Naoki MATSUO

Strategic Management Office

Principal Policy Researcher

I released several proposals for a design of the Kyoto Protocol itself as well as its rulebook design for 1996–2001.

Once the rules were completed as the Marrakech Accords, I left IGES and undertook consultancy activities to operate the rules in the field of CDM, etc., based on my experience to design them. The strategic research at IGES bore fruit to receive approval of the first CDM methodology.

Now we are at the stage of designing the rules of the Paris Agreement as an international framework. There are limited instruments to make the Agreement effective by ensuring the function of the NDC process properly under several constraints. I judged that the most significant one is the national reporting and its reviewing arrangements.

Fortunately, since I have been involved in the In-depth Review process of the first National Communications for more than 20 years before the launch of IGES, I accumulated knowledge and experiences of the process.

I emphasized that the GHG MRV—for CDM, NAMA, etc.— should be designed to be a part of PDCA-cycle for improvement of the performance. This Report also emphasizes this point. The underlying thought is that it is meaningless if it does not contribute to promoting actions, but only for transparency and accountability. It seems strange that there is almost no evidence of such a statement.

Taking this opportunity, I summarised my various thoughts into a milestone report with concrete proposals in order to contribute to the international framework, having returned to IGES. This comprehensive report is based on my 27 years of experience in climate change and energy. Therefore, I believe that the Report is also useful for people who are willing to study the international dimension of the climate change issue again.

From now on, I am expecting to contribute to climate change issues by materializing my thoughts shown in the Flagship Report, through inputs to the actors of international negotiations, preparation of more detailed guidance and templates, design, and implementation of capacity building programs, etc.

Outside of IGES, I am undertaking a BOP business (http://egao.lighting) using investment-type crowdfunding (https://www.securite.jp/fund/detail/4137) based on PEAR Carbon Offset Initiative, Ltd.

In addition, I am running a consultancy company Climate Experts, Ltd. on climate issues as well as being a visiting professor of the post-graduate school of Keio University (Shonan-Fujisawa campus). I also work for Cool Innovation, Inc. to build a new type of cold chain using container-refrigerator with an innovative high humid cooling technology in developing countries where the post-harvest loss is around 1/2.

Research Topics & Areas of Expertise

Various aspects of climate change issue.
Especially, NDC and Transparency Framework, now.

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Non Peer-reviewed Article

August 2022

未来を見据えたエネルギーを巡るシナリオの考え方と企業の戦略的判断

In 研究開発リーダー

未来を見据えたエネルギーを巡るシナリオの考え方と企業の戦略的判断

Working Paper

March 2022

実潮流に基づく電力系統運用を行った場合の2030年度の電源構成に関わる分析

電力需要・電源設備容量が2018年度実績値又は2030年度エネルギー需給見通し（以下、2030需給見通し）見込値と同量を想定するシナリオに対して、発電コスト検証ワーキンググループ（以下、発電コスト検証WG）が想定する燃料費用及びCO2対策費用を発電ユニットごとに課す条件を与えて、実潮流に基づく電力系統運用（1時間毎の価格シグナルを用いたメリットオーダー方式による広域電力系統運用）をシミュレーションすると、2018年度実績値や2030需給見通し見込値よりも石炭火力の発電電力量が小さくなる代わりに、ガス火力の発電電力量が大きくなることが確認された。

そのため、2030年度までに再稼働できる原発の基数が2030需給見通しの見込値よりも小さくなっても（本分析では...

Policy Brief

January 2022

ASEAN’s Transition Pathway to Realise a Resilient and Net-zero Community: Core Findings from the ASEAN State of Climate Change Report

ASEAN Centre for Energy Policy Brief

1. The ASEAN State of Climate Change Report (ASCCR) presented ASEAN’s mitigation goal: i) Achieve net-zero greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions as early as possible in the latter half of the 21st century; and ii) Cap peak GHG emissions as soon
as possible after 2030 to ensure the net-zero GHG emission goal is met on schedule.
2. However, the updated...

Keywords:

Transition pathway

Adaptation

Mitigation

synergies between mitigation and adaptation

Non Peer-reviewed Article

November 2021

カーボンプライシングの基礎・特徴と企業戦略への埋め込み

In 研究開発リーダー

カーボンプライシングの基礎・特徴と企業戦略への埋め込み

Discussion Paper

October 2021

46%削減と炭素中立を目指す日本のエネルギー政策設計図の理解と前進に向けた提案ー新しいエネルギー基本計画とNDCをどう捉えるか？

2030年46%削減目標と2050年炭素中立(Carbon Neutrality)実現に向け，日本はエネルギー政策の舵を新たに切り直した．そしてそれへの日本政府の回答である新しい第6次エネルギー基本計画（エネ基）およびその設計図としての2030年エネルギー需給見通しが策定された．本論考では，この「第6次エネ基をどう理解し，どう捉え，どう前進するか？」を考えるという目的から，2030年と2050年のタイムフレームに関して，9つの視点での分析と5つの提案を行う．これによって，今後のエネルギー政策を，的確かつ機動的にデザインと運用していく一助となることを期待している．

まず，2030年の絵姿の分析としては，46%削減（平均3.5%/年削減...

Technical Report

October 2021

Technical analysis of the third biennial update report of Malaysia submitted on 31 December 2020. Summary report by the team of technical experts

This summary report presents the results of the technical analysis of the third biennial update report of Malaysia, conducted by a team of technical experts in accordance with the modalities and procedures contained in the annex to decision 20/CP.19. The author at IGES (Chisa Umemiya) served as one of the co-leads.

Keywords:

UNFCCC

Policy Report

October 2021

ASEAN State of Climate Change Report

The ASEAN State of Climate Change Report (ASCCR) provides an overall outlook of the state of play of climate change issues in the ASEAN region. ASCCR is also a forward-looking report, which includes recommendations on making the transition toward 2030 and on to 2050 for both adaptation and mitigation, considering ASEAN’s development context and the...

Issue Brief

October 2021

Current Status of Japan’s Nuclear Power 2021

The government of Japan published a draft of the 6th Strategic Energy Plan in August 2021 following an interval of three years since the previous plan in 2018. After hearing public comments and carrying out reviews among the relevant ministries, the draft was finally adopted by the Cabinet in October. Based on the plan, this report makes an...

Keywords:

Nuclear power

Technical Report

September 2021

Technical analysis of the third biennial update report of Thailand submitted on 25 December 2020. Summary report by the team of technical experts

This summary report presents the results of the technical analysis of the third biennial update report of Thailand, conducted by a team of technical experts in accordance with the modalities and procedures contained in the annex to decision 20/CP.19. The author at IGES (Chisa Umemiya) served as one of the co-leads.

Keywords:

UNFCCC

Technical Report

September 2021

Technical analysis of the first biennial update report of Zambia submitted on 7 December 2020: Summary report by the team of technical experts

This technical summary report presents the results of the technical analysis of biennial update reports of Zambia submitted in 2020, conducted by a team of technical experts in accordance with the modalities and procedures contained in the annex to decision 20/CP.19. The author at IGES (Chisa Umemiya) served as one of the co-leads.

Keywords:

UNFCCC

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Dr. Naoki MATSUO

Principal Policy Researcher

Dr.
Naoki MATSUO