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Focusing on the relationship between human society, human behavior and the environment,
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New2024.11.25This initiative will further drive the advancement of LCCN (Life Cycle Carbon Neutral), a concept that goes beyond the traditional 3Rs by utilizing the heat generated from incinerating non-recyclable waste to supply steam to manufacturing plants and by producing plastics from captured CO₂, all in the pursuit of achieving carbon neutrality.
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New2024.11.22Date and time: December 27, 2024, 16:00-17:30 (JST) / Venue: Online / Registration is required.
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New2024.11.22Date and time: December 27, 2024, 16:00-17:30 (JST) / Venue: Online / Registration is required.
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2023.3.23【Date】April 14 (Fri.) 2023, 15:00-18:00 JST
【Venue】The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus (Tokyo) & Online
【Host】NIES Climate Crisis Research Initiative / Scenario Initiative
Free admission. Preregistration is required for both in-person and online participation.
Keynote speakers: Mike Hulme (University of Cambridge), Kari De Pryck (University of Geneva) -
2023.2.1Title: How has Asia-Pacific Integrated Model(AIM) committed to decarbonization?
Date: February 16, 2023
Venue: Online (Zoom Meeting)
Registration: Free
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2024.4.10Article title: Swapping red meat for herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives, study suggests
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2021.7.30This work was supported by TOUGOU, the “Integrated Research Program for Advancing Climate Models” of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Grant Number JPMXD0717935715). This work was also partially supported by the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS II), Program Grant Number JPMXD1420318865, and by the Climate Change Adaptation Research Programs / Decarbonized and Sustainable Society Research Programs at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. Many researchers of Social Systems Division contribute to the Decarbonized and Sustainable Society Research Program.
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2021.6.11Title: Feeling the heat: external pressure and Japan’s commitment to carbon neutrality
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2020.10.1Director Yasuko Kameyama of NIES, together with Dr. Keishi Ono of National Institute for Defense Studies, traced discourses related to climate security and revealed unknown risks never discussed in Japan.
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New2024.11.25This initiative will further drive the advancement of LCCN (Life Cycle Carbon Neutral), a concept that goes beyond the traditional 3Rs by utilizing the heat generated from incinerating non-recyclable waste to supply steam to manufacturing plants and by producing plastics from captured CO₂, all in the pursuit of achieving carbon neutrality.
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2024.7.30Interview with Dr. Fujii on "Utilization of Heat and CO2 from Waste Incineration by Factories to Implement LCCN".