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Recent studies have highlighted the significant role of lifestyle changes in achieving climate change targets. However, implementing substantial changes in people’s lifestyles is challenging due to the varying availability of goods and services and the influence of the surrounding environment. To address this challenge and promote low-carbon and...

四日市コンビナートの夜景クルーズ

The Climate Citizens’ Assembly Kawasaki (CCAK) was implemented in mid-2021 to produce recommendations for the local government to incorporate into its basic climate plan. The CCAK was a full-scale initiative conducted by a non-public entity, and successfully came up with 77 recommendations on mobility, housing and consumption. However, there are a...

Rapid economic development has led to an overwhelming surge in waste generation, demanding urgent and comprehensive waste management solutions, particularly in developing countries. Source separation is a critical and indispensable step in integrated waste management and is featured as a government-led pattern in general. However, its...

The 5th edition of the Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter is based on the “G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter” established at the G20 Ministerial Meeting in June 2019 in Karuizawa, Japan. This report is a compilation of information, voluntarily shared by the G20 members, invited/other countries and...

森林認証は、クリーンウッド法においても、EU木材規則等においても、それがありさえすれば合法であると政府に認めてもらえるわけではなく、あくまでも事業者が合法性を判断するための材料の一つ しかし認証材であれば、事業者は合法性確認のために十分な努力を払った（＝違法伐採由来のものが混じっていたとしても故意ではない）と主張できる 現在欧米豪等の生産林の多くは認証林であり、低リスク材の迅速な合法性確認（➡合法性確認努力を高リスク材に集中）に有用 高リスク国であっても、森林認証取得の動きが進んでおり、輸入国は積極的に評価することが期待される EU森林破壊規則（EUDR）等の動向から、今後合法性だけでなく持続可能な森林由来の確認が求められ、森林認証の有用性が高まると予想される

This report includes an analysis of the level of awareness of the SDGs, as well as the progress made in addressing the five SDG Goals (thematic themes) that the UN Global Compact focuses on: Goals 5 (gender equality), 8 (work and human rights), 13 (climate change) and 16 (anti-corruption), and Goal 12 (sustainable consumption and production), which...

国連アジア太平洋経済社会委員会（UNESCAP）が発表した「Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2023: Championing Sustainability Despite Adversities」の日本語翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。 アジア太平洋地域における17項目の持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）及び169のターゲット達成に向けた取り組みの進捗を分析している。今年の報告書では、効果的な政策のエビデンスを活用しながら進捗を加速させている国々の成果を紹介している。また、データギャップがSDGsの進捗を妨げているという認識を踏まえて、データの利用可能性における極めて重大なギャップを埋めるために各国が実施すべきイニシアチブの指針、リソース...

Since the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2021, global society, including Asian countries, has entered the phase of how to implement a long-term transition roadmap to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Given vital needs for the development in many Asian countries, a...

This derivative regional analysis covers the East Asian region consisting of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. While the Climate Vulnerability Monitor 3 rd Edition (Climate Vulnerable Forum & V20 2022) provides a global overview of climate vulnerability with national-level data, the emphasis of this...