Faculty Staff
Energy and Resources
Sugiyama, Masahiro
Professor
Ph.D. in climate science and Master's degree in technology and policy
Ph.D. in climate science and Master's degree in technology and policy
climate policy, technology policy
masahiro[at]ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp
TEL: +81-3-5841-0942 FAX: +81-3-5841-0938
Profile
Masahiro (Masa) Sugiyama is a Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), the University of Tokyo (UTokyo). He holds a Ph.D. in climate science and a master's degree in technology and policy, both from MIT. Prior to joining UTokyo, he was a researcher at the Socio-Economic Research Center, the Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry. He joined UTokyo in April, 2014. He is a lead author of the Working Group III's contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). His most recent book is "Controlling the Climate: The Risky Last Resort of Global Warming Countermeasures" (published by KADOKAWA).
Research Interests
His research areas include scenario analysis of climate and energy policy and governance of climate engineering from the public engagement perspective.