the development of green hydrogen as part of the clean energy transition. However, much of the actual progress in this transition will depend on subnational governments. This paper argues India’s subnational governments have significant potential to capitalise on diverse natural resource...

The ASEAN Secretariat proposed that the preparation of the sixth State of Environment Report (SOER6) should include the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) which could serve as a monitoring tool for the progress of implementation of the ASEAN Strategic Plan on Environment 2016-2025 (ASPEN), and as the basis for data requirements during...