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Fact Sheet

IGES Climate x SDGs Infographics Series: Industry Transition

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The infographic on Industry Transition is part of the IGES Infographics Series on the interactions between Climate Action and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The six transformative action areas for the infographics series were: Climate Finance and Carbon Pricing; Energy Transition; Industry Transition; Nature-based Solutions;...
Presentation

Transition management with “Just Transition” in Japanese power sector

International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific 2019
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“Just Transition” is an important, brand new concept to implement policies towards decarbonisation of the power sector (DPS) in Japan. However, a knowledge gap still remains between this concept and policy discussion at a practical level. Therefore, using the existing DPS scenarios and employment factors for the power sector based on extended input...
Keywords:
Just Transition; Decarbonization; Power Sector; Employment; Japan
Research Report

Digital Revolution and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

Author:
Nebojsa
Nakicenovic
Dirk
Messner
Caroline
Zimm
Geoff
Clarke
Johan
Rockström
Ana Paula
Aguiar
Benigna
Boza-Kiss
Lorenza
Campagnolo
Ilan
Chabay
David
Collste
Luis
Comolli
Luis
Gomez-Echeverri
Anne
Goujon
Arnulf
Grubler
Reiner
Jung
George
Kamiya
Elmar
Kriegler
Michael
Kuhn
Julia
Leininger
Charles
Martin-Shields
Beatriz
Mayor-Rodriguez
Jerry
Miller
Apollonia
Miola
Keywan
Riahi
Maria
Schewenius
Jörn
Schmidt
Kristina
Skierka
Odirilwe
Selomane
Uno
Svedin
Paul
Yillia
This report assesses all the positive potential benefits digitalization brings to sustainable development for all. It also highlights the potential negative impacts and challenges going forward, particularly for those impacted by the ‘digital divide’ that excludes primarily people left behind during the Industrial Revolution like the billion that...
Peer-reviewed Article

Japan–India Technology Matchmaking Platform:Approach to Promote Japanese Low Carbon Technologies in Indian Industries

In Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development (JREAD)
Author:
Prosanto
Pal
This paper details the efforts made by Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), under their Japan–India collaborative projects, to promote low carbon technologies (LCT) among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. The empirical evidence gathered during the projects show that three...
Keywords:
Low carbon technology transfer
Technology matching platform
JITMAP
Presentation

Can Japan enhance its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets?

BUAA-NIES Bilateral Workshop on Integrated Assessment of Health Co-benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Policy
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This presentation highlights the following topics. - Relationships between 2030 mitigation target (NDC) and co-benefits such as health care and air pollution. - Assessment on the ambition of current Japan’s NDC by comparative study for model analysis and historical trend. - Showing an example on how to utilize or deliver the results from IAM models...
Keywords:
Japan
NDC
Assessment
Co-benefit
Working Paper

Potential Advantages of the JCM (Joint Crediting Mechanism) Implementation in India - Benefits and Contributions towards the Achievement of NDCs

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Although Japan and India have long considered the possibility of establishing the JCM as has been stipulated in joint statements between these two countries, an official bilateral document to start the JCM has not yet been signed. The JCM is one of the market-based mechanisms which involves Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs)...
Peer-reviewed Article

インドの省エネルギー政策事情―省エネ証書取引制度（PAT）を中心として―

In 環境技術 (Journal of Environmental Conservation Engineering)
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本稿では，インド政府が国連気候変動枠組条約に提出したGHG排出削減目標案（INDC）の達成のために、国内的な取組として定めた「国家気候変動行動計画」の計画の１つである「省エネルギー化国家計画」の要となっている省エネ証書取引制度（Perform Achieve and Trade: PAT）と,IGES関西研究センターがインドで取り組んでいる日本の低炭素技術移転の取組を紹介する.
Keywords:
Energy efficiency policies
Energy Efficiency
Low Carbon Technologies
CO2 emission reduction
Greenhouse Gase (GHG) emission reduction
Peer-reviewed Article

An integrated assessment of climate‑affected long‑term water availability and its impacts on energy security in the Ganges sub‑basins

In APN Science Bulletin
Author:
Devesh
Sharma
G.M. Tarekul
Islam
Rabin
Malla
The Ganges basin provides essential water for drinking, irrigation, industrial use and power generation. Global climate change will affect the water availability in the basin and inevitably intensify the competition for water among major users, particularly from thermal power generation. Knowledge on the spatial distribution of water supply-demand...
Keywords:
Ganges sub-basins · Integrated assessment · Water stress for thermal power generation · Water supply-demand gaps · Water-energy nexus
Peer-reviewed Article

Global energy system transformations in mitigation scenarios considering climate uncertainties

In Applied Energy
Author:
Kaoru
TACHIIRI
Ken'ichi
MATSUMOTO
This study evaluates the effect of climate uncertainties on the transformations in the global energy system needed for realizing mitigation targets in the long term. Climate uncertainties affect the amount of allowable emissions from human activities that are consistent with a given climate target, and, thus, the range of necessary energy...
Keywords:
Energy system
Climate uncertainty
Long-term mitigation
Integrated assessment model
Scenario analysis
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