Programme Director/Acting Director of KRC/Principal Policy Researcher
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
-Quantitative Policy Assessment
-Sustainable Resource Management
-Computable General Equilibrium Model
-Ecological Economics
Education
Ph.D. (Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, University of York, 2005)Master of Engineering (Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1994)
Bachelor of Engineering (Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1992)
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Non Peer-reviewed Article
In What's New from IGES? (IGES Newsletter)
バイオ燃料は地球温暖化やエネルギー保障への有効な手立てと考えられることから、世界中で関心を集めている。今年1月に、欧州委員会は2020年までに輸送用燃料のバイオ燃料比率を10％以上に引き上げることを柱のひとつとした再生可能エネルギーロードマップを提案した。米国では、ブッシュ大統領が年頭教書演説において、今後10年間でバイオ燃料等への転換によりガソリン消費量を20％削減する計画を提案した。アジアでも、多くの国々がすでにバイオ燃料の増産計画に着手しており、同じ１月には、アセアン、日本、中国、韓国、オーストラリア、インド、及びニュージーランド16カ国首脳により、バイオ燃料の開発や生産利用強化を盛り込んだ「東アジアのエネルギー安全保障に関するセブ宣言」が採択されている。 一方で、「バイオ燃料ブーム...
Non Peer-reviewed Article
In What's New From IGES
Biofuels are attracting attention worldwide due to their potential to address global warming and energy security issues. In January 2007, the European Commission proposed a binding minimum target of a 10% share of biofuels used in transport for the European Union by 2020 as a part of its long-term renewable energy roadmap. In his State of the Union...
Policy Report
This book presents a coherent body of research work encompassing conceptual clarification, theoretical analysis and empirical analysis employing a case study. This book is motivated to operationalise sustainable development (SD) in the spirit of Brundtland Report paying special attention to water-stressed developing countries. The main objective of...
Presentation
9th NIRA Policy Forum
Remarks: Presentation given at the 9th NIRA Policy Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 6 November 2006
Peer-reviewed Article
In Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics
Many sustainable development studies have employed intergenerational social welfare functions based on dynamic utility optimisation models (RCK models), which were pioneered by Ramsey and elaborated by Cass and Koopmans. This line of studies, however, rarely scrutinise the relevance of the fundamental assumption that dynamic optimisation in RCK...
Presentation
NIRA Workshop on East Asia Policy Coordination
Remarks: Presentation given at the NIRA Workshop on East Asia Policy Coordination, Tokyo, Japan, 12 August 2006
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Project
Updated: August 2025
Circulating and Ecological Sphere (CES)
Home Thematic Focus Areas CES Spotlight What's New Members About CES Concept Our Approach CES-Asia Consortium Activities Research Workshops Events Publications Academic Papers Reports Others Outreach Media Coverage Seminar Voices from the Field Tools...
Project
Updated: January 2024
IGES Activities on the Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference 2023
The Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference 2023, the region's largest and most prestigious air quality gathering, was held on 15th -17th November 2023, with pre-events on 13th -14th November, at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines...
Project
Updated: August 2022
Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference
Calling for an integrative approach: Climate, SDGs and biodiversity Serious concerns were underlined at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding the current NDC targets