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Evidence of legal harvest is becoming necessary for all timber importers in Japan following the enactment of the Clean Wood Act in 2016. Because of the complex supply chain with numerous players and the absence of TLAS, securement of the evidence for timber imported from China is generally considered challenging by Japanese importers. However, some...

This paper explores the challenges and opportunities of VLRs for better recovery in the context of the disruption to urban planning and policymaking caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. It does so by focusing on 12 cities that conducted a VLR between 2019 and 2020 as case studies. These include: Barcelona, Bonn, Bristol, Buenos Aires, Espoo, Ghent, La...

韓国は2015年に全国排出量取引制度を導入し、2021年からは第3フェーズ（2021-2025年）を運用しています。 第3フェーズでは、対象事業者は684社に拡大し、2021年の年間取引量は過去最大(5415万トン／年)でした。取引価格は4万ウォン／トンを記録した2020年3月以降、落ち着きを取り戻しつつありますが、政策動向やマーケット心理などの影響によって価格の変動幅が大きくなる現象も見受けられます。本ウェビナーでは、全国排出量取引制度のこれまでの歩みをおさらいしながら、ユン政権の政策方針との関係や今後の展望についてIGES研究員が解説しました。

This study performs a comparative analysis of the two existing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methodologies , Capacity-Building Assessment Matrix (CBAM) and Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GHGI) Capacity Indices , both of which aim at undertaking quantitative assessments of capacity-building efforts for climate reporting aspects. In the study...

In many developing countries, people rely on inefficient stoves fuelled by bio-mass, coal and manure for cooking. The fine particulates (PM2.5) emitted from these stoves not only harm human health, but they also disrupt climate systems. Un-fortunately, economic, technological, social and institutional barriers have often slowed the widespread...

This chapter reviews recent developments in microplastic-related research; identifies major sources of microplastics to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); investigates the detection methods, concentration levels, and removal efficiency of microplastics at selected WWTPs; and presents a discussion on microplastics removal from wastewater and...

This chapter evaluated the potential of SBAS InSAR technology to monitor the land subsidence and its environmental impacts in tropical peatland area from Sintang Regency, Borneo Island, Indonesia. Result shows that 0.354 Mt carbon was lost annually due to this peat subsidence. Hence, it is suggested that periodic monitoring of Indonesian peatlands...

Japan is the only G7 nation that has not committed to phasing out coal-fired power stations – the biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, Takizawa said. Instead, it has promised only to phase out “inefficient” coal plants. Japan has said it will combine ammonia with coal to fuel power stations that will have lower greenhouse...

This submission provides inputs to the first Global Stocktake based on key findings from our transparency capacity building activities such as the mutual learning program for enhanced transparency (MLP) and the Asian Transparency Workshop (ATW).

パリ協定のグローバル・ストックテイク（GST）の目的は、世界全体の進捗を５年ごとにストックテイクすることによって、次に各国が定める目標（NDC）の更新・強化に必要な情報を提供することである。本発表では、最新のGSTに関する国際動向を踏まえ、今後GSTがこの目的を達成するにはどうすれば良いか？について議論を深めることを目指す。IGESでは、UNFCCCの下、第1回GSTの国際プロセスに継続して参画すると共に、2022年からは海外機関と連携して東南アジア地域の非政府アクターのGSTへの参画を促す地域ハブ「the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Southeast Asia Hub」を運営する。