Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022

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[H-CG26] Adaptation to climate change and its social implementation

Tue. May 24, 2022 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 301A (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Hiroya Yamano(National Institute for Environmental Studies), convener:Yoichi Ishikawa(JAPAN Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), KOJI DAIRAKU(University of Tsukuba), convener:Makoto Tamura(Global and Local Environment Co-creation Institute, Ibaraki University), Chairperson:Hiroya Yamano(National Institute for Environmental Studies), Yoichi Ishikawa(JAPAN Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), KOJI DAIRAKU(University of Tsukuba), Makoto Tamura(Global and Local Environment Co-creation Institute, Ibaraki University)

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

[HCG26-01] Why does the world move towards carbon-neutral?

*Dai Yamazaki1, Yuki Kita4,1, Kanon Kino1,2, Takumi Bannai1, Shuhei Nomura1, Ikuto Kanbe1, Satoru Shoji1,3, Ryo Kaneko1, Kei Yoshimura1,2,3 (1.Institute of Industrial Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 2.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 3.Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo, 4.Gaia Vision ltd.)

Keywords:Carbon neutral, Climate change measures, TCFD, Climate change awareness

The international community has agreed in the Paris Agreement to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level, and in recent years, many targets with carbon-neutral as the keyword have been announced. The realization of carbon-neutral is much more ambitious than the Kyoto Protocol-based climate change countermeasures, and requires a major shift in social structure. However, even economic organizations organized by corporations have been announcing that they will cooperate with carbon-neutral rather than oppose it. This study investigates the past trends by focusing on the advancements of climate science, the economic policies of various countries, the efforts of corporations and investors, and the activities of NGOs, etc., and clarifies the background to why the world is moving toward carbon-neutral from a broad perspective. As a result of the literature review, it was confirmed that the advancement of climate science has influenced the international agreement, and the development of new countermeasure tools such as TCFD and taxonomy have encouraged the carbon-neutral movement. In the private sector, climate risk reduction and economic benefits are linked through TCFD and taxonomy, suggesting a paradigm shift in the awareness of the parties involved that climate change measures are “no longer a social contribution but necessary for their own survival”. With supports of these changes in social conditions, the international community is thought to have moved toward carbon-neutral.