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This paper examines the process to lead the adoption of the EU directive on establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in order to identify the reasons for Germany to agree on the adoption, despite of the expected friction caused by the shift from its existing national measures, especially voluntary...

In light of the recent argument that rapid economic growth in Russia over the next decade might result in emissions higher than the Kyoto target, thereby putting much needed growth at risk, this paper revisits the discussion on the costs and benefits of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia. The paper suggests that evens under a very...

Remarks: In collaboration with Wuppertal Institute & commissioned by MoEJ H16年度環境省委託事業（協力：ヴッパータール気候・環境・エネルギー研究所）

-Executive Summary -Comparison of Options Available to Japan for Acquiring Emission Certificates 1.Current situation in Japan 2.Options -pros and cons 3.Conclusion -Comparative evaluation of options -Background Paper 1: Current Japanese Climate Policy from the Perspective of Using the Kyoto Mechanisms 1.Introduction 2.Climate policy development in...

Materials flow through cities on a daily basis, entering as needed products and leaving as wastes. Management of municipal solid waste provides both sanitation and recovery of valuable materials. At low income levels, market forces lead to recycling with no need for planning. In developing countries today, as in developed countries in the past, the...

This poster series was published for use at the 5th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific held in March 2005 in Seoul, Korea. It was developed to introduce the activities of the Kitakyushu Initiative in the first phase of implemenation (2000-2005).

This paper provides an overview of solid waste generation and management in Asia, which, with rapid economic growth and urbanization, is becoming a major social and environmental issue. Every country or region within Asia has its own background and characteristics in relation to solid waste management and material-cycle policy, even though they...

Since the population, vehicles, energy consumptions, economic activities are rising in the metropolitan area of Seoul, it is difficult for existing environmental policies and measures to mitigate air pollutions. To respond such challenges, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of Republic of Korea (ROK) enacted the Special Act on Metropolitan Air...

Attempts to change travel behaviour through psychological strategies, instead of regulatory measures or economic incentives, began to be introduced in the 1990s. This policy option focuses on these new programmes and defines "travel awareness initiatives for wise use of automobiles" as programmes which aim to change travel behaviour through...