Taishi Sugiyama is senior researcher at the Canon Institute of Global Studies in Tokyo, where he studies climate and energy policy. He is also a lead coordinating author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s work on energy innovation. His research has focused on decarbonization and energy technology innovation systems. He has also studied national and global climate policies, including international treaties and carbon pricing systems. In 2016, Sugiyama also translated “An Ecomodernist Manifesto” into Japanese.