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This IGES Issue Brief is an update of policy developments related to sustainable finance in Japan between June 2021 and September 2021 . SUMMARY Notably for this period, the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance under the Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued ‘The Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance’ in mid-June. Building on the...

英国グラスゴーで開催された国連気候変動枠組条約（UNFCCC）第26回締約国会議（COP26）において、民間金融に関しても大きな話題となった。本ブリーフノートでは、COP26 期間中に発表されたサステナブルファイナンスを巡る動きや発表の概要を整理し、それらがどのような文脈のもとで出てきたものなのかを解説するとともに、日本がどのように関わっているかについて触れる。

COP26 Side Event 11 November 2021 24:00 - 25:30 (JST) / 15:00 - 16:30 (Local time) The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) project team provide technical support for developing long-term strategies in several countries in the Asian region. In addition, we support creating strategies for...

2050年の家作りゼミナール４「環境未来」 日本経済新聞社では「脱炭素社会」の実現目標である2050年に向けて、これからの住まいはどのような姿になるのか。将来住宅取得層となる若い世代が、有識者にゼミナール方式で明日の家作りについて話し合う企画をシリーズで掲載する。 エネルギー自足住宅が大市場に　それが脱炭素実現の「約束」果たす

This article outlines ASEAN’s plan to transition toward a resilient and net-zero emission world, based on the ASEAN's first State of Climate Change Report launched on 7 October 2021.

We analyse the current status of impact reporting for Japan's green bonds, identify challenges, and make recommendations for the future. The green bonds covered by the analysis are those issued in the two-and-a-half-year period from January 2017 to June 2019 and those which include renewable energy in their use of proceeds. As a result, a total of...

Friday 22 October 2021 (Day Three) 14:00 – 15:15 CST / 08:00 – 09:15 CEST Panel Discussions: Energy transition Towards a Sustainable Future in Asia Drawing on their expertise, panelists will present their work and address the following questions: What are the main decarbonization strategies to mitigate climate change in Asia? How can Asia achieve...

The 7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond (ICLCA’21) DAY 1 : 18 OCTOBER 2021 (MONDAY) Opening Ceremony ▪ Welcome speech by Prof Ho Chin Siong, Chair of ICLCA 2021 ▪ Opening speech by Prof Datuk Ts Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Vice- Chancellor of UTM ▪ Opening Video Plenary 1 ‘Cities and Circularity: Towards Global Carbon Neutrality...

The world's major investors, banks and other financial institutions are taking note of the upcoming 26 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in November 2021, and they are committing to take actions in line with the Paris Agreement on Net Zero. At the...

The ASEAN State of Climate Change Report (ASCCR) provides an overall outlook of the state of play of climate change issues in the ASEAN region. ASCCR is also a forward-looking report, which includes recommendations on making the transition toward 2030 and on to 2050 for both adaptation and mitigation, considering ASEAN’s development context and the...