The consideration of the full life cycle impacts of plastics (and substitutes) is mandatory to achieve sustainable solutions to end plastic pollution. This requires considerations of fossil-based and biobased feedstocks for plastic production, plastic chemicals and additives, plastic degradation pathways and intermediates, environmental impacts...
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This report aims to provide an overview of the information related to the plastics value chain in the ASEAN region. It focuses on the availability of local and national data used for material flow analyses (MFAs) – instead of actual data content – as this information aims to be a stocktaking exercise towards building capacity in the area of data...
Commissioned Report
Special Session on "Outcome of 11 th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia", 3RINCs 2023
The presentation was made at the Special Session on "Outcome of 11 th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia", 3RINCs 2023. The presentation discusses that increasingly UNEA plays an inportant role in global environmental governance. Cosidering the role of Regional 3R and CE Forum in Asia and...
本調査は、ベトナム北部最大の港湾都市で、ハノイ市やホーチミン市と並ぶ中央直轄市の一つであるハイフォン市と、同市と姉妹都市の関係にある北九州市との都市間連携を通して、GHG 排出及び環境への負荷を抑制し資源循環を促進したエコ工業団地(UNIDO とベトナム計画投資省が進めているEco-Industrial Park 認定制度)を推進することにより、ゼロエミッション型工業団地の実装を目指したものである。
Promotion of Community Resilience Against Plastic Pollution and Climate Change in the Mekong River Basin
This presentation was a quick overview of monitoring and scientific research on marine plastics and pollution. The whole information is based on “G20 Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter” 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The major findings from the quick review are as follows: 1) It seems that the current policy attentions is still more on...
In Sustainability MDPI
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been identified as potential enablers for alternative forms of sharing surplus food to prevent food loss and waste. Food sharing platforms can also provide an entry point to the sustainability transition by encouraging its users to confront the systemic causes of unsustainable and inequitable...
In Resources, Conservation and Recycling
There is limited knowledge on the potential impacts of electric vehicle (EV) deployment in developing countries to date. India is a rapidly industrializing country with a national policy to promote EVs, but does not have the waste management infrastructure to process battery waste. Through a model analysis for India, we projected that the sale of...
オンラインセミナー「循環経済とネットゼロ:ビジネスとくらしの大変革」
個人の行動変容と意識の向上により脱炭素(ネットゼロ)社会の実現を図ることに限界があり、循環経済を構築し、より循環型なくらしを浸透させるには、人びとの働き方やライフスタイルのルールを変える社会変革が必要であると説明しました。また、COVID-19の影響がこの傾向を増幅させていると示唆しました。具体的には、脱炭素(ネットゼロ)や海洋プラごみ流失ゼロといった長期目標を実現した社会の姿を皆で描き、そして、その実現に向けて市民の行動変容や政策介入に係る社会実験を行い、効果を検証する証拠を積み重ねていくことが肝要であると指摘しました。
2022年11月30日に発表されたEUの2つの文書の概要を整理し、主なポイントをとりまとめました。 包装と包装廃棄物についての規則改定案(Proposal for a revision of EU legislation on Packaging and Packaging Waste) バイオベース・生分解性・コンポスト可能プラスチックについての政策枠組みに関するコミュニケーション(EU policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics) 2023年1月18日初公表
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