GX & Decarbonization Research

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This paper evaluates the resource potential of end-of-life vehicles exported from Japan. It analyzes material composition, including rare metals, and discusses recycling and reuse opportunities, contributing to circular economy objectives.

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This study assesses the environmental impact of home appliances exported to China, estimating lifecycle emissions and revealing scope 3 emissions from Japan-China trade. It provides insights for supply chain management.

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This paper analyzes the efficient collection of used home appliances using multi-agent simulation. It explores optimal collection routes and schedules under cooperative and competitive agent scenarios, demonstrating the feasibility of reduc…

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This paper creates an input-output table for the automobile recycling industry, providing a basis for analyzing the economic and environmental impacts of recycling processes.

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This paper surveys the current status of recycling and reuse of used computers in Japan, analyzing recycling rates, market trends, and challenges.

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This paper examines the cross-border movement and management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste). It likely discusses regulatory frameworks and challenges related to recycling and resource efficiency.

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This paper proposes a methodology using life cycle simulation to create diffusion scenarios for low-carbon products. It models adoption rates and environmental impacts, providing insights for decarbonization policy and corporate strategy.

Rachel Herring, Andrew Chapman, Emily Polk +1

This study reveals how rural Japanese communities experience the energy transition as a cultural transformation, reinterpreting renewable energy as a return to Edo-era circular living after Fukushima. Based on 49 interviews, it argues that …

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This paper analyzes the role of local actors in the formation of distributed renewable energy systems. It discusses the possibilities and challenges of community-led energy transition.

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This paper quantifies multiple scenarios for Japan to achieve a decarbonized society by 2050, evaluating technical and economic feasibility. It provides numerical estimates of renewable energy deployment and CO2 reduction, offering insights…

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This paper proposes a method to assess regional suitability between variable renewable energy (VRE) supply and non-residential electricity demand during renewable energy expansion, with a case study of Japanese regions. It provides insights…

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This paper examines strategies for the accumulation and development of renewable energy industries in Fukushima Prefecture. Against the backdrop of post-Fukushima nuclear disaster reconstruction and energy transition, it aims to revitalize …

Takahiro Sasaki, Godai Suzuki, Masatoshi Funabashi

This study proposes an Atmosphere-Biomass-Soil (ABS) model integrating carbon stock and flow via system dynamics. It compares monoculture and synecoculture, showing synecoculture achieves net-negative carbon budgets in temperate and tropica…

Miyu Matsunobu, Kyosuke Hiyama, Yutaka Oura

This study quantitatively evaluates the trade-off between increased upfront carbon from high-performance building envelopes and operational carbon reduction, using a medium-sized office building across Japan's 8 climate zones. Low-E triple …

Fujimoto, Yu, Sugano, Soma, Mitsuoka, Masataka +3

This dataset provides 30-minute resolution time series of Carbon Intensity (CI) and Demand-Sensitive Carbon Intensity (SCI) for 333 municipalities in Japan, covering April 2024 to March 2025. It uses a baseline scenario with TSO mixes to es…

Ratih Kemala Dewi, Qiliang Huang, Rahmatullah Hashimi +4

Developed a soil health assessment framework for Japanese Andosols using a 19-year organic soybean field experiment. No-tillage with cover crops and biochar increased soil organic carbon and soil health scores, which strongly correlated wit…

Soumya Basu, Takaya Ogawa

This study evaluates the scalability and sustainability impacts of integrating Napier grass cultivation with biofertilizer production and dairy systems in rural West Bengal. Field evidence shows biofertilizer and irrigation optimization sig…

Cao L.

This study surveys Japanese citizens' willingness to pay for a carbon tax, providing insights into public acceptance and policy design. The findings inform carbon pricing feasibility.

Kobayashi H.

This paper analyzes the role of carbon pricing in Japan's GX (Green Transformation) and renewable energy deployment, with comparisons to the United States. It likely offers policy insights and practical implications.

Alvin Lim Teik Zheng, Ellie Yi Lih Teo, Omar Faruqi Marzuki +4

This review critically examines how mechanochemical ball milling has evolved into a precision strategy for engineering interfacial charge-transfer architectures in photocatalytic systems, focusing on how ball-milling-induced solid-solid int…