Carbon Neutrality Research Center (CNRC)

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Overview of the Center

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The Kansai University Carbon Neutral Research Center(CNRC) was established on October 1, 2022.
It was founded as one of the important growth strategies for the university’s future, with the view that our initiatives for achieving carbon neutrality are an opportunity to contribute to the further development of the University and the realization of a sustainable society.
The Center aims to be recognized by society as an institution that contributes to the conservation of the global environment from multiple perspectives through the development of human resources and the creation of new technologies, by taking advantage of the characteristics of an educational and research institution.

Messages from the Director and Vice Director of the Center

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Director of the Center

Satoshi Kitahara

Vice Director of the Center

Masato Ueda

More than 120 countries and regions, including Japan, are working to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In particular, new approaches are being carried out in various fields of research, and we have received requests for joint research from a variety of organizations, including both literature and science departments.

Upon deploying requests from external organizations into the university, we found that a large number of extremely diverse research topics were proposed and that many faculty members are interested in carbon neutrality and are conducting research on the subject either directly or indirectly.

Conversely, it also revealed that the university's research on carbon neutrality has not been sufficiently disseminated outside the university and that information sharing within the university is lacking.

CNRC was established against this background to promote joint research on carbon neutrality, disseminate research results outside the university, share information in the university, and create new projects related to carbon neutrality.

CNRC will continue to serve as a university contact point for carbon neutrality consultation, which is expected to increase in the future.

Center Researchers・Research Topics

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Name	Faculty	Qualification(s)	Research topics	Researcher information
AKIYAMA, Takamasa	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Professor	Urban Transport Policy for Carbon Neutral Society	Researcher information
IKENAGA, Naoki	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Professor	Development of catalysts for production of lower hydrocarbons by hydrogenation reaction of carbon dioxide	Researcher information
ISHIKAWA, Masashi	Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering	Professor	Research on high-performance electric energy storage devices for realizing a low-carbon electric power-utilizing society	Researcher information
INOKUCHI, Hiroaki	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Associate professor	Urban transport policies in decarbonized society	Researcher information
UEDA, Naoshi	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Associate professor	Study on structural use of alkali activated concrete	Researcher information
UEDA, Masato	Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering	Professor	Short- and long-term fixation of carbon dioxide using blue carbons	Researcher information
OKA, Shoji	Faculty of Business and Commerce	Professor	Development of carbon management accounting methods that contribute to a carbon neutral society	Researcher information
OZAKI, Taira	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Professor	Climate change impact on urban energy consumption based on shared socio-economic pathway scenarios	Researcher information
KAJIWARA, Akira	Faculty of Policy Studies	Associate professor	Analysis on Local Policy Implementation and Cooperation between Local Governments toward Carbon Neutrality	Researcher information
KAWASAKI, Hideya	Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering	Professor	Metal Nanocatalysts for CO₂ Recycling/ Hydrogen Production	Researcher information
KITAZUME, Keiichi	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Professor	Analysis of the effect of urban policies on energy consumption reduction in line with the progress of energy-saving technologies	Researcher information
KUWANA, Kinzo	Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences	Associate professor	Research on Corporate Management for a Carbon Neutral World, for example “Analysis on Innovation Strategy to achieve Carbon Neutrality in Japanese Iron Steel Industry” Research on Financial and Insurance System to Promote Carbon Neutrality	Researcher information
SHINKUMA, Takayoshi	Faculty of Economics	Professor	Effectiveness of the liberalization of the electricity market on CO₂ emissions	Researcher information
TAKAHASHI, Tomoyuki	Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences	Professor	Micro hydropower using flow-induced vibrations and coral reef restoration using feeble electrical current	Researcher information
TANAKA, Shunsuke	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Professor	Development of selective and highly efficient CO₂ separation and capture technology	Researcher information
NAKAO, Yuriko	Faculty of Informatics	Associate professor	Transforming Sustainability for Carbon Neutral.	Researcher information
HOSOKAWA,Shigeo	Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences	Professor	Distributed Energy Conversion Systems using Natural Energy	Researcher information
MATSUMOTO, Ryosuke	Faculty of Engineering Science	Professor	Energy analysis and evaluation of energy-conservation activities for energy-saving and environment-friendly campus	Researcher information
MIYAZAKI, Hiroshi	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Lecturer	Research on the development of an optimal operation method for building equipment in regional cooperation by utilizing energy management information	Researcher information
YUN Yeboon	Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering	Professor	Development of Highly Accurate Prediction Method　on Electricity Demand Using Machine Learning	Researcher information