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）「Metal Stocks in Society: A Scientific Synthesis」の日本語翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。きわめて多様かつ集約的な金属使用に関する主たる問題は、社会がそれらの1 つまたは多くの長期的供給に関心を持つ必要があるか否かである。これは、短時間で明快に答えを出すことのできない、多面的な問題である。この問題に取り組むために、資源パネルのグローバルな金属フロー作業部会は、一連の6 分冊の報告書を構想した。このうち、本報告書は金属の社会蓄積量を取り上げた、最初のものである。20 世紀を通じ、金属使用は増加し続けたため、金属の蓄積は地下資源ベースから社会での金属の蓄積へと大きくシフトした...
Commissioned Report
Presentation
Commissioned Report
Second year research report for the 3 year research project on "management of valuables and hazardous materials in products aiming for environmentally sound international resource circulation" funded by the scientific research grant for promotion of sound material cycle society.
Translation of non-IGES Material
国際資源パネル（IRP）「Assessing Biofuels Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources (Summary for Policy Makers)」の日本語翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。本報告書は、持続可能な資源管理に関する国際パネルのバイオ燃料作業グループによって作成された。本報告書は、バイオ燃料の持続可能な生産と利用に向けた主要な問題と展望に関する概観を提示している。また、最新の重要な論評を考慮しつつ、広範な文献調査に基づいている。いわゆる第一世代のバイオ燃料に焦点を置いているが、今後の開発分野についても検討している。資源生産性の向上という全体的な背景において...
Report Chapter
In Extended Producer Responsibility Policy in East Asia - in Consideration of International Resource Circulation -
Non Peer-reviewed Article
Non Peer-reviewed Article
Presentation
5th Internatonal Conference on Industrial Ecology "Transition Towards Sustainability", 21-24 June 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
The presentation summarizes the main findings of an international collaborative study/survey titled “EPR Policy in East Asia in consideration of International Resource Circulation” which will be published as a report in 2009. The study mainly focused on the application of EPR principles to the management of used electric and electronic products (e...
Presentation
5th Internatonal Conference on Industrial Ecology "Transition Towards Sustainability", 21-24 June 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
By experiencing the recent price fluctuation of resources, sustainable resource management, including waste management and resource circulation, is becoming a renewed policy concern for both developed and developing countries. Unless material flows are monitored on a regular basis, it is difficult to design policies for improved resource efficiency...
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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...
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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