Ways to Achieve Green Asia
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the environment and climate change in Asia. It first gives an overview of the environmental challenges facing the region and summarizes the economic impacts
Japan
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Partnership between TERI and IGES Towards a Low-Carbon Economy
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, and IGES will co-organise a symposium entitled "Partnership between Japan and India Towards a Low-Carbon Economy - Business Opportunities in India: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy" on 21 November 2008 in Yokohama, Japan, with collaborative organisations.
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Business opportunities in India: energy efficiency and renewable energy
Focussing on energy conservation and on renewable energy sectors whose markets are expected to expand in the future, the symposium informed the audience of the latest policies and market trends in India, as well as to introduce notable business strategies of Japanese and Indian businesses in the two fields.
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CDM country fact sheet : China
Currently, 1,598 projects have been approved by the Chinese DNA as of 3 November 2008. Even though the increase of number of projects becomes little moderate compared with 2007, almost 600 projects are newly added within this year. The number of registered projects at the UN has been also increased up to 286 projects (150 projects were registered as of 31 December 2007).
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Assessing barriers to climate co-benefits in transportation in developing Asia - framework
Major transport-environment issues in Asian developing countries are: Choice of transport modes has been skewed towards motorized and private modes (cars, two wheelers) in early stage of economic development; Gap between demand for motorized travel and capacity of infrastructure is high and widening; Cities are trying to develop efficient transport systems but less or no attentions are being pai
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Organic crops or energy crops?: options for rural development in Cambodia and the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
The agricultural sectors of developing Asian countries are experiencing two important new developments: the growth of organic agriculture (OA) and the increasing use of land to grow energy crops (biofuels). This policy brief summarizes the pros and cons of OA and biofuel and makes policy recommendations based on a detailed investigation for Cambodia and the Lao People
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Towards the copenhagen agreement - challenges and perspectives
IGES organised a policy forum on Asia's Post-2012 Climate Regime, with the theme "Towards the Copenhagen Agreement - Challenges and Perspectives" on 9 and 10 October 2008 in Kyoto, in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
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Emerging Japanese emissions trading schemes and prospects for linking
This paper analyses the development of the Japanese Climate Policy since the Rio summit, including climate policy instruments implemented to date and the recent change of position regarding the introduction of a mandatory emissions trading scheme (ETS) in Japan. Several proposals to introduce a mandatory ETS have been published at both the national and regional levels in the last months.
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MDG on reducing biodiversity loss and the CBDs 2010 target
This paper attempts to verify the hypotheses that there is a greater likelihood that initiatives under the CBD process to achieve the 2010 target are more tangible than at the MDG level; that there is a need to link the targets and indicators of the 2010 commitments of the CBD with those of the MDGs; and that the MDGs can use the programme of work under the CBD as an interim indicator of successfu
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Wise Adaptation to Climate Change
The objectives of this Report are to clarify the latest scientific knowledge in Japan on the impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and to present the concept of "wise adaptation' and the direction for future research. The Report presents a summary based on the reviews conducted by the Committee and the working groups comprised of experts from various fields of study.
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Mobility for sustainable development: Bangalore case study
This report stresses the importance of mobility for development, defining it in a broader framework in connection with related concepts such as Accessibility and sustainability. Taking Bangalore for its case study, the report clarifies the socio-economic trends and current plans for land use and transport