Principal Policy Researcher
Major English publications
- Wiedenhofer, D., Wieland, H., Leipold, S., Aoki-Suzuki, C., Watari, T., Aguilar-Hernandez, G. A., Graf, S., Edelenbosch, O. Y., Zanon-Zotin, M., & Kaufmann, L. (2025). The circular economy and climate change: The state of national and global evidence on mitigation potential. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 50. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-111523-102441
- Fröhling, Magnus, Aoki-Suzuki, Chika, Bakshi, Bhavik, Leipold, Sina, Tong, Xin, Wang, Hannah Su-Han, Wiedenhofer, Dominik.(2024) Unpacking the path toward a sustainable circular economy through industrial ecology, 28(6), pp. 1088-1980
- Aoki-Suzuki, C. , M.R. Dente, S. Hashimoto, S. (2023) Assessing economy-wide eco-efficiency of materials produced in Japan, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 194, July 2023
- Aoki-Suzuki, C., Nishiyama, T., Kato, M., Lavtizar, V. (2023). Policies and Practice of Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan: Transition Towards the Circular Economy. In: Ghosh, S.K., Ghosh, S.K. (eds) Circular Economy Adoption . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4803-1_2
- Aoki-Suzuki, C. et al. (2021) Total environmental impacts of Japanese material production, Journal of Industrial Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13152
- Aoki-Suzuki, C.(2016) Exploring potential policy motivation and approaches to improve resource efficiency in emerging Asia, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Vol. 18, Issue 1,
- Aoki-Suzuki, C.(2015) Green Economy and Green Growth in international trends of sustainability indicators (Chapter 1), in The Economics of Green Growth- New Indicators for Sustainable Societies, Routledge, 2015
- Kojima, S. and Aoki-Suzuki, C.,(2015) Efficiency and fairness of resource use: from a planetary boundary perspective)(Chapter 2) in Green Economy and Green Growth inThe Economics of Green Growth- New Indicators for Sustainable Societies, Routledge, 2015
- Aoki-Suzuki, C., M. Bengtsson, and Y. Hotta (2012) Policy application of economy-wide material flow accounting: International comparison and suggestions for capacity development in industrializing countries, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 16(4), pp.467-480, 2012
- Aoki-Suzuki, C., M. Bengtsson and Y. Hotta(2012) Controlling trade in electronic waste: An analysis of international agreements and national trade policies in Asia (Chapter 8) , in E-Waste Management: From Waste to Resource, Routledge, 2012
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
Resource Efficiency policies / indicators and its development in the context of Asia
Education
Ph.D in Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University in 2023
Master's degree in International Development Studies, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in 2007
M.Sc. in Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo in 2002
B.A. in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University in 2000
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Translation of non-IGES Material
国際資源パネル（IRP）「Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth: Using less resources and reducing the environmental impact (Summary for Policy Makers)」の日本語翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。人類は過去1 世紀の間に驚異的な経済・社会開発を成し遂げた。しかしながら、その開発が環境や低コスト資源の利用可能性を犠牲にして達成されたことを示す兆候が、ますます強まっている。進歩はあったものの、いまだに大きな貧富の差が見られる。資源利用のペースを安定させ環境への影響を緩和しつつ...
Translation of non-IGES Material
国際資源パネル（IRP）「Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth: Using less resources and reducing the environmental impact (Factsheet)」の日本語翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。
Conference Proceeding
Presentation
WEEE/E-waste Management Workshop on Take-Back System. UNEP-DTIE-IETC/GEC
Presentation
6th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE 2011)
Report Chapter
In Local-level Innovations towards an Environmentally Sustainable City CaseStudies from Japanese Cities
Report Chapter
In Local-level Innovations towards an Environmentally Sustainable City CaseStudies from Japanese Cities
Commissioned Report
Commissioned Report
アジア資源循環研究推進業務 -平成22年度 地域横断的政策研究報告書 『３Ｒ政策実施へ向けたガバナンスの改善』-
Commissioned Report
平成22年度 UNEP「持続可能な資源管理に関する国際パネル」支援検討調査業務
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Project
Updated: March 2026
IGES Plastic Focus: Tackling Pollution and Advancing Circular Solutions
This special webpage highlights global developments in addressing plastic pollution, focusing on the growing importance of the circular economy as a solution. It also showcases IGES contributions to this agenda, including its environmental policy...
Project
Updated: July 2023
G7 (2023) Special webpage
The G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment was recently held in Sapporo, Japan, ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit on May 19-21. In this special issue, we provide in-depth coverage of the latest updates and insights from th