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Resources for the Future and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies convened a one and one-half day workshop on domestic and international climate policy May 11?12, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan. The first day included 49 participants hearing presentat

The engagement of the United States is critical to the success of any international effort against global climate change. Although international climate efforts require long-lasting, credible commitments by participating countries, risk of failure to deliver on such commitments rises with the degree of gap that the domestic institutions permit...

This paper examines the process to lead the adoption of the EU directive on establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in order to identify the reasons for Germany to agree on the adoption, despite of the expected friction caused by the shift from its existing national measures, especially voluntary...

-Executive Summary -Comparison of Options Available to Japan for Acquiring Emission Certificates 1.Current situation in Japan 2.Options -pros and cons 3.Conclusion -Comparative evaluation of options -Background Paper 1: Current Japanese Climate Policy from the Perspective of Using the Kyoto Mechanisms 1.Introduction 2.Climate policy development in...

"Compact city" in this policy option refers to land planning focusing on higher density and better accessibility which reduces automobile dependency. "Smart growth" is a general term for land use practices that create more accessible land use patterns which reduce the amount of travel needed to reach goods and services (Litman, 2003a). Experiences...

環境の危機が叫ばれる中、ファクター4、10レベルの改善を達成する可能性を持つ取り組みコンセプトとして「製品サービスシステム（Product Service System）」等のシステムイノベーションコンセプトが提唱されている。このイノベーションコンセプトは、「消費者が求めているのは製品そのものではなく製品により提供される機能である」との前提に立ち、従来と異なる方法で消費者の要望を満たそうとするもので、製品リース・レンタル等をオルタナティブな機能提供方法として提案している。一方で、研究が進むにつれて「期待された程の大幅な環境負荷低減に繋がることは少ない」、「消費者受容性に問題がある」等の問題点も指摘されるようになった。本稿では、オルタナティブな機能提供方法の中でも環境負荷低減効果が高いとされる...

IGES has been announcing the top news on the environment in the Asia-Pacific region every year since 1998 in order to collect and organise information about environmental issues and policy trends in this region, and to report on how this region addresses environmental problems and how it works to create a sustainable society. For this year' s top...

Remarks: In collaboration with Wuppertal Institute & commissioned by MoEJ H16年度環境省委託事業（協力：ヴッパータール気候・環境・エネルギー研究所）