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This article focuses on understanding the factors aecting the subconscious minds of urban citizens in terms of promoting clean energy and deregulation of the electricity sector. Does risk perception related to climate change and nuclear energy eect their choices? Does it differ between cities? A comparative analysis was performed for four cities...

This report is an output of the Expert Thematic Workshop on Landscape Approaches for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework held 3-6 September 2019 in Kumamoto, Japan, which was organized by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Convention on...

UNITAR facilitated its workshop on the Gender and Environmental Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific Region from 3rd to 6th of December 2019 and invited IGES to lecture for the Session 1: Environment Meets Gender as well as Session 2: Why Gender-Sensitive Approach is Important?. The sessions supported participants, from 12 different Asian countries...

Contents of this presentation - Application of model results for transition analysis; An approach for feasibility studies - Focusing job issue (ca. Just Transition) to enhance the mitigation targets - Analyzing job impact at the national/sub-national context under the decarbonization of the power sector

Under the Paris Agreement, which was adopted in 2015, Los Angeles has been strongly motivated to be a global leader by creating an achievable climate action plan and sustainable solutions. To meet its goals, the city has developed L.A.’ s Green New Deal, which is an expanded version of the first Sustainable City pLAn developed in 2015. This Green...

This chapter assesses the latest trends in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as progress of G20 economies towards both the Cancun pledges for 2020 and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2025 and 2030. Report can be download from here. https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2019

The Climate Group（温室効果ガス排出量削減に取り組む国際NPO)がCDP（環境情報公開を推進する国際NGO)の支援の下、過去1年間のRE100（事業運営を100%再生可能エネルギーで調達することを目標に掲げる企業が加盟するイニシアチブ）参加企業の進捗やアンケートを集計し、その分析結果から得られた示唆や、先進的取組事例等をまとめた年次報告書（2019年版）である。 特に注目される動向としては、PPAs（電力販売契約）の件数が記録を更新すると共に、回答企業の65%が2020年末までに再エネ普及に直接的な影響力のある調達方法（PPA、オンサイト発電等）を検討しており、今後もこの傾向がさらに強まることが予測されている点である。また、新たな参加企業56社のうち、44...

Transformative actions on climate change and other sustainability issues at city level is important to achieve GHG emission reduction. To anchor transformative actions, a wider societal consensus building based on science policy process is key element. This paper explores process to prioritize policies and detail actions of selected policy on low...

This article describes awareness raising campaign and engagement of junior high school students as one of major users and its impacts on the knowledge and intentions to use public bus in developing city. The awareness program was conducted through the planning of activities; implementation of training and evaluation of programs. To capture the...

In many cities, ride-hailing or shared taxi systems have transformed service delivery, spurred new businesses, and changed lifestyles. There is nonetheless limited systematic analysis of the impact of these shared taxi systems on transport decisions and travel patterns. The article aims to fill that void by drawing on new survey data to analyze...