KOBAYAKAWA Toru

Visiting Fellow
Research field / main research area
Environment and Energy; Sustainable Consumption; Industrial Ecology; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Climate Change Mitigation Measures
KOBAYAKAWA Toru
Research field / main research area
Environment and Energy; Sustainable Consumption; Industrial Ecology; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Climate Change Mitigation Measures
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Educational Background

Ph.D. (Nov, 2016, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
Master of Public Administration (May, 2003, Columbia University)
Master of Engineering (Mar, 1998, The University of Tokyo)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mar, 1996, The University of Tokyo)

Career Background

Apr, 2025 – Present: Professor, College of International Relations, Nihon University
Aug, 2022 – Present: Visiting Collaborative Researcher, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 1998 - Mar, 2025: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Major Publications

Kobayakawa, T. (2024). Estimating the carbon footprint of post-war reconstruction: Toward a “greener” recovery of Ukraine. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability.

Kobayakawa, T. (2022). The carbon footprint of capital formation: An empirical analysis on its relationship with a country's income growth. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26(2), 522-535.

Kobayakawa, T. (2021). Country diagnostics for low carbon development: Can developing countries pursue simultaneous implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement?. Business Strategy & Development, 4(3), 294-312.

Kobayakawa, T., & Kandpal, T. C. (2016). Optimal resource integration in a decentralized renewable energy system: Assessment of the existing system and simulation for its expansion. Energy for Sustainable Development, 34, 20-29.

Kobayakawa, T., & Kandpal, T. C. (2015). Analysis of electricity consumption under a photovoltaic micro-grid system in India. Solar Energy, 116, 177-183.

Kobayakawa, T., & Kandpal, T. C. (2014). A techno-economic optimization of decentralized renewable energy systems: Trade-off between financial viability and affordability—A case study of rural India. Energy for Sustainable Development, 23, 92-98.

Kobayakawa, T., & Kandpal, T. C. (2014). Photovoltaic micro-grid in a remote village in India: Survey based identification of socio-economic and other characteristics affecting connectivity with micro-grid. Energy for Sustainable Development, 18, 28-35.

Affiliations

Jul, 2024 – Present: The Japan Society for International Development
May, 2021 – Present: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan

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