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News
16 November 2023
Kazuhiko Takemoto elected as IIASA Council Chair
IIASA is proud to announce that Kazuhiko (Kazu) Takemoto will succeed Michael Clegg as IIASA Council Chair from 1 January 2024.
31 May 2022
Kazu Takemoto awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure
We are proud to announce that Dr. Kazu Takemoto, Vice-Chair of the IIASA Council and Council member for Japan, has been awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan for distinguished service to the nation and for long years of public service.
18 November 2020
Tackling the growing challenge of urban air pollution
How can fast growing cities keep air pollution in check? A recent World Bank report highlighting IIASA research explores this tricky question, looking at the kinds of policies and actions cities have taken to tackle poor local air quality, thus providing lessons for other cities.
Events
CMCC, Milan, Italy
Kick-Off meeting of The Horizon Europe project NEWPATHWAYS
Tokyo, Japan
ALPS International Symposium
Toranomon Hills Forum (Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 5F) Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-6390, Japan Online: Zoom
IIASA leadership at the International Symposium on Japan's contribution to the IPCC 7th assessment cycle
Focus
27 June 2024
Exploring climate solutions
In 2023, IIASA launched two innovative webtools offering a wealth of data and insights into climate mitigation and exposure to impacts stemming from development and climate change.
02 October 2023
Feasible futures
Policy Brief #41, October 2023. Embracing the notion of feasibility, this research shows that the world will probably overshoot
1.5°C, largely owing to low institutional capacity. Energy demand reduction and electrification are two options to turn down the heat, and addressing weak institutions is crucial.
Projects
ASPIRE: Assessment of Innovative Energy Technologies and Exploration of Decarbonized Energy System Using Novel Global Energy System Model
Publications
Ju, Y. , Cao, T., Firdaus, N., & Li, B. (2025). Endogenizing long-term material and energy demand in response to power capacity changes by model soft-linking: application to Japan. Energy Systems 10.1007/s12667-025-00724-9. Washizu, A., Ju, Y. , Yoshida, A., Tayama, M., & Amano, Y. (2024). Modeling the distributed energy resource aggregator services in a macroeconomic framework: The application to Japan. Energy 312 e133561. 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133561. Oshiro, K. & Fujimori, S. (2024). Mid-century net-zero emissions pathways for Japan: Potential roles of global mitigation scenarios in informing national decarbonization strategies. Energy and Climate Change 5 e100128. 10.1016/j.egycc.2024.100128. Yamaura, K., Xu, S., Sugiyama, Masahiro., & Ju, Y. (2024). Public perceptions on net zero energy houses in Japan. Sustainability Science 10.1007/s11625-024-01501-w. Yokomatsu, M., Park, H., Kotani, H., & Ito, H. (2021). Designing the building space of a shopping street to use as a disaster evacuation shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study in Kobe, Japan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 67 e102680. 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102680. Hayashi, K., Shibata, H., Oita, A., Nishina, K., Ito, A., Katagiri, K., Shindo, J., & Winiwarter, W. (2021). Nitrogen budgets in Japan from 2000 to 2015: Decreasing trend of nitrogen loss to the environment and the challenge to further reduce nitrogen waste. Environmental Pollution 286 e117559. 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117559.