Financing 'carbon lock-in': The role of Japanese investment in Philippine energy transition

• Project/Area Number: 20K20038
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: DelosReyes JulieAnn (Timoteo) 京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 特定研究員 (80867755)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: energy transition / climate change / finance / coal / decarbonisation

Outline of Research at the Start

This research project examines Japan's sustained investment in coal energy, its rationales, and its impacts on the energy pathway of the Philippines, a key recipient state.