218 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Amidst growing environmental concerns worldwide, Japan is seen as particularly vulnerable to the effects of changing climate. This book considers Japan’s response to the climate change problem from the late 1980s up to the present day, assessing how the Japanese government’s policy-making process has developed over time. From the early days of climate change policy in Japan, through the... Read more
1. Framing Japan's response to climate change
2. Emergence of the climate change problem and adoption of the UNFCCC (1980S-1994)
3. COP3 and the Kyoto Protocol (1995-2002)
4. Struggling to find the "Post-Kyoto" Regime, 2002-2010
5. The Tohoku earthquake and reconsideration of Japan's energy policies (2011-2015)
6. Conclusion
Annex 1: Chronicle of Japan's Climate Change Policy
Biography
Yasuko Kameyama is Deputy Director at the Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
