1. Sustainable development and transition to green economy; 2. Trade and environment; 3. Regional cooperation and integration; 4. Energy trade and market integration; 5. International capital flows; 6. Water-energy-food nexus.
1. Ph.D. in International Development Studies, International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan.
2. Master of International Law and Economics (MILE), World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern, Switzerland.
Presentation delivered at the IGES-WRI Webinar: Advancing the Net-Zero Agenda through Regional Cooperation in Green Hydrogen in Asia, August 23, 2023
Presentation made at the International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific Region 2023 Conference:
Global Role of Asia-Indo Pacific in International Relations: Anthropocene, Peace and Security.
8-10 August 2023, WasedaUniversity, Tokyo, Japan.
This presentation emphasises the importance and ways of harnessing the SDG synergies in the post-pandemic recovery to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs related to water, energy, sustainable infrastructure, industrial development, and sustainable cities. Understanding the interlinkages between the SDGs is crucial for taking an integrated...
Japan has adopted several policies that signal its intent to rely on hydrogen to achieve net-zero climate goals. However, many of those same policies are unclear about its support for a transition to green hydrogen. Relying on gray and blue hydrogen without a transition to green hydrogen will harm the climate. It will also result in several other...
This presentation shares work in progress on "spillovers" to table the important discussion that most countries that perform well on the SDGs do so because they have been able to displace negative environmental impacts of their progress to other less developed countries. In that sense, the good performance is based on an incomplete evaluation that...
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into climate actions is essential for a healthy planet and people. Yet, national climate policies and international climate support programs often fail to explicitly recognize the interconnections between climate concerns and other priorities covered under the SDGs. This failure can leave key...
T7 Policy brief: Task Force on Wellbeing, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition
As the world’s most developed economies, the Group of Seven (G7) countries play a crucial role in leading the transition to net-zero, which necessitates the use of critical minerals (CMs) in various clean energy applications. However, the growing demand...
本稿はIGESが環境省から受託した「令和4年度途上国における優れた脱炭素・低炭素技術の普及展開に向けた制度構築等支援委託業務」の業務報告書である。
The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report highlighted the critical connections between climate actions and sustainable development, including both synergies and trade-offs. Managing the trade-offs through policy design is strongly recommended and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are proposed as a basis for evaluating climate actions in the context...
This presentation was made at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Training for Long-term Low-Carbon Strategies under the Paris Agreement" on 17 February 2023 at JICA Yokohama Centre. The presentation focuses on the practical application of the IGES SDG Interlinkages Analysis methodology and tool for policy support with case studies...
APFSD is an annual meeting convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) aimed at strengthening the region’s readiness for the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
