Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change From an international perspective 24 December, 2010 Hironori Hamanaka Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance Chair, Board of Directors Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Asia Pacific Initiative (API) Climate, Energy and Food Security
6. Warming of the climate system is unequivocal.Source: Martin
Manning, Climate Change 2007: Observations and Drivers of Climate
Change
7. GlobalandcontinentaltemperaturechangeMost of the observed
increase in global Source: IPCCaverage temperatures since the
mid-20 th Fourthcentury is very likely due to the observed
Assessmentincrease in anthropogenic GHG concentrations. Report,
Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report, Summary for Policy Makers,
2007 Models using only natural forcings Observations Models using
both natural and anthropogenic forcings
17. Staying under the 2 threshold will require a verystringent
goal, and the longer the delay inimplementation, the steeper the
trajectory required And yet, there are large differences in per
capita emissions among regions and countries Source: Global
Environment Outlook GEO4 environment for development,UNEP,
2007
19.
Isitpossiblefordevelopingcountriestotakepathwaystowardslowcarbonleapfrogdevelopment?
It is important to avoid the risk of locking in more CO2-intensive
energy technologies, and to capture an opportunity to leapfrog
towards a low-carbon economy Source: Dr. Shuzo Nishioka, Dr. Mikiko
Kainuma, NIES, 2008
22. CopenhagenAccord(Continued) NonAnnexIParties
theresultof(domesticMRV) willbereportedthroughtheirnational
communicationseverytwoyears,withprovisionsfor
internationalconsultationsandanalysis(ICA) under
clearlydefinedguidelines.Mitigationactionsseeking
internationalsupport willbesubjecttointernational MRV.
Thecollectivecommitmentbydevelopedcountries
istoprovidenewandadditionalresources,
approachingUSD30billionfortheperiod20102012.
Developedcountriescommittoagoalofmobilizing
jointlyUSD100billiondollarsayearby2020 to
addresstheneedsofdevelopingcountries.
23. CopenhagenAccordandItsImplementation
CopenhagenAccord,whilenotbeingformallyadopted
bytheCOP,andonlytakennoteof,isastepforward
toenabledevelopingcountriestotakemitigation
actions,andtoensuretransparency oftheseactions,
inadditiontoenhancingmitigationcommitmentsby developedcountries.
TheAccordhas beensignedupbynearly140 countries and
morethan80countrieshavesubmitted
theirmitigationtargets/actions.
24. Mitigationtargets/actionssubmittedbyParties Country
Mitigationtargets/actions Japan 25%reductionfrom1990level EU
20%reductionfrom1990level US 17%reductionfrom2005level China
4045%reductionofCO2/GDPfrom2005level Korea 30%reductionfromBAUlevel
Indonesia 26%reductionfromBAUlevel India
2025%reductionofCO2/GDPfrom2005level Brazil
36.138.9%reductionfromBAUlevel
29. Globalecologicalovershoot
depletingtheveryresourcesonwhichhumanlifeand
biodiversitydependToday humanity uses the equivalent of 1.3 planets
toprovide the resources we use and absorb our wasteSource: World
Footprint Do we fit on the planet?, Global Footprint
Network,http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/
31. EcoHomeDiagnosis Aninterestingexperimentalprogrammebeing
promotedbytheHyogoPrefecturalGovernmentin collaborationwithIGES. 4
steps: 1. Recognize your position 2. Choose/ set your target 3.
Know sources and quantities of CO2 emissions from your daily life
at home 4. Develop customized actions at home to achieve your
targetSource:
http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=2482
32. Where is your familys carbon emissions ranked? Carbon
emissionsPower rates Gas rates Your family is ranked at Among 100
families.Your Average Your Averagefamily family Source:
http://www.uchi-eco.com/index.php?mode=uchieco
33. Carbonemissionsathome:fromwhatsourcesandhowmuchamount? Use
of hot water Use of motor vehicle If you choose modest eco-action,
you need to reduce your CO2 emissions by 17%. Other sources
34. ActionsforreducingCO2emissions CO2 Energy costChoose your
actions for CO2 reduction reduction reduction Target Target
Purchase efficient hot water supply system achieved! Reduce the use
of motor vehicle by half