Climate Change

Japan’s medium- and long-term GHG mitigation pathways under the carbon budget approach

This paper assessed Japan’s fair carbon budget consistent with the 2 °C target between 1990 and 2100 under three frequently referred effort-sharing approaches: Converging Per Capita Emissions (CPE); Common but Differentiated Convergence (CDC); and Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs), as well as the consequent GHG emission pathways up to 2100 fo

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Takeshi Kuramochi, Jusen Asuka, Hanna Fekete, Kentaro Tamura, Niklas Höhne
IGES
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Japan, GDP, Climate Mitigation, Emission Targets, Energy Policy, LULUCF, Emissions Inventory
Energy

Nuclear power is not the answer to climate change mitigation

This is a discussion paper on nuclear power and climate Change by Japanese scientists in response to the open letter by sent by climate change scientists in November 2013 that recommeded use of nuclear power generation.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2014
Jusen Asuka, Seung-Joon PARK, Mutsuyoshi NISHIMURA, Toru Morotomi
Tohoku University
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Climate Change, Nuclear Accidents, Climate Mitigation, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants
Climate Change

Post-earthquake climate policy in Japan: proposal on the policy transformation and issuance of low carbon recovery bonds

First, this paper analyzes the fundamental problem of Japanese energy/ climate policy formulation system. Second, it discusses the fate of Japan's -6% target for the Kyoto protocol and -25% target for the Copenhagen accord.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2011
Jusen Asuka
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Tags:
Climate Change, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Japan, Low Carbon Economy, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Energy