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Mr. Yoshida has over 40 years of experience in city gas industry.

He started his professional career in 1982 joining Tokyo Gas Company based in Tokyo, Japan.

He has served in various positions at engineering, real estate, sustainability, corporate planning and LNG business department.

For the last 20 years he is serving as a strategist and leading advocate for gas industry in the field of environment and energy.

Since 2019 he is serving as Senior Adviser at Japan Gas Association.

His activity with International Gas Union (IGU) started in 2009.

2009-2012 Vice Chair, IGU Sustainability Committee

2012-2015 Chair, IGU Sustainability Committee

2019-current IGU Executive Committee Member

2022-current IGU Regional Coordinator (Northeast Asia & Australasia)

Academic Background

1990    Master of Urban Planning
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

1982    Bachelor of Science, Architecture  
Waseda University, Tokyo Japan

Professional Activities

1983- Chief City Gas Engineer (licensed)

1985- Senior certified architect (licensed)

2004 Contributor “The Greenhouse Gas Protocol; A Corporate accounting and Reporting Standard Revised Edition)” World Resource Institute

2005 Core contributor “The Greenhouse Gas Protocol; Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects)” World Resource Institute

2007 Reviewer (industrial expert reviewer) of the IPCC WGIII Fourth Assessment Report

2007-2012 Senior Council Member, Green Purchase Network, Japan