Recent conference presentations
On the 12th to 14th of November, EcoDesign 2025 was held in Tokyo. 2 members of the lab presented at the conference. Takako presenting her ongoing work on Energy Poverty, while Zun presented collaborative...
Tagged: sustainability
New paper on Social Sustainability in Energy Policy!
Congratulations to Allen for his recent publication “Investigating social sustainability in Philippine electrification policies through qualitative content analysis” in Energy and Sustainable Development https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2025.101817 Free Open Access by this link until October 23, 2025 ...
Sustain Conference 2025: Call for Papers Open
Back after an extended absence, the 9th International Conference on a Sustainable Future for Human Security (SUSTAIN 2025) will be held at Kyoto University on November 18th, 2025.
New paper! Reviewing Social Sustainability in Electricity Systems
Congratulations to Allen on getting this work, a “Review of Social Sustainability Assessments of Electricity Generating Systems” published in Energies. The paper is available online Open Access via the link below. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6058
Perspectives on Responsible Raw Material Sourcing and Trade (Join our workshop on 13th of November)
Emerging sustainability governance initiatives are set to influence international raw material sourcing, supply chains, and trade. This workshop aims to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of how the concept of “responsibility” is being...
New paper! Transport sector sustainability in Indonesia`s low-carbon transition
Congratulations to Raski on his publication in Energy “Sustainability of Indonesia’s Transportation Sector Energy and Resources Demand under The Low Carbon Transition Strategies” Available permanently at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133385 And until December 01, 2024 for free...
3rd Kyushu-Kansai Joint laboratory seminar on sustainable and green society
The 3rd (?) joint laboratory seminar on sustainable and green society was held at Ritsumeikan University on 4-6 September 2024. This is the latest in a series of workshops that have been held alternatively...
New Paper in “Circular Economy and Sustainability”
A new paper published in “Circular Economy and Sustainability” by Prof. McLellan with colleagues from The University of Tokyo, Universiti Malaya and Institute of Developing Economics, Japan External Trade Organization is available Open Access:...
Kyoto University – Kyushu University Joint Workshop
Future Zero Carbon Energy Systems and their Implications On the 16th of March, 5 students from the lab joined 5 students from Prof. Chapman`s lab at Kyushu University for a joint workshop on “Future Zero...
Joint Laboratory Seminar on Sustainable and Green Society
On 30th of May, 2022, the Energy and Environmental Systems laboratory headed by Prof. Hooman Farzaneh from Kyushu University, and the Laboratory of Energy and Resource Circulation headed by Prof. Eiji Yamasue of Ritsumeikan...