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Chairman’s Message for November 2022： “The global energy outlook for 2050”

Last month, IEEJ released its newest global energy outlook for 2050. The “IEEJ Outlook 2023”, which is a “forecast based outlook”, presents very different energy perspectives for the future than those used for “back-cast based outlooks”. With a different outlook, several important...

Tatsuya Terazawa
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Chairman’s Message for October 2022： “Nuclear policy in Japan: a new phase of discussion”

Japan is now entering into a new phase of discussion on its nuclear policy. At the end of August, Prime Minister Kishida instructed the government to study new directions for nuclear policy. While the final decisions will be made...

Chairman’s Message for September 2022： “Views from Asia”

It was repeatedly emphasized at the ERIN workshop that the situation and challenges in Asia are very different from those in Europe. The strong economic growth and the aspiration for a better life leads to a substantial energy demand growth...

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Design of Emissions Trading System in Japan (Based on lessons learnt from the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS))

Author:　Toshiyuki Sakamoto, Toru Shimizu
Efforts are underway to initiate emissions trading as a voluntary measure in Japan from 2023 as one of the initiatives of the GX League, led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This initiative was framed as...

new 2022.11.28

The State of LNG Imports in Recent Years

Author:　Taiju Morimoto
In April 2020, the volume of liquid natural gas (LNG) imports at 5,574,000 tons exceeded the levels of April 2020 and April 2022 and approximately equaled the level seen in...

new 2022.11.28

Decarbonization of the Aviation Sector: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Outlook

Author:　Masato Yoshida
The aviation sector is known to be one of the “hardest-to-abate” sectors alongside the steel and heavy industries. Governments are taking various actions to...

new 2022.11.25

Latest Nuclear Energy Situations in Japan and Other Countries (Executive Summary)

Author:　Kenji Kimura
As of January 1, 2022, global nuclear power generation capacity totaled about 407 gigawatts, slightly less than a year earlier. A capacity decline in Europe and the United States outdid an increase in China and other countries...

new 2022.11.25

Challenges to Increase Renewable Energy under Resources Price Spikes (Executive Summary)

Author:　Yasushi Ninomiya
Manufacturing and transportation costs for renewable power generation facilities have risen due to resources price spikes since 2021. Solar PV and wind power generation costs entered into an uptrend for the first time after...

new 2022.11.25

Carbon Pricing – Current Status and Issues regarding Institutional Designs in Japan and Other Countries (Executive Summary)

Author:　Junko Ogawa
Under the global trend of setting carbon neutral goals, carbon pricing policy as one of the measures for decarbonizing has been actively discussed in Japan...

new 2022.11.25

European and U.S. Energy Security Enhancement Based on Ukraine Crisis (Executive Summary)

Author:　Kei Shimogori
The European Union’s European Green Deal was positioned as the core of the green recovery plan following the COVID-19 pandemic and has still been a top priority even since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While...

new 2022.11.25

Fossil Fuel Market Trends and Outlook (Executive Summary)

Author:　Tetsuo Morikawa, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Atsuo Sagawa
While oil market demand will recover to 100 million barrels per day (mb/d) in the fourth quarter of 2022, supply will exceed demand due to the release of oil stockpiling and production growth mainly in...

2022.11.22

The Discussion at OPEC Secretariat : A Japanese Perspective on the International Energy Landscape (610)

Author:　Ken Koyama
On November 10, the 8th Technical Meeting on Asian Energy and Oil Outlook was held in a face-to-face and online hybrid format at the Secretariat of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna...
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The Discussion at OPEC Secretariat : A Japanese Perspective on the International Energy Landscape (610)

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The 37th IEEJ Energy Webinar "Corporate Procurement of Renewable Electricity in Japan"
Speaker: Sichao Kan

Japan is one of the most difficult regions in the world for businesses to switch to renewable power. IEEJ has conducted a study on the issues regarding corporate procurement of renewable electricity in Japan. IEEJ will host a public webinar to present the findings of the study followed by a panel discussion on the future of corporate PPAs in Japan and the measures required to reduce renewable energy power generation costs.

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2022.11.22

(11/15/2022) The 24th IEEJ Global Energy Webinar
"IEA Gas Market Report, Q4-2022”

2022.11.22

(11/11/2022) International Energy Symposium “IEA World Energy Outlook 2022”

2022.11.15

(11/10/2022) The 8th IEEJ Webinar for the World "IEEJ Outlook 2023”

2022.11.10

(11/7/2022) The 23rd IEEJ Global Energy Webinar “European Gas Market Challenges: the 2022-23 winter and beyond”

2022.11.04

(10/27/2022) The 22nd IEEJ Global Energy Webinar "APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook 8th Edition"

2022.10.11

The 7th IEEJ Webinar for the World "LNG market and its outlook" and "Challenges for boosting renewables under soaring energy prices”

2022.10.05

International Energy Symposium (2022.09.27)

2022.09.21

The 37th IEEJ Energy Webinar “Corporate Procurement of Renewable Electricity in Japan”

2022.09.06

The 21st IEEJ Global Energy Webinar "The prospects and challenges for Euro-Russia energy conflicts after the military invasion to Ukraine"
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Multiple Pathways to Carbon Neutrality ~Reality, Innovation, and Resilience ~（2022.4.28）

From the perspectives of feasibility, innovation, and resilience, APERC and IEEJ will offer global stakeholders with viewpoints on multiple pathways to carbon neutrality by around mid-century that would be suitable for each country and region through discussions among prominent experts from various nationalities and backgrounds

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IEEJ Outlook 2023 -Challenges for achieving both energy security and carbon neutrality-

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IEEJ Energy Journal

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Modeling Potential Installation of Solar and Wind Energy Considering Cannibalization Effect

Decarbonization of the Aviation Sector: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Outlook

2022.11.16

IEEJ e-Newsletter

Heated discussions on energy issues & hot topics of major regions (CN, RUS, ME, US, EU)

No.239 covers "China: World’s Automotive Powerhouse No Longer a Dream as NEV Shift Accelerates" and more...

2022.11.18

Oil Market Review in Japan

Latest market trends of crude oil and products on a weekly basis

The key WTI crude oil futures contract on NYMEX (October 27-November 2)

2022.11.18

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Researches on the short-term Energy Outlook
Exploration of the short-term Energy Outlook for Japan

"Economic and Energy Outlook of Japan for FY2022 " & Outlook for Oil, Gas, Coal, Global Warming Policy, Renewable Energy, Nuclear and Electric Power

2022.02.25

Energy and Economy Indicators of Japan

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2022.11.25

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