(9) Research on Policies and Measures
to Address Global Warming
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With a view to exploring policies and measures to achieve the Kyoto
target for Japan as well as to contributing to future international negotiations,
we have conducted a captioned research on the following:
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International negotiations focusing on the COP and
COP/MOP; |
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The European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU-ETS); |
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The U.S. climate change policies. |
(Commissioned by METI / Industrial Science and Technology
Policy and Environment Bureau) |
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(10) Research on International
Trends over Global Warming
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The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC AR4) is slated for completion in 2007. The Working Group
III is now preparing a second order draft of the AR4 based on the input
by the initial expert review and the third Lead Author meeting in China.
To support activities of the Japanese authors and experts, the IPCC internal
liaison group for the Working Group I, II and III and the liaison group
for the Working Group III were established.
(Commissioned by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization) |
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(11) Research for Promoting Kyoto Mechanisms
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To utilize Kyoto mechanisms, business infrastructures including financial
accounting system should be established in relation to the treatment of
emission credits. As it requires careful consideration for a wide range
of issues such as tax practices relating to accounting and numerous project
types of emission reductions activities, we have set up a research committee
under the chairmanship of Prof. Yukiharu Kurokawa (Keio University) to
study potential accounting issues derived from business investment to
reduce carbon emissions. To that end, we have examined specific cases
based on the report of the Accounting Standard Board of Japan (ASBJ) for
Practitioners, a guideline on the interpretation of international financial
reporting.
(Commissioned by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) |
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| (12) Research on International Consensus-Building
Process to Prevent Global Warming |
A research committee was set up under the chairmanship of Prof. Mitsutsune
Yamaguchi to explore a post-Kyoto international regime beyond 2012 that
involves developing countries. This year we have delved into the present
and future of innovative technology development to contribute to the study
of the future regime.
(Commissioned by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization)
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