日本における環境問題

1.Self introduction of the lecturers, Global risk, Obstacles in enforcing environmental policy. 2.Self introduction of the students, History of pollution in postwar Japan. 3.History of air pollution in the 1960s and improvement in the 1970s. 4.Basics of environmental policy 5.Governance -Governments, legislative process, stakeholder, law system 6. Pollution 1 -Prevention 7. Pollution 2 -Victim relief (e.g. Minamata Disease) and environmental restoration 8. Nature conservation 9. Global environmental issues and international cooperation 10. Climate change 1 -Science and development of international climate regime 11. Climate change 2 -Japan's climate action 12. Wrap up 13. Examination

Lecture and discussions (105 minutes) The first session on January 14th will be online. All other sessions will be held in person on Fridays.

Class participation (40%) and end-of-semester reports (60%) in basic, and positive participation to discussions will be counted as additional points.

Textbooks will be announced when necessary.

Instructions will be given during class as necessary.

Active participation in the class is expected.

Fujikura worked for the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment) of the Japanese Government and the Japan Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (now Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA). Tanaka worked for Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Embassy in Washington D.C. and Embassy in Zimbabwe).