低炭素型で持続可能な社会への移行の挑戦が意味するもの、及びその機会と課題について論ずる。Discuss implications of the change that will be required for a transition to a sustainable low-carbon society, including its opportunities and challenges.

低炭素社会への移行の基礎となる、企業、市民等による自主的な温室効果ガス排出量の把握・可視化と自己管理について論ずる。 Accounting, visualization and management are basis for effective measures to reduce GHGs, for regulated entities and also for unregulated individuals.

わが国、及び諸外国の取組の現状と課題について論ずる。Discussing most recent national climate policies and actions, and their challenges

イクレイ加盟自治体等を例に内外の自治体による取組の現状と課題について論ずる。Show the challenges of ICLEI member cities and others in Japan and world

内外の企業による取組の現状と課題について論ずる。The lecture focuses on efforts being made and challenge faced by the private sectors in Japan and the world.

世界の温室効果ガス排出構造、及びIPCC SRESシナリオ群を例に社会の選択とそれが有する将来予測排出量・気温上昇にとっての意味合いについて論ずる。Review the structure of global GHG emissions and IPCC SRES scenarios, and discuss how different scenarios on future socio-economic development constructed and used in relevant scenario analysis would determine projections of future GHG emissions and surface temperature rise.

排出権取引制度などの各種政策手法の特徴と，それら制度の設計のキーポイントについて論ずるEmissions trading and other policy instruments, and keypoints for designing these instruments.

京都議定書運用ルールの交渉家庭と主要アクターの役割、ボン・マラケシュ合意の主要な内容、議定書運用ルール交渉の経験と教訓について論ずる。Review processes of negotiating the implementing rules of the Kyoto Protocol, the role played by major actors, and important provisions of the Bonn Agreement and the Marrakech Accord, and discuss experiences and lessons learned from these processes.

京都議定書の交渉過程と主要アクターの役割、議定書の主要規定、議定書交渉の経験と教訓について論ずる。Review processes of negotiating the Kyoto Protocol, the role played by major actors, and important provisions of the Protocol, and discuss experiences and lessons learned from these processes.

IPCC報告書と気候変動国際交渉の間に見出されるような気候科学と社会の意思決定との間の関係の実態とあるべき姿について論ずる。 How scientific findings are to be used in the policy-making process is discussed. The role of IPCC is discussed as a platform of interaction between scientists and decision-makers.

IPCC報告書などに基づき、気候変動の科学的基礎として、そのメカニズム、現状、人為的影響、影響などについて論ずる。 Scientific basis for climate change, its mechanisms, current status, impact, etc. are presented based on IPCC Assessment Reports and other materials.

アジア太平洋地域の開発途上国を例に、気候変動問題への取組と持続可能な開発に向けた取組の融合の必要性と課題について論ずる。Relationship between climate change and sustianable development will be discussed in the context of developing coutnries in Asia-Paciic.

講義の概要と進め方等を説明すると共に、地球環境問題の特徴、経済的・社会的な原因・背景、問題の解決に必要な政府・企業・市民の行動について論ずる。Introduce the outline and schedule of the lecture course, and discuss key aspects of global environmental issues, economic and social factors that have caused these serious challenges, and actions by Governments, businesses and citizens that will be required to provide solutions to the problem.