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ZHOU Weisheng

Department / Course College of Policy Science Department of Policy Science

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration Research Center for Sustainability Science
2.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration The Research and Development Institute of Regional Information

Academic background
1.	～1995/03	Doctorial Course │ Engineering Science │ Department of Engineering Science │ Kyoto University │ Completed
2.	1995/05 Degree Acquisition	│ Kyoto University Doctor of Engineering
3.	～1986/07	Master Course │ Power Engineering Program │ Dalian University of Technology │ Completed
4.	1986/07 Degree Acquisition	│ Dalian University of Technology M.E.
5.	～1982/07	Department of Thermal Science and Engineering │ Faculty of Engineering │ Zhejiang University │ Graduated
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Business career
1.	2022/02/08 ～	Foreign Fellow │ │ The Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ)

Research activities
1.		Japan Society of Energy and Resources
2.		SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENGINEERING
3.		Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
4.		International Academic Society for Asian Community (ISAC)

Subject of research
1.	●Scenario and Innovation to realize "East Asian Low Carbon Community" ●Establishing "Policy Engineering" Studies ●Building Reciprocal Cooperation Framework and Sustainable Environmental Policy ●Top Design of CJK Circular Economic Model Base Project ●Building CJK Nuclear Security System

Research summary
Scenario design and strategic innovation towards "East Asia low-carbon community" Establishment of the "policy engineering" study Development of strategic reciprocal cooperative framework and sustainable environmental policy ① Research on plan and evaluation of global warming countermeasures Global warming problem is a typical interdisciplinary problem which should integrate various economic, technical and social measures to solve it. In this study, by executing the numerical simulation to understand the long-term energy consumption and CO2 emissions, as well as the development and adoption priority, adoption effect and mutual competitiveness of various measures, the world level scenarios are expected to be developed. Currently, we have proposed a concept of "East Asia low-carbon community" which aims at the realization of a wide low-carbon society across various countries, and are engaging on the study on scenario development and socio-economic system innovation to realize it. ② Study on integrated strategy by combining local and global environmental countermeasures The main causative agent that causes global warming and acidization of the earth is fossil fuel combustion which can be traced back to modern civilization. In this study, we focus on the integrated environmental countermeasures considering both of above two issues. ③　Study about international consensus on climate change problem The deadlock of international consensus on climate change problem is the distrust and unbalanced national interests among countries. In this study, we tried to develop an environmental cooperative framework which can make the profits be shared by both developed and developing countries based on the win-win international cooperative concept. ④ Study on the relationship between economic development and environmental load The developed countries have experienced an Environment Kuznets Curved (The reversed U shaped curved line in which the x-axis expresses income and y-axis figures environmental load, like SO2 emissions) until now. In this study, for a developing country with "Late Comer's Advantages ", we do an investigation and theory analysis about how to break away from this EKC and give some policy proposals to promote technology transfer. ⑤　Human Dimension Program on Global Environment Change, HDP While focusing on the human activities which result in the global environmental problems, this study tries to find the institutional, policy and legal measures to solve global warming by analyzing them from economic, cultural and institutional aspects. ⑥　Design of environmental and economic policies For instance, we conduct research on international cooperative CO2 emissions trading, and the design of CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) system. ⑦　Empirical research on energy and environmental policy system This study deals with the adoption measures of new energies, especially the optimal energy mixture while considering the exhaustion of fossil fuels, based on the principles of economic development, energy supply and environmental protection from a long-term perspective. ⑧　Sub-theme (examples) 1)The construction of global recycle system 2)Economic analysis and policy proposals on new energy introduction 3)Development of China's climate change framework toward Post-Kyoto 4)Proposal and case study on new CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) modes 5)Quantitative analysis on economic growth and environmental load (the re-inspection of Environment Kuznets Curve) 6)International comparative analysis on economic development and happy index 7)The realization of "East Asia low-carbon community

Present specialized field
Social System Engineering, Energy engineering, Environmental Influence Valuation/Environment Policy, Policy Engineering (Keyword：Energy / Environmental Policy Policy Engineering)

Books
1.	2026/02	Decarbonization Policy Engineering: Energy Transition and Regional Cooperation in East Asia, Springer Nature │ ,pp.1-680
2.	2025/01	Foundations of Quantitative Happiness: Economic Growth vs Life Satisfaction │ ,pp.1-168
3.	2021/02	East Asian Low-Carbon Community: Realizing a Sustainable Decarbonized Society from Technology and Social Systems │ ,pp.1-413
4.	2013/08	Strategic Adaptation towards Water Crisis │ ,pp.15-29
5.	2011/04	IR3S-UNU Book Series Sustainability Science Vol.3, Establishing a Resource-Circulating Society in Asia Challenges and Opportunities │ ,pp.147-170
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Papers
1.	2026/06	Can China Feed Itself by 2100? Long-Term Food Security Under Population Decline: An Integrated 27-Scenario Analysis │ Sci │ ,pp.1-30
2.	2026/06	Opportunities and Challenges for China–Japan Cooperation Regarding Renewable Hydrogen A 3E Perspective │ Energies │ ,pp.1-20
3.	2026/06	Optimal Planning of Electric–Hydrogen Coupled Integrated Energy System: A Comprehensive Review │ Energies │
4.	2026/05	Challenges and Strategies for the Standardization of WANO Best Practices in Japan, China, and South Korea │ 立命館大学地域情報研究所 │ ,pp.25-60
5.	2026/05	Cost-Optimal Decarbonization Pathways for Data Centers in Japan A Bottom-Up Model Integrating Location, Energy Systems, and Carbon Pricing │ Energies │ ,pp.1-32
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/08/22	Issues and Countermeasures in Adoption WANO Best Practices and Standardization Safety Regulations at Nuclear Power Plants in Japan, China, and Korea
2.	2023/12/18	Numerical Feature Preprocessing Method for Daily Solar Radiation Pattern Classification
3.	2023/08/20	Graphical Decomposition Model to Estimate Hourly Global Solar Radiation Considering Weather Stochasticity
4.	2022/10/01	What predicts citizensʼ behavior of a new category of waste separation? A case study of plastic sorting at source in Japan
5.	2022/08/10	Citizens' waste separation with a new category: A case study of plastic separation at source in Japan
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Other research achievements
1.	2026/05/06	Dynamic medium of interaction: The Chinese language is evolving from a communication tool into a key carrier of global public value (CHINA DAILY, https://enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/06/AP69fb1a5fa310d93d63ccd01b.html.)
2.	2024/03/14	Silver economy a silver lining for business (CHINA DAILY)
3.	2020/08/26	Public goods that promote cultural diversity (China Daily Global)
4.	2019/08/31	Tough fight against marine plastic litter(China Daily) (China Daily https://enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/31/AP5d69c670a310aba8ca8c3f01.html)
5.	2008 ～ 2010	Collaborator, "Scenario analysis of climate change measure in China and policy making study based on international comparison", global environment study general promotion grant of Ministry of the Environment, Japan
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Winning science prize
1.	2021/12/02	国際共同体学会岡倉天心国際賞 (East Asian Low-Carbon Community)

Achievements of joint.Funded research
1.	2009	Project leader, "Research about CDM situation and sustainability in China" , authorized by Global Environment Forum, KANSAI │ Consigned Research by Company
2.	2008	Project leader, "Sino-Japan cooperative research on the construction of a harmonious society model" , 2008 Japan and China collaboration support business by Ministry of Foreign Affairs │ Consigned Research by Company
3.	2000	Project leader, "A research project about the construction of a sustainable development model district (Shanghai)
4.	1999	Project leader, "A research project about the ripple effects beside the CO2 emissions reduction by the CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) in developing countries" , a superior research project of RITE

Teaching achievements

●Other Special Instructions about Teaching Activities

1.	2007/05 ～ 2007/05	Environmental Science

Activity in society
1.	2005/06 ～ 2010/03	Oct.2005~Mar.2010　Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan University, President (Honorable President at present)

Research exchange preferred theme
1.	1)The construction of global recycle system 2)Economic analysis and policy proposals on new energy introduction 3)Development of China’s climate change framework toward Post-Kyoto 4)Proposal and case study on new CDM modes 5)Quantitative analysis on economic growth and environmental load 6)International comparative analysis on economic development and happy index 7)The realization of “East International cooperation and environmental strategies are indispensable for the settlement of global environmental issues represented by global warming. Our laboratory, from the perspective of technological measures as well as social consideration, conducts various researches for the analysis and assessment of both economic development and environmental protection. We aim to advance international policy proposals for a sustainable society considering fairness, efficiency and regional characters. Commisioned research Joint research

Message
1.	Aiming at the optimization of energy and environmental policy system I graduated from thermal physics engineering department of Zhejiang University in 1982, and obtained Ph.D in engineering from Kyoto University in 1995. After then, I started my research on the system analysis and assessment of anti-global warming measures as well as the development of sustainable energy and environmental strategies for developing countries (especially, China) in New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE). In 1999, I entered College of Law in Ritsumeikan University, and then transferred to College of Policy Science in 2000. Generally, I have been engaged in the research on international proposals towards sustainable development and the realization of wide low-carbon society, through the analysis and evaluation of various economic, social and technical measures on economic development, energy security and environmental protection, while considering the equality, efficiency and regional features. The study about global environment problem represented by global warming extends over a large number of social sciences including politics, economy and law besides natural science. Therefore, it is important for scholars in universities to cooperate with each other while keeping their originality and individuality. In this way, researchers with the ability to promote advanced research and have profound academic background are expected to be educated. At present, by integrating humanities and sciences, I am challenging a new academic field called "Policy engineering" or "Experimental policy science". Learning is acquiring faithfulness; while teaching is depicting the future. FROM ZERO-SUM GAME TO WIN-WIN GAME