Enabling Asia to Stabilise the Climate

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2. Asia Is a Key for a Sustainable Low-Carbon Society

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   2. GHG Reduction Potential in Asia

      • Toshihiko Masui, Shuichi Ashina, Shinichiro Fujimori, Mikiko Kainuma

      Pages 3-22Open Access

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   3. Transition to a Low-Carbon Future in China Towards 2 °C Global Target

      • Jiang Kejun, Chenmin He, Jia Liu

      Pages 23-40Open Access

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   4. India’s GHG Emission Reduction and Sustainable Development

      • P. R. Shukla, Subash Dhar

      Pages 41-54Open Access

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   5. Eighty Percent Reduction Scenario in Japan

      • Toshihiko Masui, Ken Oshiro, Mikiko Kainuma

      Pages 55-66Open Access

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   6. Potential of Low-Carbon Development in Vietnam, from Practices to Legal Framework

      • Nguyen Tung Lam

      Pages 67-89Open Access

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3. Bridging the Gap Between Modeling and Real Policy Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Designing a National Policy Framework for NAMAs

      • Bundit Limmeechokchai

      Pages 93-118Open Access

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   3. ‘Science to Action’ of the Sustainable Low Carbon City-region

      • Chin Siong Ho, Loon Wai Chau, Bor Tsong Teh, Yuzuru Matsuoka, Kei Gomi

      Pages 119-150Open Access

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4. Best Practices and Recommendations in Each Sector to Make It Happen

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Low-Carbon Transport in India

      • P. R. Shukla, Minal Pathak

      Pages 153-175Open Access

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   3. Potential of Reducing GHG Emission from REDD+ Activities in Indonesia

      • Rizaldi Boer

      Pages 177-208Open Access

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   4. Fostering Capacity Development for Asia’s Leapfrog

      • Sirintornthep Towprayoon

      Pages 209-226Open Access

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   5. Capacity Development on GHG Inventories in Asia

      • Hiroshi Ito

      Pages 227-249Open Access

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   6. Japan’s Comprehensive and Continual Support Package for the Creation of Scientific Climate Policies in Asia

      • Tomoko Ishikawa, Shuzo Nishioka

      Pages 251-270Open Access

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This book presents good practices in Asia and ASEAN countries for effectively promoting advances in response to climate change, which can help to achieve sustainable development in Asia and around the world. As a proposal, the aim is to influence the discussions at COP 21 by providing a positive agenda with concrete actions from an Asian perspective. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 describes the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scenario from an Asian perspective and in line with global 2 ° targets. Based on modeling analysis, the studies demonstrate the theoretical potentials and send the policymakers at COP 21 the positive message that “Asia can reach the target.” As Asian countries vary in terms of their economic strength, country-specific scenario studies for the two giants China and India as well as for Japan and Vietnam are introduced to show the different approaches for each country. Part 2 shows successful examples of how modeling analysis are reflected in actual policy development, which provides practical guidelines to help policymakers develop their own roadmaps with stakeholder dialogue, not only in Asia but also in other regions of the world. The Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) roadmap development in Thailand as well as the Iskandar Malaysia project show at the country and city level how researchers and policymakers are working closely to succeed. Part 3 focuses on a number of sector-specific activities including transportation, forestry, capacity development, and inventory work in Asia. Rather than discussing the Low Carbon Society (LCS) concept in detail, the respective chapters highlight unique, concrete, and practically applicable examples from Asia, showing how Asian countries are addressing climate change mitigation issues in a collaborative manner, an approach that can be replicated in other regions. While the ultimate goal of this book is to facilitate international climate regime making, local government and international organizations (United Nations, World Bank, and others) officers, researchers, international NGO/NPOs, consultants, students (particularly those studying international relationships or environmental studies), as well as reporters will find this book useful in broadening their understanding of low-carbon development in Asia.

• COP21
• Climate adaptation
• Energy policy
• GHG emission
• Low Carbon Society
• REDD+
• Sustainable cities
• Climate change management

• IGES, Miura-gun, Japan

  Shuzo Nishioka

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