Researchers

NINOMIYA, Yasushi, PhD

Executive Researcher, Manager, Renewable Energy Group, Clean Energy Unit

Specialty:MRV methodologies of GHG emissions/reduction
Market mechanisms for GHG control
Energy demand modeling analysis

1997	MSc in Energy Economics, Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), University of Surrey
2002	PhD in Economics, Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), University of Surrey
2001	Researcher, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
2004	Environmental Expert, Climate Change Policy Division, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment Japan
2005	Deputy Director, Climate Change Policy Division, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment Japan
2007	Deputy Director, Office of Market Mechanisms, Climate Change Policy Division, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment Japan
2010	Director, Market Mechanism Group, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
2013	Senior Researcher, Energy Conservation Group, Global Environment and Sustainable Development Unit, Institute of Energy Economics,Japan (IEEJ)

“Underlying Trends and Seasonality in UK Energy Demand: A Sectoral Analysis”, Energy Economics, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 93–118, 2003 (with L. C. Hunt and G. Judge).
“Unravelling Trends and Seasonality: A Structural Time Series Analysis of Transport Oil Demand in the UK and Japan”, Energy Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 63–96, 2003 (with L. C. Hunt).
“Modelling underlying energy demand trends” Chapter 9 in Hunt, L. C. (Ed.), Energy in a Competitive Market: Essays in Honour of Colin Robinson, Edward Elgar, UK, 2003.
“Prospects for Energy Efficiency Improvement through an International Agreement”, in Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Incentives for Global Participation, NIES/IGES Joint Research Report, National Institute for Environmenta Studies, Japan, 2004.
“Primary energy demand in Japan: an empirical analysis of long-term trends and future CO2 emissions”, Energy Policy, Vol.33, pp.1409-1422,2005 (with L. C. Hunt).
“Classification of MRV of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions/Reductions:For the discussions on NAMAs and MRV”, Policy Brief No.25, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2012.
“Impact of COP18 Decisions on Use of Kyoto Mechanisms by Japan”, Policy Brief No.27, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2013 (with A. Kuriyama).