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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...

Japanese translation of the report "Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012". 2006年に行った「2013年以降の気候変動枠組みに関する非公式対話」の結果を取りまとめた報告書"Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012"の要旨及び提言部分を和文仮訳したもの。 同対話の2年目となる本年度は、昨年特に関心が高かった4つのテーマ、エネルギー政策と持続可能な開発、クリーン開発メカニズム（CDM）、技術開発と技術移転の促進、気候変動への適応策、についてさらに議論を深めた。本報告書は、今回実施された一連の対話、インタビュー及びアンケート調査を通じて...

Despite reform of forest law to embrace the concept of sustainable forest management and the development of a raft of subordinate regulations/guidelines to implement the Forestry Act, forests in Papua New Guinea (PNG) continue to be degraded by industrial-scale commercial logging operations. Numerous independent reports over the past two decades...

Remarks: Paper prepared for the International Conference on Greening of Agro-Industries and Networks in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities, Bang

The transport sector provides vital services in urban areas, but at the same time causes serious urban problems. The negative effects of urban transport activities include air pollution, accidents, congestion, noise from road transport, energy consumption, and consumption of land and other natural resources for the production of vehicles and...

"Compact city" in this policy option refers to land planning focusing on higher density and better accessibility which reduces automobile dependency. "Smart growth" is a general term for land use practices that create more accessible land use patterns which reduce the amount of travel needed to reach goods and services (Litman, 2003a). Experiences...

Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a system that emphasises priority for and rapid movement of buses by securing segregated busways. BRT is also called other names including “high-capacity bus systems,” “high-quality bus systems”, “metro-bus” “express bus systems,” “busway systems,” and “surface metro systems”. The extent of dedicated infrastructure and...