Category: Research

AMGEN Scholars – Applications Open

The AMGEN Scholars Program is open for applications. The Energy Economics Lab is a potential host for students.  If you are interested, please apply to the program directly. Details can be found at: http://www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp/study/en/curriculum/amgenscholars/

New Research Project “Just Transitions to a Net-Zero Sustainable Society in Japan”

A new research project has just been initiated with collaborators from Kyushu University and Open University (UK). https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-funding-announced-for-international-research-projects-into-just-transitions-to-decarbonisation-in-the-asia-pacific/ More on this project and related research on the Just Transitions page of our website.

Special Issue: Resources 10th Anniversary

The journal Resources is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2022. The editorial board is currently calling for papers for a Special Issue to celebrate this milestone. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/resources/special_issues/resources_anniversary (Professor Benjamin McLellan is an Associate Editor...

Coffee Waste in Kyoto

Gary and Junko from mame-eco came to visit the lab today (2021/10/18) Our previous work on coffee – its waste and environmental impact, as well as the socio-economic barriers and enablers to uptake –...

New paper – Rare Earths

A new paper with colleagues from China “Catastrophe progression method – path (CPM-PATH) early warning analysis of Chinese rare earths industry security“. Available online: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1dF8m14YFx0DKS 

New paper by Dr Widha Kusumaningdyah

As one output of her final thesis, the paper “Investigating Preconditions for Sustainable Renewable Energy Product–Service Systems in Retail Electricity Markets” has been published in Energies. The paper is free to download and read...