Dr. Kenji Shiraishi

Energy & Environmental Policy Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Kenji Shiraishi is an energy and environmental policy researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, with a focus on the decarbonization of electricity sector and the analysis of climate and energy policies. His current research centers on improving and applying energy systems models to assess clean energy technologies and policy options, with the goal of informing public policy decisions. He holds Ph.D. in public policy from University of California, Berkeley and MS and BS in chemical engineering from University of Tokyo. He also serves as a board member of Climate Integrate, a climate policy thinktank based in Tokyo, Japan.
Kenji has more than 10 years of professional experiences in the area of Japan’s and international environmental policies as a Deputy Director for Market-based Climate Policy of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, a Managing Director of the Global Environment Centre Foundation, etc.