Research Director
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
3R Policy, Sustainable Resource Management, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), transnational environmental issues, Circular Economy, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Zero Emissions policy, marine plastic issues, industry and environmental issues, self-regulation, Ecological Modernization.
Education
- Dphil in International Relations, Centre for Culture, Development and Environment, University of Sussex, UK
- M.A. in Political Science, Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University
- B.A. in Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
早稲田大学政治経済学部政治学科（政治学士）卒業
早稲田大学大学院政治学研究科（政治学修士）修了
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Discussion Paper
Case study prepared for the OECD
The paper was prepared as a case study for OECD for designing updated guiding principles for EPR design and implementation. The paper was a background paper for Global Forum on Environment: Promoting Sustainable Materials Management through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) held in June 2014.
Book Chapter
In Waste as a Resource
The key challenges in waste management facing rapidly developing economies are the consideration of increasing resource consumption and waste generation, as well as the establishment of a ‘‘sound material cycle society’’. The latter refers to the concept of promoting a social change in which the consumption of natural resources is minimised and the...
Presentation
The 4th Meeting Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste, Environment Policy Committee, OECD
Presented a case study of EPR application in Japan for the Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste under Environment Policy Committee of OECD.
Presentation
Inception Workshop for MOEJ LCS FS in Iskandar
Presentation
Peer-reviewed Article
In Challenges
Informal recycling of electronics in the developing world has emerged as a new global environmental concern. The primary approach to address this problem has been command-and-control policies that ban informal recycling and international trade in electronic scrap. These bans are difficult to enforce and also have negative effects by reducing reuse...
Presentation
Seminar on Asia Low Carbon Strategy for waste sector issue
Presentation
The 4th Regional 3R Forum in Asia, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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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...