It is more than 4 years since the 2030 agenda for sustainable development was adopted by the United Nations and its member states in September 2015. Several efforts are being made by member countries to contribute towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The progress which had been made over time in achieving SDGs can be...
This article focuses on understanding the factors aecting the subconscious minds of urban citizens in terms of promoting clean energy and deregulation of the electricity sector. Does risk perception related to climate change and nuclear energy eect their choices? Does it differ between cities? A comparative analysis was performed for four cities...
Contents of this presentation - Application of model results for transition analysis; An approach for feasibility studies - Focusing job issue (ca. Just Transition) to enhance the mitigation targets - Analyzing job impact at the national/sub-national context under the decarbonization of the power sector
UNITAR facilitated its workshop on the Gender and Environmental Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific Region from 3rd to 6th of December 2019 and invited IGES to lecture for the Session 1: Environment Meets Gender as well as Session 2: Why Gender-Sensitive Approach is Important?. The sessions supported participants, from 12 different Asian countries...
This chapter assesses the latest trends in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as progress of G20 economies towards both the Cancun pledges for 2020 and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2025 and 2030. Report can be download from here. https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2019
Transformative actions on climate change and other sustainability issues at city level is important to achieve GHG emission reduction. To anchor transformative actions, a wider societal consensus building based on science policy process is key element. This paper explores process to prioritize policies and detail actions of selected policy on low...