Realization of low-carbon societies (LCS) is an urgent global challenge. By strengthened networking through LCS-RNet, researchers will have more opportunities to share their knowledge and to cooperate with each other across the border With the direct link between LCS-RNet and the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting process, researchers will continue efforts to communicate with decision-makers and various stakeholders such as businesses, IGOs, and NGOs, to share social, economic and scientific research findings to help realise low-carbon societies.

• Promotion of information exchange and research cooperation that cover various issues relating to lowcarbon societies,
• Promotion of understanding about LCS through dialogues between researchers and various stakeholders including policy-makers, businesses, citizens and others to share national and sub-national visions on low-carbon societies, and
• Contribution to international policy-making processes on climate change including G8 process by providing research outcomes and recommendations.

Platform of LCS research
The basic nature of LCS-RNet is a platform to support and encourage information sharing and voluntary cooperation among research institutions specifically in the field of LCS research. LCS-RNet also facilitate the interaction between researchers and various stakeholders, and delivers their findings to policy-makers to assist science-based policy making in transitioning to low-carbon societies.

Non-binding network
LCS-RNet is a non-binding network, and its activities and outcomes are independent from official views of any governments, and while policy relevant, should not be policy prescriptive. Participation in the Network will not hamper individual research activities in any way, but to enhance them