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Peer-reviewed Article

Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being

In Nature Climate Change
Author:
Felix
Creutzig
Leila
Niamir
Mitigation solutions are often evaluated in terms of costs and greenhouse gas reduction potentials, missing out on the consideration of direct effects on human well-being. Here, we systematically assess the mitigation potential of demand-side options categorized into avoid, shift and improve, and their human well-being links. We show that these...
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Shrinking Gracefully: Finding Sustainable Transitions in Declining Japanese Municipalities

Global Asia Studies Workshop
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Japan is shrinking. How are Japanese cities and towns adapting their policies to this new context? Local governments are struggling to identify suitable development models to address their smaller size, heavily relying on pro-growth responses seeking to halt and reverse population decline. They are tirelessly trying to lure urban migrants, increase...
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Future Shrinking Cities: Sustainable Alternatives

Analysis of Architectural Form
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This presentation examines the future challenges of shrinking cities. In particular, it focuses on Japanese shrinking cities, exploring how sustainability values are reshaping policies to tackle urban shrinkage. It concludes by questioning how can Japanese cities begin adapting now to the challenges ahead and which sustainable alternatives can help...
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Localization of SDGs and Voluntary Local Reviews in Asia and the Pacific

2nd Regional Partners Forum – @Quito+5: Accelerating Action for Sustainable Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific
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This presentation examines how Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) are supporting the localisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It draws upon the analysis of VLR reports presented between 2018 and 2020 to argue that VLRs ease the implementation of the SDGs by fostering horizontal...
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Hands on Guidance on VLRs: Benefits, Challenges, and Way forward.

13th Asian-Pacific City Summit
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This presentation provides hands on guidance on how to conduct a Voluntary Local Review (VLR). It briefly discusses the history of the VLR movement, how conducting a VLR benefits cities, the challenges facing local governments, and the way forward based on the analysis of VLR reports presented between 2018 and 2020.
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Current Sustainability Challenges of Shrinking Cities

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This lecture explores the current challenges facing shrinking cities. It explains the reasons driving the decline of cities worldwide as well as the currently implemented policy responses. It then assesses cases of cities in Japan and the USA to link theoretical debates with empirical evidences, to better understand how cities are adapting to...
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Conference Paper

Framing the Voluntary Local Review Movement.

Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference.
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This presentation introduces Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), tracing their history and development since 2018, when the local governments of Kitakyushu, New York, Shimokawa, and Toyama presented the first ever reviews of progress of the local implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New...
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Conference Paper

The Role of VLRs in Fostering Horizontal Collaboration: Towards Climate Action.

Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference
Author:
Marco
Reggiani
This paper explores synergies between climate action and Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs)—an instrument to localise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development used by regional and local governments to report and monitor their progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper argues that fighting climate change and...
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Policy Brief

Envisioning 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Policies for Low-Carbon Cities in 2030

Author:
Luca
Coscieme
Bruno
Yamanaka
Fernanda
Iwasaka
Francisco
Javier Contreras Pineda
Flora
Lyn de Albuquerque Fujiwara
Victor
Alexsander Silva
Vimlendu
Kumar Jha
Ashim
Bery
Kuldip
Singh Sangwan
Kailash
Choudhary
Paul
Currie
Solophina
Nekasa
Jokudu
Guya
Pasicha
Chaikaew
Pongsun
Bunditsakulchai
Sittidaj
Pongkijvorasin
Michael
Lettenmeier
Jennie
Broman
Sumito
Shirane
Keiichiro
Tahara
Sayaka
Shinoda
Burcu
Tuncer
Francesca
Oberti
The concept of 1.5-degree lifestyles involves changes in household consumption for achieving levels of per person carbon footprint compatible with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement (IPCC, 2018). This requires, on average, emitting the equivalent of 2.5 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2030, and 0.7 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2050...
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Commentary (Op. Ed)

How Can Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) Amplify Local Sustainability?

IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
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The 2021 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) consolidated the prime role of VLRs (Voluntary Local Reviews) in localizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A record number of local governments – 17 cites –presented a 2021 VLR by July 2021 according to UN-Habitat. By comparison, 26 VLRs were published in 2020. VLRs have also gained broader...
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Keywords:
VLR
SDGs
Sustainable Planning
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