Etsushi Kato Ph.D.
Associate Director,
Global Environment Group
Technical Fields：Global Carbon Cycle, Carbon Dioxide Removal / Negative Emissions Technologies, Energy Systems Analysis
1998-2002 PhD in plant ecology: Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
2003-2005 Lecturer in ecology and biodiversity: Hokkaido Institute of Technology, and Hokkaido Tokai University
2006-2014 Researcher in global carbon cycle and climate risk: Tsukuba University, JAMSTEC, and NIES
2014- Researcher in global environment: Institute of Applied Energy
1998-2002 PhD in plant ecology: Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
2003-2005 Lecturer in ecology and biodiversity: Hokkaido Institute of Technology, and Hokkaido Tokai University
2006-2014 Researcher in global carbon cycle and climate risk: Tsukuba University, JAMSTEC, and NIES
2014- Researcher in global environment: Institute of Applied Energy
1998-2002 PhD in plant ecology: Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
2003-2005 Lecturer in ecology and biodiversity: Hokkaido Institute of Technology, and Hokkaido Tokai University
2006-2014 Researcher in global carbon cycle and climate risk: Tsukuba University, JAMSTEC, and NIES
2014- Researcher in global environment: Institute of Applied Energy
Major Achievements
- Global Carbon Budget： Global Carbon Budget 2022, Earth System Science Data, 14, 4811-4900
- Analysis on the net-zero emissions energy systems： Role of NETs and carbon recycling technologies in the transitions of Japan’s energy systems toward net-zero CO2 emissions goal, Sustainability Science, 16, 463-475
- CDR / NETs： Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions, Nature Climate Change, 6, 42-50