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This presentation is based on the journal paper of 'Determinants and Characteristics of Korean Companies Carbon Management under the carbon pricing' expected to be published in April, 2018. The abstract in that paper is provided as below; In response to the domestic emission trading scheme, Korean companies are required to shift their strategies...

During the 9th WPRPW meeting of OECD, food waste prevention and good practices in assessing the related policies were discussed in a roundtable session. From Japan, Hotta from IGES shared information on Japan's initiative on food waste prevention in Japan and submitted a short report to WPRPW process.

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This policy brief suggests that carbon pricing can accelerate the diffusion of low-carbon technology in China, based on the results of empirical studies conducted by Kansai Research Centre of IGES focusing on China’s most energy intensive industries.

IGES made a proposal of an MRV methodology for the JCM projects which installs solar PV systems to the JCM Joint Committee between Japan and Costa Rica. The Joint Committee approved a methodology CR_AM001 Ver1.0 "Installation of Solar PV System" on the basis of this proposal. The attached version (PM_001) includes three documents: the JCM Proposed...

Food waste remains a critical issue in Japan, especially in light of the country's low food self-sufficiency rate and shortage of available landfill sites for waste disposal. In order to evaluate options for further preventing and mitigating food waste in Japan, we analyzed food waste trends by estimating the disparity between calorie/protein...

IGESの気候変動とエネルギー領域では、6月1日にトランプ大統領から発表された米国のパリ協定脱退決定に対する各国、地方政府、国際機関、有力企業・企業団体、NGO・シンクタンク等からの反応やコメントを一覧表としてまとめた（ただし、世界のすべての反応やコメントを網羅している訳ではなく、以下は一覧表の範囲内での分析である）。 本一覧表はこちら。 米国のパリ協定脱退決定に対する世界の反応 まず国レベルでは、G7諸国、豪州、NZといった先進国のみならず、中国、インド、ブラジル、南アフリカといった新興国、南米諸国等、ほぼすべての国が米国のパリ協定脱退決定に対して「失望」「遺憾」という趣旨の反応と、米国の決定に関わらずパリ協定の下での気候変動対策への継続的なコミットメントを表明している...

IGES Climate and Energy Area has gathered responses and comments from national and local governments, international organisations, leading companies/industry associations, NGOs, think tanks, etc. on the decision of the US to withdraw from the Paris Agreement announced by President Donald J. Trump on 1 June 2017 and compiled them into one tabulated...

Rural household water consumption has not been well-researched compared to urban water consumption, particularly in developing countries. Using cross-sectional household-level data from 330 villages in a drought-prone rural district of India, determinants influencing domestic water consumption are studied. Per capita water consumption is found to...