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Group 4 discussion on delivering LCS through Sustainable Development The 3rd Workshop of Japan-UK Joint Research Project on Low-Carbon Societies (LCS) 13-15, February 2008, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, Tokyo

Some consideration to deliver LCS from sustainable development points of view

Mikiko Kainuma National Institute for Environmental Studies

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◆ It is essential to have a vision toward climate stabilization and sustainable development. ◆ To realize sustainable development, actions should be taken in a bottom-up way. ◆ Combination of different approaches is required to move forward to sustainable development by taking climate actions.

Examples of approaches:

• Mitigation (set targets of different measures such as emission target,

efficiency improvement, etc. and act step by step)

• Adaptation (need to consider the best combination of mitigation and

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• Technology development in a bottom-up way.

(not only technology transfer, but also technology development and post- installation maintenance is essential for sustainable development. Technologies that come from regional specific needs and are integrated with local natural resources)

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Besides large-scale technology development and transfer, local-scale technology development is important for SD. ◆ Marketing technologies effective for local way of living;

Technologies that:

• contribute to economic livelihoods of local communities
• integrate with local natural resource base

◆ Training local youth/women to take up entrepreneurial services for design, assembly, delivery, and post- installation maintenance of new technologies. ◆ Providing logistical systems to support prompt availability of parts/equipments required for such technologies.

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Besides large-scale technology development and transfer, local-scale technology development is important for SD. ◆The existing policy regime of international trade and Intellectual property rights may need to be re-examined (since existing policy may not facilitate easy transfer of know-how to developing countries). Thus R&D capability in developing countries may need to be strengthened. ◆ Policy support for providing initial infrastructure base (e.g. technical resources, training facilities, logistics networks, and financing services).