With its impacts on the natural environment and human society, climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world.
IGES is committed to the formulation and implementation of climate policies on mitigation and adaptation for transition toward a decarbonised and resilient society. Our work is framed within international processes related to climate change, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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30th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium of the SEEPS
Net-zero and just transition in Asia
This symposium discusses international unjust transitions in the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Deepening the transitions has gone beyond domestic impacts to affect international justice through international supply chains...
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G7 France 2026: Environmental Leadership, Climate Security and Critical Minerals
Hosted by IGES, this online session took place in the context of the French Republic's Presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) in 2026, which reaffirms the G7’s longstanding commitment to environmental protection, unity and shared priorities. The...
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Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society 2026
Cities are responsible for approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. As such, in order to achieve the Paris Agreement 1.5-degree target, it is vital that cities accelerate the transition to a decarbonised society...
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Advancing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Second Advisory Group Meeting in Tokyo
The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) serving as its secretariat, convened its second Advisory Group Meeting in Tokyo on 11 and 12 March, 2025. The A6IP...
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Advancing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: 4th Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Global Partnership Meeting (GPM) held in Tokyo
The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, for which the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) serves as Secretariat, held the 4th Meeting of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Global Partnership in Tokyo...
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IPCC Chair Jim Skea Visits IGES for an Exchange of Views with Researchers
On Tuesday, 22 October, Professor Sir Jim Skea, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor at Imperial College London, visited IGES's headquarters in Hayama and exchanged views with IGES researchers. Since 1999, IGES...
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IGES Activity on COP30
From 10 to 21 November, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Belém, located at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. As the highest decision-making
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G7 / G20 Special webpage
Each feature page explains trends and highlights of major themes related to climate change, energy, and the environment at the G7/G20 summits.
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Updated: March 2025
Environment Research and Technology Development Fund 1CN-2206 (FY2022-2024) - Research on the national long-term roadmap to synergise mitigation and adaptation towards a net zero and resilient ASEAN
Towards the establishment of a net-zero and resilient ASEAN Community as indicated by the ASEAN Climate Vision 2050, IGES is conducting a study on the formulation of a long-term roadmap to promote integrated transition of mitigation and adaptation in...