Yugo Tanaka

• Kyoto University

This study develops a framework to facilitate the participation of scientists to policy design towards energy transition, building upon existing literatures on science policy nexus, policy process, and energy system modelling. The framework assumes that policy design is embedded within systems and influenced by other actors, which is represented by...

Sustainability concerns have been placing public policy in the power sector under pressure to realize a radical change. However, energy policy is often subject to strong path dependency and inertia that make such change difficult. This study contributes to the theoretical understanding of the conditions under which radical policy changes happen in...

Feed-in tariff (FiT) policy approaches for renewable energy (RE) deployment are employed in many nations around the world. Although FiTs are considered effective in boosting RE deployment, the issue of increasing energy bills and social burden is an often-reported negative impact of their use. The FiT has been employed in Japan since 2012, followin...

This study aims to uncover the nature of the policy process in renewable energy policy, especially in solar energy policy. The goal of this paper is to reach a deeper understanding about the case in Japan, where solar energy policy has significantly changed to adopt a feed-in tariff approach for further deployment of electricity generated from sola...

This study aims to uncover the nature of the policy process in renewable energy policy, especially in solar energy policy. The goal of this paper is to reach a deeper understanding about the case in Japan, where solar energy policy has significantly changed to adopt a feed-in tariff approach for further deployment of electricity generated from sola...