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

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K20038
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

DelosReyes JulieAnn (Timoteo)  京都大学, 白眉センター, 特定助教 (80867755)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥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)
Keywordsenergy transition / Japan / Philippines / coal / decarbonisation / fossil fuel / investments / coal phase-out / carbon emissions / coal energy database / energy transition theory / coal (dis)investments / climate change / finance
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.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Interest on the topic of Japanese investments in Southeast Asia has grown in light of the Japanese government's Green Deal plans and initiatives to phase out coal through early retirement of coal-fired power plants. The research is timely and is well-positioned to advance academic debate in this area of research.

The main activities carried out in AY2023 have focused on publications and dissemination of results. These include seminar presentations, media coverage (Bloomberg), and public events with academic and non-academic institutions. A book chapter was also published with Bristol University Press and several journal articles are under review.

AY 2024 will focus on publications (academic and non-academic) and workshops with co-authors and book contributors to advanced the book manuscript and edited book (to be published with a leading university press). Attendance in three major conferences in the region are also scheduled this year to disseminate the research results.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

In the previous year, the core activities are mainly dissemination and publication of research results. A book chapter has been published in January 2024 with Britsol University Press, journal articles are currently on review (with one expected to come out in the summer of 2024), and an edited book is in early stages of development. A co-authored book manuscript is also in progress (a full draft is due mid-2025). The dissemination of research findings was also carried out through participation in academic and non-academic events.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

The activities for AY2024 will focus on advancing/finalising the publications (edited book, manuscript, articles) and holding workshops with co-authors and book contributors. Two hybrid workshops will take place in May and June and an international workshop later this year. All are linked to joint publications. Presentations in three major events (academic and non-academic) are also scheduled this year.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 9 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Power on the grid: Understanding coal lock-in and regime resistance in Philippine energy transition2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Journal Title

      Japan-ASEAN Transdisciplinary Studies Working Paper Series

      Volume: 17 Pages: 1-17

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] The Philippine Energy Sector: A Critical Review2024

    • Author(s)
      de los Reyes, Julie Ann
    • Organizer
      The Political Economy of Structural Transformation: The Philippines in Comparative Perspective
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Carbon neutral by 2050: How Japan and ASEAN can collaborate on emissions reduction through carbon trading markets.2024

    • Author(s)
      de los Reyes, Julie Ann (moderator)
    • Organizer
      Carbon neutral by 2050: How Japan and ASEAN can collaborate on emissions reduction through carbon trading markets.
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Phasing-down Coal: Challenges for Early Coal-fired Power Plant Retirement in the Philippines2023

    • Author(s)
      de los Reyes, Julie Ann
    • Organizer
      Global Environmental Studies
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Accelerating Power Sector Decarbonisation: The Role of Japan in Southeast Asian Energy Transition2023

    • Author(s)
      de los Reyes, Julie Ann
    • Organizer
      Asian Conference for Young Scholars of Southeast Asian Studies
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Global Value Chains and the Commodity Sector2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Global value chains, finance and financialisation seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Uneven geographies of energy transition2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Data-oriented Area Studies Unit Seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Geographies of energy transition: Challenges for coal-fired power plant retirement in Southeast Asia2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Kyoto University Research Coordination Alliance (KURCA) Workshop
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The socio-material and financial requisites of transition: Implications for Asia-Latin America relations2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Japan Society for Social Sciences on Latin America
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Power Shift: A Political Ecology Approach to Energy Transition2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Philippine Studies Conference in Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Retiring coal-fired power in the Philippines: Implications for emissions reductions, grid stability and geography2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Daikin-CSEAS Seminar on Energy and Environment in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Transregional Approaches to Southeast Asian Studies2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      SEASIA's Emerging Scholar Conversation Series
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rethinking transdisciplinarity: Power, conflict and alternatives in Philippine energy transition2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Engaging Transdisciplinarity: Variegated Trajectories in Southeast Asian Studies
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Setting the Agenda for Asia and Latin American Relations in the 21st Century2022

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      LASA/ASIA Conference - Rethinking Transpacific Ties: Asia and Latin America
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Transdisciplinarity, counter-narratives and the making of Philippine energy futures2021

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      International Convention of Asian Scholars Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Path to Net Zero: Energy secuity, geopolitics and the making of a hydrogen society2021

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      German-Japanese Energy Transition Council: Young Scientists Stakeholder Dialogue
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Materiality, value creation and the nature of finance2021

    • Author(s)
      Julie Ann de los Reyes
    • Organizer
      Concurrent Crises and Sustainable Futures: Global Extractivisms and Alternatives
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Contemporary Economic Geographies2024

    • Author(s)
      de los Reyes, Julie
    • Total Pages
      436
    • Publisher
      Bristol University Press
    • ISBN
      9781529220568
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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