KOBAYAKAWA TORU

College of International Relations Department of International StudiesProfessor

Degree

  • Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Nov. 2016
  • Master of Public Administration, Columbia University, May 2003
  • Master of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Mar. 1998

Research Keyword

  • sustainable consumption and production
  • energy and environment

Field Of Study

  • Environmental science/Agricultural science, Recycling systems and society

Career

  • Apr. 2025 - Present
    Nihon University, College of International Relations, Professor
  • Aug. 2022 - Present
    The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, 客員連携研究員
  • Apr. 1998 - Mar. 2025
    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 資源・エネルギーグループ長、ウクライナ支援室長、スリランカ事務所次長、南アジア第三課長など

Educational Background

  • Aug. 2008 - Aug. 2015
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Center for Energy Studies
  • Sep. 2001 - May 2003
    Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
  • Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1998
    The University of Tokyo, The Graduate School of Engineering
  • Apr. 1992 - Mar. 1996
    The University of Tokyo, The Faculty of Engineering

Member History

  • Feb. 2021 - Aug. 2022
  • Feb. 2019 - Aug. 2022

Paper

  • Estimating the carbon footprint of post-war reconstruction: toward a ‘greener’ recovery of Ukraine
    Toru Kobayakawa
    Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, Mar. 2025, Refereed
    Lead
  • Infrastructure Development and Carbon Footprints of Household Consumption in India
    Toru Kobayakawa; Tomohiko Ihara
    JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute, Jan. 2025, Not refereed
    Lead
  • The carbon footprint of capital formation: An empirical analysis on its relationship with a country's income growth
    Toru Kobayakawa
    Journal of Industrial Ecology, Apr. 2022, Refereed
    Lead
  • Country diagnostics for low carbon development: Can developing countries pursue simultaneous implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement?
    Toru Kobayakawa
    Business Strategy & Development, Sep. 2021, Refereed
    Lead
  • Optimal resource integration in a decentralized renewable energy system: Assessment of the existing system and simulation for its expansion
    Kobayakawa, T.; Kandpal, T.
    Energy for Sustainable Development, 2016, Refereed
    Lead
  • Assessment and evaluation of a photovoltaic micro-grid in Sundarbans India for designing integrated rural electricity systems
    Toru Kobayakawa
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Jul. 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • Analysis of electricity consumption under a photovoltaic micro-grid system in India
    Kobayakawa, T.; Kandpal, T.
    Solar Energy, 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • Photovoltaic micro-grid in a remote village in India: Survey based identification of socio-economic and other characteristics affecting connectivity with micro-grid
    Toru Kobayakawa; Tara C. Kandpal
    Energy for Sustainable Development, Feb. 2014, Refereed
    Lead
  • A techno-economic optimization of decentralized renewable energy systems: Trade-off between financial viability and affordability-A case study of rural India
    Kobayakawa, T.; Kandpal, T.
    Energy for Sustainable Development, 2014, Refereed
    Lead

MISC

  • Support for Ukraine
    Hitotsubashi University
    A Profile of Japan's International Cooperation in the age of Geopolitics, Apr. 2024
  • 再エネがエネルギー安全保障にも貢献
    国際開発ジャーナル
    Jul. 2022
  • JICAグローバル・アジェンダ(課題別事業戦略) 資源・エネルギー
    独立行政法人国際協力機構(JICA)
    Jun. 2022
  • SDGsで世界をつなぐ-ODAを活用したビジネス展開の可能性
    山田順一編著
    Mar. 2022
  • 新興国のインフラを切り拓く : 戦略的なODAの活用
    山田順一編著
    Nov. 2015
  • JICA事業評価年次報告書2005
    独立行政法人国際協力機構(JICA)
    Mar. 2006
  • アウトカム指標の考え方:評価実務ハンドブック
    独立行政法人国際協力機構(JICA)
    Feb. 2006
  • JICA事業評価年次報告書2004
    独立行政法人国際協力機構(JICA)
    Mar. 2005
  • プロジェクト評価の実践的手法
    独立行政法人国際協力機構(JICA)
    Mar. 2004

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • Infrastructure development and household carbon footprints in India
    Toru Kobayakawa; Tomohiko Ihara
    第16回エコバランス国際会議, Nov. 2024
  • カーボンフットプリント計算 Webアプリの開発
    小早川 徹; 井原 智彦
    第19回日本LCA学会研究発表会, Mar. 2024
  • 技術協力プロジェクトの評価指標に関する考察:目標達成度の把握を巡って
    小早川 徹
    日本評価学会春季第2回全国大会, May 2005

Affiliated academic society

  • Jul. 2024 - Present
    国際開発学会
  • May 2021 - Present
    日本LCA学会