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Ministry of Environment addresses climate change that causes economic and environmental impacts on developing regions.
The table below presents some major examples of such cooperation projects.
| Name of Measures (Budgets) | International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies (LCS-RNet) |
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| Outline | This is a network of researchers supporting scientific policy making, policymakers, business people and other related stakeholders. Through policy dialogues, various workshops and annual meetings, the network conducts close talks and shares knowledge on necessary core topics to bring about a low-carbon society, and by reflecting results into policies, aims to support the transition to a low-carbon and resilient society. |
| Countries/Regions subject to the measures |
Countries throughout the world |
| Progress and achievements |
The International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies (LCS-RNet) was established when Japan, which chaired the G8 in 2008, advocated the necessity of activities to link policies and research, and participating countries agreed to this proposal. Activities began in 2009, with the Secretariat located in Japan (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies: IGES). LCS-RNet is a research exchange network for countries around the world to share scientific knowledge needed to create a low-carbon society and to come up with new ideas to achieve this. At the same time, it supports timely policy implementation directly linking policy with research and provides a platform for dialogue between researchers and policymakers. LCS-RNet was approved at the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting held in Syracuse, Italy in April 2007, and it is expected that knowledge from the network will be reflected at the top level in environmental policies worldwide. The results will also be used as inputs in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and related international institutions. Researchers will use results from the network to contribute proactively to drafting low-carbon and green-growth strategies in their respective countries. The Eighth LCS-RNet Annual Meeting held in Wuppertal, Germany in September 2016 was attended by about 80 participants from 13 countries and 2 international organizations. At the Meeting, discussions were held on reducing global emissions through strengthening and implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), utilizing the capacity of non-state actors (including cities and financial institutions, etc.) in the implementation of the Paris Agreement, collaboration between finance and capacity building for developing countries to increase the effective support from developed countries, and the importance of the long-term strategy towards a zero-carbon society, based on the theme "To realize the long-term transformation towards a full decarbonized society." |
| Division in charge | Research and Information Office, Policy and Coordination Division, Global Environment Bureau |
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| Last updated | March, 2017 |
