Yoshiki Yamagata
Guest Senior Research Scholar
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Yoshiki Yamagata graduated from The University of Tokyo (PhD in System Science). In 1991, he joined the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). As a principal researcher of the Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER), he is studying climate risk management modeling. He is also a Senior Guest Research Scholar at IIASA and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM). His research topics include: land-use scenario, risk management, policy diffusion. He has been teaching at The University of Tokyo, University of Tsukuba and Hokkaido University, and contributing to international activities such as IPCC and Global Carbon Project, as well as to journals of Applied Energy etc.Last update: 17 DEC 2018
Publications
Obersteiner, M. , Benitez, P.C., McCallum, I. , Lexer, M.J., Nilsson, S., Schlamadinger, B., Sohngen, B., & Yamagata, Y. (2005). The Role of Forests in Carbon Cycles, Sequestration, and Storage. IUFRO Newsletter No. 3 - 2005, 5 p. [2005]
Benitez, P.C., McCallum, I. , Obersteiner, M. , & Yamagata, Y. (2004). Global Supply for Carbon Sequestration: Identifying Least-Cost Afforestation Sites Under Country Risk Consideration. IIASA Interim Report. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: IR-04-022
Obersteiner, M. , Azar, C., Moellersten, K., Riahi, K. , Moreira, J.R., Nilsson, S., Read, P., Schrattenholzer, L., Yamagata, Y., & Yan, J. (2002). Biomass Energy, Carbon Removal and Permanent Sequestration - A "Real Option" for Managing Climate Risk. IIASA Interim Report. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: IR-02-042
Binkley, C.S., Brand, D., Harkin, Z., Bull, G.Q., Ravindranath, N.H., Obersteiner, M. , Nilsson, S., Yamagata, Y., & Krott, M. (2002). Carbon sink by the forest sector - Options and needs for implementation. Forest Policy and Economics 4 (1) 65-77. 10.1016/S1389-9341(02)00005-9.
Obersteiner, M. , Azar, C., Kossmeier, S., Mechler, R. , Moellersten, K., Nilsson, S., Read, P., Yamagata, Y., & Yan, J. (2001). Managing Climate Risk. IIASA Interim Report. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: IR-01-051