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国連環境計画（UNEP）が発表した「Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window - Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies - Executive Summary」の日本語翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。2030年までの排出ギャップ、すなわち約束された排出削減量とパリ協定の気温目標達成に必要な排出削減量とのギャップを埋めるための行動の進捗は、国連気候変動枠組条約第26回締約国会議（COP26）以降、非常に限定的であるとして、広範かつ大規模な、そして迅速な変革を経済全体で進める必要性を強調し、電力供給、産業、運輸...

本プレゼンテーションは、第１回グローバル・ストックテイク（GST）における“最良の科学”の在り方について議論を深めるため、以下の点について話題提供を行う。 第１回グローバル・ストックテイク（GST）も終盤を迎え、その成果は2023年11月のCOP28の目玉となる。 “最良の科学”に基づくGSTは、幅広い情報のインプットを受け入れているものの、成果取りまとめまでのプロセスはより透明性を向上すべきである。 COP28でまとまるGSTの成果は、各国の文脈できちんとその意味が理解されなければならない。科学者には、この成果の伝達にも大きな役割があると考える。

This presentation was provided to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Training for Long-term Low-Carbon Strategies", 17 February 2023, JICA Yokohama. In this training session, the methodology and tool for analysing the interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were introduced. A couple of applications of the...

As a crucial part of transition towards sustainable energy systems, the European Union (EU) has been actively encouraging its citizens to participate in the uptake of solar energy. As a result, peoplecentred approaches, which put citizens at the heart of the energy transition process, have gained major momentum. By summarising the concept of...

This presentation was made at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Training for Long-term Low-Carbon Strategies under the Paris Agreement" on 17 February 2023 at JICA Yokohama Centre. The presentation focuses on the practical application of the IGES SDG Interlinkages Analysis methodology and tool for policy support with case studies...

As an invited presentation, this document gives a summary about regulation and management system for air pollution and control in China. Actions taken for air pollution control since 2013 are elaborated and the achievements in air quality improvement are summarised. Experiences, challenges and the way forward are also shared for discussing the...

This lecture was provided to the "Sustainable Development Goals and Corporate Social Responsibility" Course, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), on 16 February 2023, online. The methodology and tool for analysing the interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were introduced. A couple of applications of the methodology...

Identifying effective development and rapid decarbonization pathways for developing countries are essential to realize sustainable and equitable future global societies. Increasingly cheaper solar photovoltaics (PV) on rooftop is one of the keys to build such urban power systems, integrated with battery and/or electric vehicles (EVs). Here, we...

地球・人間環境フォーラムの月刊環境情報誌、「グローバルネット」に地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)北京事務所所長の小柳秀明が、中国の最新環境事情を現地滞在レポートとして偶数月で連載しています。(コロナ禍により2020年1月より日本滞在)

Transdisciplinary research is essential in addressing the complex and multifaceted challenges facing the planet and its inhabitants. For us, the issue is not which of the three holistic approaches – One Health, EcoHealth, or Planetary Health – is more applicable to sustainable development. Instead, the debate is whether the ideas and associated...