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Peer-reviewed Article

December 2024

Facilitating a carbon neutral transition in Kyoto: Initiatives on rooftop photovoltaics integrated with electric vehicles

In Technology in Society

With nearly 70 % of the global population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, cities will need to manage energy transitions to achieve ambitious carbon neutrality goals. As the current rate of decarbonization in cities is too slow to achieve these ambitious goals, feasible pathways toward deep decarbonization are becoming increasingly urgent...

Peer-reviewed Article

October 2024

The Prospects of Controlling Open Burning of Crop Residues in Thailand: A Quantitative Assessment of Implementation Barriers and Costs

In Atmosphere

This research is a new data-based evaluation of the prospects for implementing measures against open burning in Thailand. More specifically, it presents a systematic analysis of the potential obstacles to the implementation of the combustion regulations included in Thailand's PM2.5 countermeasures plan in terms of economics, technology...

Keywords:

Open burning

Feasibility

Transaction cost

Co-benefits

Peer-reviewed Article

October 2024

India's pathway to net zero by 2070: status, challenges, and way forward

In Environmental Research Letters

The announcement of India's 2070 net-zero target has demonstrated the power of a credible policy signal and changed the course of India's climate debate. While the Government of India (GoI) has not specified whether this target refers to carbon-dioxide or all greenhouse gases, the announcement has been a watershed moment in India's climate policy...

Keywords:

Co-innovation

India

net-zero

Technology transfer

Peer-reviewed Article

October 2024

Sub-national drivers of India’s green hydrogen development

In Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor

India’s national government has offered strong support for the development of green hydrogen as part of the country’s clean energy transition. However, much of the actual progress in this transition will depend not on national but subnational governments. This paper argues that India’s subnational governments have significant potential to...

Keywords:

Green Hydrogen

Co-innovation

India

Japan

Technology transfer

Data or Tool

September 2024

JICA’s efforts to bring synergies between climate change and the SDGs within international cooperation

IGES published “ Case studies of domestic initiatives that have synergistic impacts on climate change, biodiversity and the SDGs” at the Forth Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference held at UN Headquarters during the UN High Level Political Forum 2023. In April 2024, the research project “Synergies and Trade-offs for transformative actions...

Book Chapter

July 2024

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement in Japan's SDG Process: A Focus on Environmental Aspects

In Multi-Stakeholder Contribution in Asian Environmental Communication

The process to define the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which took place between 2012 and 2015, was based on broad stakeholder engagement. As such, it was a unique communicative effort to integrate diverse voices into the process and its outcomes. After nearly a decade, the year 2023 marks the midpoint in the implementation of the SDGs...

Keywords:

stakeholder engagement

environmental communication

Discussion Paper

March 2024

The Role of Sub-National Governments in India’s Green Hydrogen Transition: A multilevel perspective

India’s national government has offered strong support for the development of green hydrogen as part of the clean energy transition. However, much of the actual progress in this transition will depend on subnational governments. This paper argues India’s subnational governments have significant potential to capitalise on diverse natural resource...

Keywords:

Co-innovation

India

Green Hydrogen

Low carbon technology

Hydrogen

Presentation

December 2023

Fostering the Regional Circulating and Ecological Sphere Approach to Translate Global Goals into Local Actions – Lessons from National Scoping Workshops in ASEAN Countries –

IGES and Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) conducted the Regional-CES Scoping Project to assess the potential of promoting the Regional-CES concept in Asia. The scoping project organised workshops to engage key national and local stakeholders in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia in order to promote the Regional-CES concept...

Keywords:

Regional Circular and Ecological Sphere

Regional development

Urban-rural/ Rural-urban linkage

sustainable development

Resiliency

Resource management

Book Chapter

December 2023

An Integrated and Inclusive SLCP Strategy for Asia: Recommended Policy and Institutional Reforms

In Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Perspectives on Law and Governance

This chapter aims to bring policy and institutional considerations to the center of work on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs). Its primary purpose is to suggest policy and institutional reforms needed for an integrated and inclusive slcp strategy in Asia. The chapter begins by setting the context with a review of the interrelated yet varying...

Keywords:

air pollution control

Climate change mitigation

Peer-reviewed Article

November 2023

Exploring the Gaps and Potential for Strengthening Urban–Rural Linkages in Hoi An City, Vietnam

In Environment and Urbanization ASIA

This study evaluates the gaps between urban and rural linkages within the corridor of Hoi An city and suggests potential solutions utilizing the circulating and ecological sphere principles for further strengthening these linkages and gradually promoting sustainable development of the city and surrounding area. A face-to-face interview method and...