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While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are broadly framed with 17 goals, the goals and their targets inherently connect with each other forming a complex system. Actions supporting one goal may influence progress in other goals, either positively (synergies) or negatively (trade-offs). Effective managing the synergies and trade-offs is a...

In addition to providing a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits to human societies, forest ecosystems also play a vital role in disaster prevention and mitigation. With the growing frequency and intensity of landslide hazards, the importance of forest management is increasingly being recognized to safeguard the sustainable delivery...

COP26最新報告：固まった脱炭素の流れと次の一手 １．すでに1.09℃、世界の気温は上昇している（2021年8月） ２．英国グラスゴーで行われたCOP26で決まったこと（2021年11月） １）世界の気温上昇の目標が2℃（産業革命後）から1.5℃に更新 ２）COP26を機に多くの国がゼロカーボンを宣言 ３）石炭火力発電の削減含め具体的なイニシャティブが明記 ３．群馬がとるべき次の一手は？

2020 年 9月 22日に開かれた国連 75周年総会の一般討論演説において、中国習近平国家主席（以下、習主席）は、「 2030年より前に二酸化炭素の排出のピークを達成し（ 2030年目標）、 2060年より前に炭素中立（カーボンニュートラル。以下、 2060年目標）を達成するように尽力」することを表明した。同年 12月 12日に開催された世界気候サミットの場にて、習主席は、 2030年より早い時期でのピークアウトの達成を強調し、 2030年まで、① GDP比 CO₂排出量を 2005年に比べ 65%以上削減する、②一次エネルギーに占める非化石エネルギーの割合を 25%前後にする、という目標を発表した（ 2030年強化目標）。中国政府は、 2030年強化目標と 2060年目標を「...

IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has developed version III of the IGES-GHG calculator entitled "Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle Perspective", a tool that enables to estimate GHG emissions from the waste sector in China in the Life...

IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has developed version III of the IGES-GHG calculator entitled "Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle Perspective", a tool that enables to estimate GHG emissions from the waste sector in China in the Life...

India has an ambitious renewable energy target for the decades ahead. However, the targets are faced with two critical impediments: (1) the lack of an internationally competitive renewable equipment manufacturing industry domestically and (2) the overdependency on external supply sources for equipment and machinery. The chapter finds that, despite...

The sound management of Health Care Waste (HCW) has been receiving increasing global attention, now even more so given the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of COVID-19 throughout Africa has significantly influenced the already overburdened Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) systems in many countries. A lack of infrastructure...

生物多様性と気候変動、そしてビジネスとの関連について、最近発表された評価報告書や国際動向をもとに解説しています。

The extensive work on the increasing burden of aerosols and resultant climate implications shows a matter of great concern. In this study, we investigate the aerosol optical depth (AOD) variations in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) between its plains and alpine regions and the corresponding consequences on the energy balance on the Himalayan...