Dr.
Akihisa KURIYAMA

Former Staff (from Nov 2010 - May 2025 )
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Issue Brief
Assuming all thermal power plants currently planned for construction and replacement are put into operation, coal-fired and gas-fired power plants need to operate below 56% and 43%, respectively, of their capacity factor in order to achieve Japan’s electric power sector’s voluntary emissions intensity targets for 2030. However, the voluntary...
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IGES made a proposal of an MRV methodology for the JCM projects which installs solar PV systems to the JCM Joint Committee between Mongolia and Japan. The Joint Committee approved a methodology MN_AM003 "Installation of Solar PV System" on the basis of this proposal. The attached proposed version (PM_003) includes three documents: the JCM Proposed...
Working Paper
In the assessment of the substantial impact on the emissions reduction by the clean development mechanism (CDM), a large number of literatures indicate that there were concerns in the determination of the additionality of CDM projects particularly in the power sector, such as wind power, hydropower, natural gas, coal-fired power and waste heat...
Discussion Paper
2016年2月、日本の温室効果ガス排出量の約4割を占める電力部門における排出削減の取り組みが明らかになりました。本ペーパーでは、これまでに至る経緯を概観した後、自主的枠組みと制度的仕組みを紹介し、電力部門の低炭素化に向けた中長期的な観点からの課題及び石炭火力・ガス火力発電新設に伴う様々なリスクについてまとめています。 Remarks: 7月15日改訂 ○石炭火力及びガス火力発電に対するポリシーミックスの在り方として、政府が講じる政策措置は電気事業低炭素社会協議会を中心とする自主的取り組みを促すものであることを明記致しました。 ○火力発電所の設備容量に関するデータの更新、発電所の年式別熱効率のデータを追加致しました。 ○2030年、2050年時点で想定されるCO2排出量及び各時点の原単位目標...
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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
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Updated: March 2023

Net-zero: Towards 1.5°C Goal

In 2021, Japan announced its Green Growth Strategy, setting out a roadmap for key technologies in line with its commitment on carbon neutrality by 2050. Japan has embarked on several initiatives on transformative technology in key sectors, with the a