Consideration about the impact of diversity of consumption on the environmental load and sustainable life style

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23310033
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Washizu Ayu 早稲田大学, 社会科学総合学術院, 教授 (60222874)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKASE Koji 静岡大学, 人文社会科学部, 教授 (20350358)
• Research Collaborator: NAKANO Satoshi
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 産業連関分析 / 次世代エネルギーシステム / 再生可能エネルギー / 微細藻類バイオマス燃料油 / スマートグリッド / スマートハウス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We considered consumer lifestyle of sustainable consumption society with effective use of the renewable energy. For that purpose, we conducted the following research.
(1)We constructed an input-output table to analyze a next-generation energy system. Based on this table, we estimate the effect of using renewable energy on Japan’s economic structure as well as the feed-in tariff’s contribution to the cost structure. (2)We estimated the induced effects of introduction of photovoltaic and wind power generation plants and corresponding smart-grid systems in Japan. (3)We showed the economic and environmental effects induced by a system that produces fuel from green microalgae using input-output analysis. (4)Using Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior, we developed a hypothesis about consumer behavior regarding the choice of smart homes and satisfaction with them. We conducted a web-based questionnaire survey and tested the hypothesis using a multivariate probit analysis.

Free Research Field

産業連関分析