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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...

The presentation outlines the follow-ups on a proposal for promoting Indian Rural Women through ESG solutions. It was shared at the stakeholder consultation workshop in Pune, India, on 14 December 2023.

This is a presentation on fostering Japan-MENA's 'win-win' net-zero partnership, including launching a knowledge-sharing and green business matching platform (J-MENA GREEN). It was presented at a joint side event during COP28, UAE, intended to provide stakeholders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with an opportunity to discuss...

本レポートは、世界平均気温の上昇を産業革命前と比べて１.5℃以内に抑えるという目標の達成に向けて、2050年までにカーボンニュートラルを実現するだけではなく、累積排出量をできる限り小さくする観点から、日本国内で早期に大幅な温室効果ガス（GHG）排出量削減を果たす可能性を検討し、その実現のためのアクションプランをまとめたものである。 2024年4月2日更新 謝辞の追記、出典の追記、誤記の修正を行いました。 企業の方向けに使いやすく再構成した「 1.5℃ロードマップ - 脱炭素でチャンスをつかむ。未来をつくる。」もご活用ください。

This report examines the feasibility of Japan not only achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, but also making significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, so as to make its cumulative emissions as small as possible, thereby contributing to the global goal of limiting the average temperature increase to below 1.5°C compared to the pre...

This is a presentation on fostering Japan-MENA's 'win-win' net-zero partnership, including launching a knowledge-sharing and green business matching platform (J-MENA GREEN). It was presented at an Affiliated event at the MENA Climate Week 2023 that intended to provide stakeholders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with an...

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. This is the commissioned report summarising...

兵庫県では2020年度から「ひょうご高校生 環境・未来リーダー育成プロジェクト」を開催しており、青森県でも昨年度から「青森県から日本・世界の環境・エネルギー問題を考える地元高校生向けワークショップ」が始まった。これらは2050年の脱炭素社会の実現に向け、その担い手となる若手人材の育成を目的とした5～6日間の研修プログラムであり、その企画・運営にIGES関西研究センターが携わっている。これまでに兵庫県では延べ25校から104名が、青森県では6校から32名が参加した。昨今、気候変動問題をはじめとした地球環境問題に関する教育の充実の必要性が叫ばれてきており、そのような市民向けプログラムが各地で開催されるようになってきているが、高校生を対象とし...

As decarbonisation of the power sector is essential to achieve Japan’s target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, it becomes crucial to address how the electricity system incorporates short- and long-term variability in the power output via renewable energy. In this paper, we developed six scenarios for 100% renewable energy in...

T7 Policy brief: Task Force on Wellbeing, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition As the world’s most developed economies, the Group of Seven (G7) countries play a crucial role in leading the transition to net-zero, which necessitates the use of critical minerals (CMs) in various clean energy applications. However, the growing demand for...