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lectured by Jun Takahashi, Gjergj Dodbiba, Sumie Nakayama, Hiroyasu Takase, and Hironao Matsubara

for Graduate School, A2, Tuesday 4th-5th (14:55-18:35)

Engineering Building No.3, 4th Floor, room 423

The first lecture on Tuesday, 2 December will be held online via the following Zoom link!
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/98857130856

last updated at 2025/11/24

Objectives:
- Energy and resource are limited, and some global environmental crises are predicted by IPPC. This omnibus lecture series will explain why and how to make the policy for global environmental and energy issues, and what kinds of technologies are expected to solve them.
- Students will be able to get the following information systematically;
  - Current topics concerning global environmental and energy issues,
  - How to make the world and national policy,
  - Environmental technologies and their role in the policy,
  - Advanced environmental researches.

Assessment: attendance and presentation (or report)
- attendance: 8 times (attendance of the first day is also included for the assessment)
  - full attendance = 6 points/day
  - partial attendance without proper explanation = 3 points/day
  - absent without proper explanation = 0 point/day
- presentation by using PPT at class and submission of improved PPT (or report): 4 times
  - S (excellent) = 13 points
  - A (good) = 10 points
  - B (normal) = 7 points
  - C (poor) = 4 points
- assessment: A (85-100 points), B (65-84 points), C (50-64 points)

Lecture Style:
- First week: lecture
  - Global Megatrends in Resource Recovery and Recycling by Gjergj Dodbiba (The university of Tokyo)
  - Energy and climate change, trend and policy by Sumie Nakayama (J-POWER) and Hiroyasu Takase (QJ science)
  - Global energy balance and related technologies by Jun Takahashi (The university of Tokyo)
  - Renewable Energy for Sustainable Society by Hironao Matsubara (Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies)
- Second week: student's presentation and discussion concerning the topics of the first week
  - The first week in each of the four topics is a lecture from an expert in the field, and interactive learning, including quizzes, will help you understand what you are missing in your knowledge. In the second week of each topic, you will be asked to give a presentation in groups of several people. Learn how difficult it is to build consensus in multinational and interdisciplinary groups, which is necessary to solve complex problems such as environmental and energy issues.

Schedule: date, lecturer, topics, handouts and homework

date room lecture topics references

12/2 423 Dodbiba Guidance
Global Megatrends in Resource Recovery and Recycling

12/9 423 students' group presentation

12/16 423 Nakayama
Takase Energy and climate change, trend and policy

12/23 423 students' group presentation

1/5 423 Takahashi Global energy balance and related technologies

1/13 423 students' group presentation

1/20 423 Matsubara Renewable Energy for Sustainable Society

1/29 423 students' group presentation Report

Reference: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

date	room	lecture	topics	references
12/2	423	Dodbiba	Guidance Global Megatrends in Resource Recovery and Recycling
12/9	423	Dodbiba	students' group presentation
12/16	423	Nakayama Takase	Energy and climate change, trend and policy
12/23	423	Nakayama Takase	students' group presentation
1/5	423	Takahashi	Global energy balance and related technologies
1/13	423	Takahashi	students' group presentation
1/20	423	Matsubara	Renewable Energy for Sustainable Society
1/29	423	Matsubara	students' group presentation Report