An article titled “Institute Professor Masataka Watanabe, Chuo University Research and Development Initiative, signed MOU that agreed on implementing the Joint Project for GHG transparency report and global stocktake in Tajikistan” has been published on the Chuo University website.
An article titled “Institute Professor Masataka Watanabe, Research and Development Initiative, Speaks at the Japan Pavilion Exhibition at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2023/12/9)” has been published on the Chuo University website (in Japanese)
＜Joint Announcement by Chuo University, the Ministry of the Environment, the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of Mongolia, and the Ministry of Nature, Environment, and Tourism of Mongolia＞
The Ministry of the Environment’s website has simultaneously published the following article:
“Confirmation of Agreement between CO2 Emissions Estimation by GOSAT Series Observation and the Values Report by the Mongolian Government”
https://www.env.go.jp/en/press/press_01990.html
In addition, Chuo University has released the following article:
An article titled “Akihiro Oba, Institute Assistant Professor, Research and Development Initiative, received the Education 2.0-Visionaries Award, an international award” has been published on the Chuo University website.
An article titled “Akihiro Oba, Institute Assistant Professor, Research and Development Initiative, received the Education 2.0-Outstanding Leadership Award, an international award” has been published on the Chuo University website.
Promotion video about the JCM/MRV project including progress in the summer 2015, which was presented in “JCM project Kick-off Meeting” on September 2015 at National University of Mongolia, is now available.
You can access the video from here.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy arrived in Japan on August 23, 2015 to strengthen bilateral environmental cooperation between Japan and the United States. A town hall meeting on the theme of US Climate Action was held at the American Center in Tokyo on August 26, and Chuo University Research and Development Initiative (RDI) Professor Masataka Watanabe acted as chair and moderator.
Please see the details here.
A website for “Project to Implement MRV and Related Technological Improvements Contributing to the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Mongolia” is now available.
JAXA is developing a TANSO-3 simulator that enables the evaluation of the anticipated concentration measurement performance of the TANSO-3 prototype through its design, manufacturing, and testing stages. This simulator is also planned to be utilized in the design and manufacturing phases of the actual sensor and related systems, as well as in the evaluation of sensor performance following the launch of GOSAT-GW.
The aim is to validate and verify the effectiveness and reliability of Japan's GOSAT series by comparing the carbon dioxide emissions recorded in the greenhouse gas inventory for Mongolia with estimates derived from satellite observation data. Furthermore, the goal is to improve accuracy, not just for GOSAT-2 but also by comparing inventory emissions of methane with estimates made using observation data from the GOSAT series, thereby enhancing practicality.
This involves comparing CO2 emissions inventory data created by several countries other than Mongolia with GOSAT observation data, applying technology to estimate CO2 emissions from GOSAT observation data, and evaluating and verifying the usefulness of this technology, with the aim of enhancing its practicality.
In Mongolia, the goal is to promote a meat storage system using renewable energy utilization and refrigeration storage technology that prevents grassland degradation through green development. By establishing an MRV methodology that verifies the effects of reducing CO2 emissions originating from energy using GOSAT-2, the aim is to demonstrate a pathway to a sustainable green economy to the world.
