This book was published in March 2025 to report the outcomes of Japan’s nationwide project, S-18: Comprehensive Research on the Projection of Climate Change Impacts and the Evaluation of Adaptation, which was conducted over a five-year period from 2020 to early 2025.  1) Introduces research methodologies and results that bridging research and climate change policy development;  2) Integrates research framework using common scenarios for climate and socio-economic changes;  3) Reveals interaction among global warming level, social changes and impacts, and effectiveness of countermeasures;  4) This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access;

A research team led by POSTECH Professor Hyung Joo Lee found that NO₂ exposure levels were consistently higher in areas with higher socioeconomic status—an outcome shaped by South Korea’s distinctive history of rapid economic development and urban planning.

A new study published in the journal Science analyzes the results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that showed that brick kiln owners in Bangladesh are willing and able to implement cleaner and more efficient business practices within their operations—without legal enforcement—if they receive the proper training and support, and if those changes are aligned with their profit motives. The study is the first to rigorously demonstrate successful strategies to improve efficiency within the traditional brick kiln industry.