Mitsutsune Yamaguchi

Mr. Yamaguchi has held a wide range of academic and professional roles throughout his career. Since 2012, he has served as a Special Advisor at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE). He was a Visiting Professor at KOMEX, The University of Tokyo (2013–2015), and previously at RCAST, The University of Tokyo (2006–2013), where he later became a Project Professor. From 2002 to 2010, he taught at the Open University of Japan through television broadcasting. Earlier, he was a Professor in the Faculty of Economics at Keio University (1996–2005), following a long career at Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited (1962–1999).

He has contributed significantly to global climate research, serving as a Lead Author for the IPCC’s Third, Fourth, and Fifth Assessment Reports and participating in various government committees on climate policy.

His publications include Climate Change Mitigation: A Balanced Approach to Climate Change (Springer, 2012), which he edited and co-authored, and the e-book Towards a Workable and Effective Climate Regime (Ferdi & CEPR, 2015). He also writes frequently for major Japanese newspapers on climate-related issues.