| National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) |
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NIES was established in 1974 at Tsukuba Science City, near Tokyo. It has been playing a major role in environmental research in Japan. NIES conducts multidisciplinary environmental studies in natural, social and human sciences. NIES, in collaboration with institutes in China, India, Korea, and Thailand, has developed a large-scale computer simulation model called AIM (Asia-Pacific Integrated Model) to assess climate policy options. AIM was selected by IPCC as one of the models for developing new long-term emission scenarios. The model has been widely used for policy studies and its results have been presented in various environmental assessments such as UNEP/GEO, ECO-Asia, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
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http://www.nies.go.jp |
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Mikiko Kainuma,
Head, Social & Environmental Systems Division,
National Institute for Environmental Studies,
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506 Japan.
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+81-29-850-2422 |
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mikiko@nies.go.jp |
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| Japan Low Carbon Society Scenarios toward 2050 |
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“Research Project on Establishing of Methodology to Evaluate Middle to Long term Environmental Policy Options toward Low Carbon Society in Japan (Japan Low Carbon Society Scenarios toward 2050)” was started in 2004. This 5 years project is sponsored by Strategic Research Development Project, Global Environment Research Fund (Ministry of the Environment, Japan). Around 60 Japanese researchers have worked together to propose concrete policy packages including institutional change, technology development, and lifestyle change to achieve low carbon society toward 2050. We especially focus on 1) long-term scenario development study to integrate environmental options consistently using simulation models, 2) long-term GHG reduction target setting considering effectiveness and validity, and 3) Assessment of environmental options considering future socio-economic conditions in a) urban system, b) information technology society, c) transportation system and d) industrial structure.
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http://2050.nies.go.jp/index_eng.html |
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Junichi Fujino,
Senior Researcher, Social & Environmental Systems
Division,
National Institute for Environmental Studies,
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506 Japan.
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+81-29-850-2504, Fax: +81-29-850-2572 |
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fuji@nies.go.jp |
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