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
英国サセックス大学文化･開発・環境研究所（国際関係論博士）修了
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オンラインセミナー「循環経済とネットゼロ：ビジネスとくらしの大変革」
個人の行動変容と意識の向上により脱炭素（ネットゼロ）社会の実現を図ることに限界があり、循環経済を構築し、より循環型なくらしを浸透させるには、人びとの働き方やライフスタイルのルールを変える社会変革が必要であると説明しました。また、COVID-19の影響がこの傾向を増幅させていると示唆しました。具体的には、脱炭素（ネットゼロ）や海洋プラごみ流失ゼロといった長期目標を実現した社会の姿を皆で描き、そして、その実現に向けて市民の行動変容や政策介入に係る社会実験を行い、効果を検証する証拠を積み重ねていくことが肝要であると指摘しました。
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2nd Technical Working Group Meeting on Formulation of National Plastic Action Plan in Myanmar
The 2nd Technical Working Group meeting to develop National Plastic Action Plan in Myanmar was organized on January 11, 2023 as an online event. During the TWG meeting, Hotta presented the current status of internatonal cooperation on plastic pollution in ASEAN countries as well as its implications to interanational negotiation to develop...
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APRSCP Side Event "Plastic Free Rivers for Resilient Riverine Communities"
For a pollution free planet, UNEP has been implementing plastic pollution-related projects in the Mekong basin countries since 2019. Past projects aimed to identify a region-based model for monitoring and assessment of plastic leakage and pollution reduction targeting land-based plastic leakage entering waterways such as rivers and canals or...
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ERIA-IGES-APRSCP Hybrid Event: ‘The Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility in the Asian Context: Challenges and Lessons Learned'
Dr Yasuhiko Hotta, Vice President of APRSCP and Programme Director of Sustainable Consumption and Production Area at IGES, identified six challenges for adopting EPR: interpretation of EPR, the difficulty of identifying producers, the infeasibility of the take-back scheme, competition with the informal waste management sector, waste collection and...
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16th Asia Pacific Roundtable of Sustainable Consumption and Production
At the session 2 of 16th APRSCP, along with GIZ, SWITCh-Asia, and UNEP, IGES presented a key concept for APRSCP Strategy, IGES emphasized the changing emphasis of SCP over the last 30 years. Also, considering many ongoing international initiatives on SCP and circular economy, it is necessary to consider collaboration and synergies among many on...
Training or Learning Material
Online Course on Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) towards Circular Economy for Asian Development Bank Staff
IGES organized a training course on muncipal solid waste management and circular economy on November 14-16, 2022 for ADB staff. During the training, Hotta provided a lecture as follows; Hotta shared that with economy and social development, policy is shifting towards CE. He buttressed his case with Japan as a case study. He stressed that in 60s and...
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3rd Meeting of ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris
ERIA and IGES organized the 3rd Meeting of ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris on November 8-9, 2022 in Jakarta at ERIA HQ. During the meeting, OECD's new workstream to develop Asia-Pacific version of Plastic Outlook. The experts, IGES and ERIA agreed that it will be a good opportunity to have a regiional assessment on plastic...
Policy Brief
T20 2022 Policy Brief
The circular economy transition along global value chains provides levers that can curb raw material use, preserve biodiversity, and reduce pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). While the transition to circularity is building momentum, several systemic barriers continue to exist. This policy brief presents eight proposals...
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Launching Event of JICA 3R Project Phase 2
The Launching Event of JICA 3R Project Phase 2 project was organized on August 2, 2022 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The Launching Event was participated by the stakeholders in Da Nang city. During the meeting, the future plan for waste segregation and recycling promotion in Da Nang was discussed. IGES team presented the progress of the 1st Phase and its...
Non Peer-reviewed Article
In 月刊 法律のひろば
2015年以降、海洋プラスチック問題への関心の高まったこと、さらには循環経済への移 行が重要な国際政策課題と位置づけられたことにより、国際社会、各国そして企業レベル でのプラスチック資源循環への取組が大きく拡大している。特に、EUの2015年循環経済 行動計画（EC,2015）・20018年EUプラスチック戦略（EC,2018）の策定をきっかけとし 、欧州各国に限らず、アジア等の途上国も含め、世界各国でプラスチック政策の整備が進 んでいる。これに並行して、国連やG7・G20レベルにおいてプラスチックに関する議論や 合意が進んでいる。本年、３月には国連環境総会で、プラスチック汚染に関する国際約束 の作成に向けた決議が採択され、国際交渉委員会の開催準備が進むなど、国際的な議論は...
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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...