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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 study estimates the effect of carbon pricing for CO2 mitigation in China’s cement industry considering a total of 16 low carbon technologies. The statistics and prediction indicate that cement production of China has been increased dramatically in the past, and would experience a plateau period in the next few years. Through the continuous...

In Parallel Session 3.4: sustainable production and consumption as core fields of transition at 8th LCS-R Net Annual Meeting in Wuppertal, Germany, Yasuhiko Hotta made a presentation titled "Sustainable production and consumption in low carbon communities – an Asian perspective".

Special Issue on: Absolute Reductions in Material Throughput, Energy Use and Emissions

This report updates the 2001 Guidance Manual for Governments on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which provided a broad overview of the key issues, general considerations, and the potential benefits and costs associated with producer responsibility for managing the waste generated by their products put on the market. Since then, EPR policies...

Drawing from papers in this special volume (SV), this introductory paper on absolute reductions argues that the magnitude, scope and urgency of the sustainability challenge require a drastic change in global civilisation, including a radical transformation of the institutional arrangements and socio-technical systems that facilitate the pursuit of...

This presentation, delivered at the 11th Policy Forum of the Seoul Initiative Network on Green Growth (SINGG), held in Seoul, Korea 7-9 September 2016, co-organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Environment, Korea and , discusses international cooperation on the resource...

This paper discusses the experience and lessons learned from the development of a new environmental learning programme and materials for the junior high schools in Mandalay City with key stakeholders to address waste management and its environmental issues. Aiming to establish the 3R practices (reduce, reuse and recycle) to reduce waste generation...

The first G20 Summit meeting in China was held in Hangzhou on 4 and 5 September, 2016. This IGES Briefing Note considers the implications of the meeting for climate change, green finance and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the overall context of holding the meeting in China for the first time. From a sustainability perspective, the...

A key but contentious aspect of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the means of implementation (MOI). Many developing countries emphasize the importance of international assistance while developed countries focus more on domestic financing and the private sector. The text of the SDGs includes a broad range of MOI. However, a discussion has...