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NATSUDA Kaoru
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2026/05 |
| Type | Research paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Japanese Automotive Industry Under Carbon Neutrality: Multi-Pathway Strategy and Green Supply Chain Networks |
| Contribution Type | First author |
| Journal | Journal of Contemporary Asia (Routledge) |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Authorship | Lead author |
| Author and coauthor | Natsuda, Kaoru and Schröder, Martin |
| Details | This study examines Japan’s carbon-neutral policy in the automotive sector. To tackle carbon neutrality, the Japanese government and industry have introduced two manufacturing-related strategies. The first is Multi-Pathway Strategy, which promotes not only battery electric vehicles but also a variety of powertrain vehicles by using a technology-neutral approach (namely, innovation policy). The second is the establishment of green supply chain networks. These strategies align with the life-cycle assessment (LCA) concept that calculates the total CO2 emissions of the whole automotive supply chain network but are based on the not commonly used Tank-to-Wheel method that calculates CO2 emissions during the driving process only. This study asserts that a technology-neutral approach based on LCA can be a more practical policy for greenhouse gas reduction under the uncertainty of the automotive technology and energy policy. |