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Research ResultsEnvironment & Sustainability

Drying and rewetting cycles substantially increased soil CO? release

Professor Syuntaro Hiradate

Facutly of Agriculture

2025.03.21

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesEnvironment & Sustainability

A planetary boundary for geological resources: Limits of regional water availability The study shows that the regional water availability constrains the current and future production of 32 geological resources

Professor Shigemi Kagawa

Faculty of Economics

2025.03.21

Research ResultsTechnologyEnvironment & Sustainability

The changing sky that plants see Researchers introduce a numerical tool to predict sunlight patterns to help improve agriculture

Professor Atsushi Kume

Faculty of Agriculture

2025.03.19

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesMath & DataEnvironment & Sustainability

The environmental and economic impact of COVID-19 on Japan’s tourism industry Researchers find the economic, social, and environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Japan’s international tourism industry

Professor Shigemi Kagawa

Faculty of Economics

2025.01.28

Research ResultsPhysics & ChemistryMaterialsEnvironment & Sustainability

Harnessing microwave flow reaction to convert biomass into useful sugars Selective catalyst heating enables effective hydrolysis of biomass.

Associate Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki

Faculty of Agriculture

2025.01.10

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesEnvironment & Sustainability

Better environmental performance boosts profits and cuts costs Through a study of 8,547 companies across 34 countries, Kyushu University researchers revealed that disclosing and addressing environmental concerns leads to stronger financial performance.

Professor Hidemichi Fujii

Faculty of Economics

2024.12.11

Research ResultsEnvironment & Sustainability

New study reveals a countdown to save oceans from plastic pollution Researchers find that a 32% cut in plastic littering by 2035 is necessary to prevent further water pollution

Professor Atsuhiko Isobe

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

2024.09.24

Research ResultsLife & HealthEnvironment & Sustainability

Microplastics found in coral skeletons Researchers find that all coral components—including its skeleton—contain microplastics

Professor Atsuhiko Isobe

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

2024.09.20

Research ResultsEnvironment & Sustainability

A new forecasting model based on gene activity predicts when Japan’s cherry buds awake from dormancy Climate change is impacting when Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms flower. A new gene-based model could provide more accurate predictions.

Professor Akiko Satake and JSPS Research Fellow Atsuko Miyawaki-Kuwakado

Faculty of Science

2024.09.19

Research ResultsPhysics & ChemistryTechnologyEnvironment & Sustainability

Microwaving waste cooking oil into useful chemicals Researchers develop a zeolite catalyst that can be heated up using microwaves to speed up the conversion of fatty acid esters to olefins

Associate Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki

Faculty of Agriculture

2024.09.09

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesEnvironment & Sustainability

Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital Going green pays off. New research shows that when companies disclose their environmental impact—and work to mitigate it—they earn investor trust.

Professor Hidemichi Fujii

Faculty of Economics

2024.07.05

Research ResultsEnvironment & Sustainability

Early-onset El Ni?o means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa Analyzing 100 different climate simulations over the past 61 years to find how El Ni?o determines warm or cold winters in Japan

Post-doctoral Fellow Masahiro Shiozaki

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

2024.07.03

Research ResultsMath & DataPhysics & ChemistryEnvironment & Sustainability

Earth and space share the same turbulence Researchers find that air turbulence in earth’s thermosphere is governed by the same principles as those in the troposphere

Professor Huixin Liu

Faculty of Science

2024.06.07

Research ResultsMath & DataEnvironment & Sustainability

Decarbonization dynamics: new analysis unveils shifting trends in the voluntary carbon offset market A worldwide analysis into the factors underlying which types of carbon offset programs are prioritized could provide important insights for combatting climate change

Professor Hidemichi Fujii

Faculty of Economics

2024.05.20

Research ResultsMath & DataEnvironment & Sustainability

What is the carbon footprint of a house in Japan? Researchers identify the emission hotspots in the supply chain when building a house in Japan

Professor Shigemi Kagawa

Faculty of Economics

2024.05.16

Research ResultsMath & DataEnvironment & Sustainability

How extratropical ocean-atmosphere interactions can contribute to the variability of jet streams in the northern hemisphere Researchers highlight the newfound significance of communication between atmosphere and oceans 2024.03.29

Research ResultsMath & DataEnvironment & Sustainability

Japan's electric vehicle transition by 2035 may be insufficient to combat the climate crisis, but there are solutions Japan must simultaneously move to extend vehicle longevity, invest in a cleaner energy mix, and decarbonize the supply chain to reach their climate goals 2024.02.07

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesLife & HealthEnvironment & Sustainability

Sika Deer Overpopulation Endangers Beech Forests in Southern Kyushu, Japan A new study reveals how soil erosion caused by sika deer foraging reduces the growth of the beech trees. 2024.01.26

Research ResultsMaterialsTechnologyEnvironment & Sustainability

Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materials Researchers ditch “trial and error” and turn to machine learning to identify two uniquely structured proton-conducting oxides – a key material needed in hydrogen fuel cells.

Professor Yoshihiro Yamazaki

Kyushu University Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT)

2024.01.18

Research ResultsEnvironment & Sustainability

Investigating the role of greener plastics for Japan’s carbon neutral goals Japan’s plastic problem is a huge barrier to carbon neutrality. Could bioplastics and recycled plastics be the answer? 2023.09.26