| Project/Area Number |
20K20038
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
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| 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)
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| Keywords | energy transition / coal / transition finance / Philippines / fossil fuels / Japan / decarbonisation / fossil fuel / investments / coal phase-out / carbon emissions / coal energy database / energy transition theory / coal (dis)investments / climate change / finance |
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| 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.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The research has produced several significant outputs, including publications and opinion pieces in key media outlets. A scholarly volume co-edited by the Principal Investigator on energy transitions in the Asia Pacific, which brings together contributions from leading and emerging scholars in the region, is also currently underway, with planned submission to the Oxford University Press' Studies on Comparative Energy and Environmental Politics Series by the third quarter.
Research findings have been widely disseminated at major academic conferences fostering scholarly dialogue and collaboration. Beyond academic circles, the findings have also been presented before government actors and policy stakeholders, and non-governmental organisations. Opinion pieces for mainstream media such as Nikkei Asia helped extend the reach of the findings, as well as invited lectures that engage both academic and non-academic audiences.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research highlights the role of finance in driving environmental change. It focuses on the evolving relationship between developed economies, such as Japan, which possess the technical and financial capacity to influence transition pathways, and developing countries like the Philippines.
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