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2019年8月、気候変動と人間の土地利用の関係について、これまでの科学的知見をまとめたIPCC [1] 特別報告書「気候変動と土地（Climate Change and Land） [2]」（以下、報告書）が公表された。土地利用というと、私たちの日々の暮らしとはかけ離れた話に聞こえるが、食料や水、木材、繊維、鉱物など様々な資源は、その場所に生息する動植物や土壌、地下資源を含め、「土地」に由来しており、人間の生存に密接に関係している。もしかすると、英語の「land」を「土地」と訳すよりは、「大地」と訳した方が日本語の感覚には合うかもしれない。私たちの暮らしは「大地の恵み」によって成り立っており、私たちは人間の生活に役立つように自然を開発し土地を利用してきた。報告書は...

SME sector in India offers considerable potential for reducing India’s GHG emissions through the introduction of low carbon technologies (LCTs). A business-to-business (B2B) model of technology cooperation, targeting Indian SMEs, has been successfully demonstrated by IGES and TERI through several joint projects (2010-2018). IGES and TERI propose to...

Embracing the interlinkages between sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and other SDGs in the national action plan for achieving SCP is indispensable from both scientific and practical perspectives. In this paper, a systems approach is proposed for achieving SCP through the interlinkages between SCP and other SDGs in Viet Nam. The IGES SDG...

Addressing the prevailing mode of high-carbon lifestyles is crucial for the transition towards a net-zero carbon society. Existing studies fail to fully investigate the underlining factors of unsustainable lifestyles beyond individual determinants nor consider the gaps between current footprints and reduction targets. This study examines latent...

The Communique of the G7 Summit in 2018 reaffirmed their strong commitment to implement the Paris Agreement through reducing emissions while strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability as well as ensuring a just transition. Discussions of climate and energy justice, the key basis of the aforementioned consideration, focus on who produced no...

Local-level actions toward sustainable societies have gained momentum following recent global agreements on sustainable development. These include, but not limited to the reconfiguration of production, consumption, resource management, etc. by the residents' groups and civil society organisations. It is important to note that local initiatives do...

Local-level actions toward sustainable societies have gained momentum following recent global agreements on sustainable development. These include, but not limited to the reconfiguration of production, consumption, resource management, etc. by the residents' groups and civil society organisations. It is important to note that local initiatives do...

～概要より～ 企業が関連するSDGsデータを投資家に提供することで、投資家が情報に基づく決定を行い、直接的な資本が実社会に正のインパクトを与える投資へと振り向けることができる。 SDGsの達成は大きなビジネス機会をもたらしうるが、逆もまた然りである。SDGsのゴールに到達しない場合、企業とその財務、ひいては投資家の財務リターンに大きな負の帰結をもたらす可能性がある。 そのため投資家は、関連の深さ、規模、期間、割合を含め、SDGsのターゲットへの貢献に企業が及ぼす（実際的および潜在的な）正・負の影響、企業のSDGsに対する追加的な貢献、そして予想とは異なる影響がもたらされる可能性について知る必要がある。このようなデータは信頼でき、高品質でステークホルダーとの対話に基づくものでなければならない...

Under S-16 project, Japan-Thailand SCP Research Collaboration Joint Symposium was held to desicuss possible collaboration for Policy Design Research for SCP on October 22nd 2019 at Sukosol Hotel, Bnagkok, Thailand. Hotta and Tasali presented how SCP policy research and design requires co-design approach.

Local climate zone (LCZ) maps are increasingly being used to help understand and model the urban microclimate, but traditional land use/land cover map (LULC) accuracy assessment approaches do not convey the accuracy at which LCZ maps depict the local thermal environment. 17 types of LCZs exist, each having unique physical characteristics that...