公益財団法人地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)

IGES will host an official side event "Article 6.2 Implementation for High Integrity: Updates, Lessons and Challenges" at #COP29 tomorrow at 13:15-14:45 (AZT). The implementation of the cooperative approach under Article 6.2 is gaining momentum as more actors enter the space and gain experience. The side event will provide an overview of the status of cooperation and current mitigation activities as well as measures for ensuring high integrity. The focus will be on reflecting on challenges and lessons learned from the perspective of both acquiring and host countries as well as the private sector. This will help interested countries and activity owners to better understand the A6 mechanism and the role it can play for high-integrity carbon markets. https://lnkd.in/gdvgVZqH

IGES, host of the IPCC TFI TSU, will hold three events tomorrow morning (16 Nov) at the IPCC Pavilion during #COP29. 🌍 Check the details here: https://lnkd.in/gRKujTva (Click the times at the top right for event details!) 9:30-10:30 "The IPCC Inventory Software to report under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement" 11:00-12:15 "Reconciling anthropogenic land-use emissions between global models and national inventories" 12:30-13:30 "IPCC TFI Activities in the seventh assessment cycle"

Join us! IGES Side Events at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) From 11 to 22 November, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. As the highest decision-making body of the UNFCCC, COP oversees the implementation of agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement and reviews progress on previous commitments. #COP29 will feature discussions on setting new #climatefinance targets and raising the ambition of #NationallyDeterminedContributions (#NDCs). Additionally, the Biennial Transparency Report, due by the end of the year, will be submitted for the first time. During COP29, IGES will hold various side events in collaboration with partner organisations at the Japan Pavilion and other locations. Many of these events will also be live-streamed online, so please do join us! For details on the side events that IGES is co-hosting or where IGES researchers will be speaking, please visit our special COP29 special webpage. COP29 Special webpage https://lnkd.in/gkFs85Cb

"10 New Insights in Climate Science 2024/2025" The report "10 New Insights in Climate Science" has been jointly produced annually since 2017 by Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme. This policy report compiles ten key scientific findings from the latest climate change research papers, along with policy recommendations. It is released each year to coincide with UNFCCC COP. Dr. Nanda Kumar Janardhanan, Deputy Director- Climate and Energy Area and South Asia Regional Coordinator, contributed to the writing of Insight 9: Closing governance gaps in the energy transition minerals global value chain is crucial for a just and equitable energy transition. #climatechange #10NICS #UNFCCCCOP #COP29 https://lnkd.in/dYQS7Ji5

ISAP2024 Thematic Track 2 "Co-creating the National Long-term Roadmap to Synergise Mitigation and Adaptation in ASEAN" 1 November JST 15:00 - 16:30 (GMT+09:00) The ASEAN Community has reached a historical point in the development of the ASEAN Climate Change Strategic Action Plan 2025-2030 (ACCSAP) and establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Climate Change (ACCC). The aim is to integrate existing policy and institutional frameworks at the regional and national levels, and to show and enable ASEAN’s pathway to a resilient net-zero ASEAN. For a transition that integrates both mitigation and adaptation, it is vital to update national climate policies such as long-term strategies (LTS), nationally determined contributions (NDCs), and national adaptation plans (NAPs), based on an innovative methodology linked to an integrated roadmap. This will trigger the mainstreaming of climate change objectives and measures into sectoral policies domestically. Furthermore, considering the diversity of ASEAN countries in terms of vulnerability to climate change and capabilities for mitigation and adaptation, it is essential to capture the variations across countries and multiple stakeholders, especially with regards to the (i) long-term national developmental visions, (ii) climate goals, and (iii) key challenges and critical factors on the pathways of mitigation and adaptation. Against this background, this session aims to (1) share the preliminary results of the ongoing international research project (i.e. questionnaire survey analysis and consultation with national ministries at the national workshops), and (2) provide recommendations about the mitigation and adaptation integration at the national policy level in ASEAN/Asian countries, featuring discussions based on the opinions and perceptions of key stakeholders such as experts, industries including the power and finance sectors, and youth. https://lnkd.in/g7mAx88e

At the 24 Oct media briefing, the CBD Secretariat said that sets of national targets had been received from more than half of the CBD Parties, adding that this may help to reduce some of the concern about the low number of national #biodiversity strategies and action plans (#NBSAPs) so far submitted. #CBDCOP16

IGES researchers are attending CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia, from 21 Oct. Stay tuned for updates from the event! Visit our special page: https://lnkd.in/gC5f2rHX The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a multilateral treaty to protect #biodiversity. Its biennial COPs drive the implementation of the treaty. #CBDCOP16 At CBD COP16, key discussions include national targets under the Kunming-Montreal Framework and updates on revised National Biodiversity Strategies. #NBSAPs

Today, we held a media briefing at IGES Tokyo Office on the upcoming @IPBES #Nexus and #TransformativeChange Assessment Reports, set to be released in December. These reports may be challenging to grasp, but a detailed explanation from IPBES Executive Secretary Larigauderie made their significance clear. Please look forward to their release in December!

Dr. Johan Rockström Visits IGES and Delivers Special Lecture On 9 October, Dr. Johan Rockström, visited the IGES Tokyo Sustainability Forum and delivered a special lecture to IGES staff and stakeholders. This event was made possible due to the long-standing relationship at both an institutional and personal level, including collaboration between the two institutions via the Earth League, a think-tank alliance that tackles urgent challenges facing humanity, as well as IGES’s contribution to the Japanese translations of Dr. Rockström’s books, such as "Big World Small Planet: Abundance within Planetary Boundaries" and "Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity: A Report to the Club of Rome (2022), Fifty Years After The Limits to Growth (1972)". In his lecture, Dr. Rockström shared the latest scientific insights on planetary boundaries and sounded the alarm on the current state of the world, pointing out that we are already halfway through the "Decisive Decade" from 2020 to 2030, which will greatly influence the future of humanity. He also introduced the newly launched "Planetary Health Check 2024" initiative. https://lnkd.in/gbaT8H4h

Launch of the G20 Special Webpage The G20 Leaders Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro under the Brazilian presidency on 18 and 19 November. This year’s slogan is ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet’. The G20 is being called upon to demonstrate leadership in uniting to promote sustainable development and prosperity while addressing the triple planetary crisis: climate change, loss of biodiversity and environmental pollution. This Special Webpage features the outcomes of the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting, which was held on 3 October, and the Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting on 4 October. The webpage introduces articles on the main trends and points of interest related to climate, energy, environment and sustainability, as well as related IGES publications. https://lnkd.in/gJn5pG3s #climatechange #energytransition #sustainability #G20