Story NGO/NPO

Maximising multiple co-benefits - How do we get there?

How can we generate and maximise multiple co-benefits of climate actions? – This is the key questions of the Japan-India Climate Policy Research Workshop, held in July 2018 in India. This submission highlights the key findings of the workshop including the identified enabling conditions and lesson learnt in enhancing multiple co-benefits of climate policies. It shows some good examples in India and Japan, such as energy transition and tackling air pollution in India and community power development in Japan. To further maximise these co-benefits, we have indicated the importance of improving coordination and communication, and also strengthen policy signals and set quantified targets by providing a clear policy direction to non-party stakeholders.

Organisation	Institute for Global Environmental Strategies（IGES）, Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Detail	20181122-011.pdf（PDF, 828KB）
Date	22 November 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Submission from Japan Climate Initiative (JCI): Japan Climate Action Summit Declaration

Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) gather together forces of non-state actors such as cities, municipalities, companies and other types of organizations pledge to accelerate and to lead the decarbonization of Japan and the world in order to achieve the purpose of the Paris Agreement. We will conduct dialogue with the government and others so that the long-term strategy should include elements to show a clear direction of decarbonization in which Japanese leadership can accelerate the world’s efforts through enhancement of Japanese climate action with focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Organisation	Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)
Detail	20181122-012.pdf（PDF, 345KB）
Date	22 November 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Evaluation of efforts set out in NDCs to reduce emissions and cross-country comparison: ratcheting up ambition

The Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) is working in cooperation with Resources for the Future (RFF) in the US and other organisations, to develop an evaluation method of emission reduction efforts prescribed in NDCs as emission reduction targets of countries. We employ multiple appropriate indices to identify the need to carry out evaluation. We have also carried out quantitative analysis of the NDCs of major countries with regards to multiple indices, such as emission reductions against GDP, marginal abatement costs of CO2, and abatement costs against GDP. Furthermore, we have used economic models to carry out quantitative analysis on how the reduction of emissions set out in NDCs may affect the global competitive strength of countries and manufacturing industries. Subsequently, for more effective emissions reduction on a global scale and to create a sustainable framework, it is vital that the international community works in harmony to reduce emissions.

Organisation	Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)
Detail	20181025-013.pdf（Japanese only, PDF, 704KB）
Date	25 October 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Creating systems through partnerships as part of Local Agenda 21

As an organization promoted by the city of Kyoto’s Local Agenda 21, we have taken action through our partnerships with citizens, businesses, and government for about 20 years. With particular focus on climate change, we have concentrated on creating systems for practical use, yielding some good results. Those actions with the greatest significance to climate change are outlined below.

Organisation	Miyako Agenda21 Forum
Detail	20181011-014.pdf（Japanese only, PDF, 288KB）
Date	11 October 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Promoting oceans, ocean climate-related actions, and global expansion of Japanese best practices

As well as having a major impact in absorption and fixation of artificial greenhouse gases, the ocean environment is also strongly affected by increasing seawater temperatures, rising sea levels, and acidification. Through cooperation with the World Ocean Forum and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the Roadmap to Oceans and Climate Action (ROCA) Initiative was established, and launched at 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22).
With the aim of achieving ROCA proposals, the Ocean Danger Watch website was launched to focus on the warming and acidification of the ocean, and Japanese practices relating to blue carbon were developed internationally, as well as a review of legal frameworks for the transfer of climate origins. These actions contribute to the promotion of climate change mitigation and adaptation from the perspective of the ocean.

Organisation	Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Detail	20181004-021.pdf（Japanese only, PDF, 309KB）
Date	04 October 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Using the unwanted local resource of bamboo as a heat source for urban regions

Minamata City gained notoriety as a source of pollution. But now, there is a high level of awareness on community health and environmental issues. Similar to many rural area in Japan, Minamata is facing rapidly burgeoning challenges such as depopulation, aging population, and outmigration of young people. The majority of agricultural workers are over 70 years old, and farm work keeps them too busy to deal with maintaining the mountain forests and bamboo groves. The major type of bamboo in the area is Moso bamboo, which was once used for its shoots, for residence walls, and for 3x3x3m bonito fishing cages. However, bamboo does not have much practical use these days, and is fast becoming an unwanted resource because it is so thick and heavy. Every year, bamboo shoots emerge from the ground in the spring, and above-ground growth is halted after about six months. In fact, this unwanted resource can be made into bamboo charcoal to create heat, achieving a carbon-neutral circular society that does not rely on fossil fuels in rural regions.

Organisation	Nobel Apolication of Plant resources
Detail	20180830-024.pdf（Japanese only, PDF, 1.5MB）
Date	30 August 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Submission from National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES): A response to the Talanoa Dialogue process

Based on decisions 1/CP.21 (para 20) and 1/CP.23 (para 10-11 and Annex II), this submission provides input to the Talanoa Dialogue from National Institute of Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan, based on our latest studies. Our inputs are related to three questions: (1) Where are we? (2) Where do we want to go? and (3) How do we get there?

Organisation	National Institute for Environmental Studies
Detail	20180621-004.pdf（PDF, 739KB）
Date	20 June 2018

Story NGO/NPO

Non-Party Stakeholder Submission to the Talanoa Dialogue of the UNFCCC

Studies show that the low-carbon transition, enshrined in the Paris Agreement, is still not happening at the desired pace and scale, notably due to a lack of financing for green technologies and processes. Nonetheless, there is reason for cautious optimism, as most scenario modelling research seem to indicate that creating a decarbonised society remains technically feasible within the required time frame. However, in order to achieve this, immediate and ambitious actions should be taken. This submission concludes by emphasizing the importance of key policy instruments that can facilitate this low-carbon transition.

Organisation	Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Detail	20180601-002.pdf (PDF, 1.02MB)
Date	1 June 2018