Please also refer to my ORCID page or Google Scholar page. If you cannot access an article, please email me and I can provide a pre-print copy. 

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Featured research

Macintosh, A., Trencher, G., Probst, B., Barley, S., Cullenward, D., West, T., Butler, D., Rockström, J.(2025). "Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why." Nature (646): 543-546. **Access** 

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Schneider, J., Trencher, G. (2025). “How Utilities, Coal and Transportation Impede Climate Action. Global Assessment of Climate Obstruction”. In: T. Roberts, C. R. S. Milani, J. Jacquet and C. Downie (Eds). Global Assessment of Climate Obstruction. New York, Oxford University Press: p. 62-97.
**Open access**

 

Journal articles (peer reviewed) 　学術論文（査読つき）​​​​​

1. Trencher, G., Duygan, M., Rinscheid, A., Rosenbloom D., Newell, P. (2025). Decline by design: Assessing decline policies as a decarbonisation strategy under the Paris Agreement. PLOS One 20: e0334512. **Open access** ​
    

2. Trencher, G., Hamano, T., Shimono, K., Campfens, J. Duygan, M. (2025). Smart mobility innovations in regional transport services: a systemic view of triggers, approaches and outcomes in Japan. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. **Open access** 
    

3. Kandpal, R. Trencher. G. (2025). "Pursuing electric mobility in India: Regional disparities and strategic gaps in sub-national electric vehicle policies." Energy Research & Social Science 125: 104113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104113 
    

4. Mora, L., Gerli, P., Batty, M., Binet Royall, E., Carfi, N., Coenegrachts, K.-F., de Jong, M., Facchina, M., Janssen, M., Meijer, A., Pasi, G., Perrino, M., Raven, R., Sagar, A., Sancino, A., Santi, P., Sharp, D., Trencher, G.,  van Zoonen, L. ... Ziemer, G. (2025). Confronting the smart city governance challenge. Nature Cities. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00168-9
    

5. Evans, J., Cassanmagnago, D., Chatterji,T., Irvin, A., Jance, B., Oke, C., Thioye, M., Trencher, G., Uyarra, E., Yarime, M. (2025) Grand challenges in sustainable cities: urban innovation for global climate and sustainability goals—from policy agenda to research needs. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. **Open access**

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1. Johnson, M., Strobel, J., Trencher, G. (2024) Between the lines: linking carbon management to carbon accounting actions in the pursuit of corporate decarbonization. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-01-2024-6822
    

2. R. Fu, Trencher,, G., Yamanaka, Y. 2024. How might the spread of online meal-delivery services impact achievement of the SDGs? Discover Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00603-w
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3. Trencher, G., Yu, J. & Yarime, M. 2024. Using emerging technologies to tackle mobility challenges caused by population ageing: Experiences from Japan. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 208, 123729.
    

4. Trencher, G., Nick, S., Carlson, J. & Johnson, M. 2024. Demand for low-quality offsets by major companies undermines climate integrity of the voluntary carbon market. Nature Communications, 15, 6863. **Open access**
   
   ==> Coverage in media of above article: Press release by Kyoto University.
    

5. Carlson, J. T., Trencher, G. 2024. A framework for considering decarbonisation risks emerging from low-carbon hydrogen supply chains. Energy Research & Social Science, 116, 103685.
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6. Truong, N., Trencher, G., Yarime, M., Barrett, B. & Matsubae, K. 2024. Barriers to the adoption of electric cars and electric motorcycles in Vietnam. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 131, 104204. **Access**
    

7. Trencher, G., Okubo, Y., and Mori, A. (2024) Phasing out carbon not coal? Identifying coal lock-in sources in Japan’s power utilities. Climate Policy (in press) **Access**
    

8. Barrett, B., Trencher, G., Truong, N., Ohta, H. (2024) How can cities achieve accelerated systemic decarbonization? Analysis of six frontrunner cities. Sustainable Cities and Society. 100: 105000. **Access**
    

9. Bustamante, M., (…) Trencher, G. (75 authors listed alphabetically). Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2023/2024. Global Sustainability. (in press) DOI:10.1017/sus.2023.25 **Access**
    

10. Duygan, M., Aya, K., Temocin, P.,, Trencher, G., (2023) A tale of two coal regimes: What strategies do actors use to destabilise or maintain socio-technical regimes in Germany and Japan? Energy Research and Social Science, 5.  **Access**
     

11. Trencher, G., Blondeel, M. and Asuka, J. (2023). Do all roads lead to Paris? Comparing pathways to net-zero by BP, Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil. Climatic Change, 176, 83. **Access** **Free view-only version*
    ==> Coverage in media of above article: : Carbon Brief
     

12.  Trencher, G., Rinscheid, A., Rosenbloom, D., Florentine, K., Truong, N. & Temocin, P. (2023). "The evolution of “phase-out” as a bridging concept for sustainability: from pollution to climate change". One Earth, 6  **Access**
     

13. Edianto, A., Trencher, G., Manych, N., & Matsubae, K. (2023). Forecasting coal power plant retirement ages and lock-in with random forest regression. Patterns, 0, 100776. **Open access**
     

14. Nakazawa, T., Satoh, K., Trencher, G., Tatsumi, T., Hasegawa, K (2023)., Net-zero carbon declarations by Japanese local governments: What caused the domino-like diffusion? Review of Policy Research 1-41 **Open access**
     

15.  中澤高師、Trencher, G., 辰巳智行、長谷川公一（2023）「気候変動政策の転換と2050年CO2排出量実質ゼロ宣言：垂直的波及と水平的波及の連鎖」『土木学会論文集』79( 4). **Access**
     

16. Trencher, G., Rinscheid, A., Rosenbloom, D. & Truong, N. (2022). The rise of phase-out as a critical decarbonisation approach: A systematic review. Environmental Research Letters, 17, 123002. **Open access**
     

17. Trencher, G., Wesseling, J. (2022) Roadblocks to fuel-cell electric vehicle diffusion: Evidence from Germany, Japan and California. Transportation Research Part D. 112**Access**
     

18. Trencher, G. (2022) Japan’s bet on hydrogen cars needs a jump-start. East Asia Forum. (Japan’s bet on hydrogen cars needs a jump-start (13 April). **Open access**
     

19. Li M, Trencher G, Asuka J (2022) The clean energy claims of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell: A mismatch between discourse, actions and investments. PLoS ONE 17(2): e0263596. **Open access**
    
    ==> Coverage in media of above article: The Guardian UK, National People's Radio USA, ABC News Australia, Carbon Brief England. LA Times, USA ==> Coverage in Nature Energy: here
     

20. Truong, N., Trencher, G., Matsubae, K., (2022). How Does Socio-Technical Lock-In Cause Unsustainable Consumption in Cities? A Framework and Case Study on Mobility in Bangkok. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 4. **Open access**
     

21. Edianto, A., Trencher, G., Matsubae, K. (2021) "Why do some countries receive more international financing for coal-fired power plants than renewables? Influencing factors in 23 countries". Energy for Sustainable Development 66: 177-188. **Open access**
     

22. Trencher, G., Truong, N., Temocin, P., Duygan, M. (2021) “Top-down sustainability transitions in action: How do incumbent actors drive electric mobility diffusion in China, Japan, and California?”. Energy Research and Social Science 79: 102184 **Open access**
     

23. Sakuma, N., Trencher, G., Yarime, M., Onuki, M. (2021) A comparison of smart city research and practice in Sweden and Japan: trends and opportunities identified from a literature review and co-occurrence network analysis. Sustainability Science. 16: 1777–1796. **Access**
     

24. Trencher, G., Edianto, A.  (2021) “Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of Fuel Cell Passenger Vehicles and Buses in Germany". Energies, 14(4): 833.  **Open access**
     

25. Fan, Y., Trencher, G., Yamanaka, Y. (2021) “Arrival briefings as an effective interpretation strategy in tourist destinations: The case of Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan”. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 33, 100363. **Access** . 
     

26. 辰巳智行、中澤高師、佐藤圭一、野澤淳史、池田和弘、喜多川進、小西雅子、トレンチャー・グレゴリー、平尾桂子、長谷川公一（2020）「地方自治体の2050年二酸化炭素排出実質ゼロ宣言：気候変動政策に関する自治体調査から」『情報学研究』26: p. 1-22.   **Open access**
     

27. Trencher, G., Rinscheid, A., Duygan, M., Truong, N., Asuka, J. (2020) "Revisiting carbon lock-in in energy systems: Explaining the perpetuation of coal power in Japan". Energy Research and Social Science. 69, 101770. **Open access**
     

28. Trencher, G. (2020) "Accelerating the production and diffusion of fuel cell vehicles: Experiences from California". Energy Reports 6: 2503-2519. **Open access**
     

29. Kurniawan, R., Trencher, G. Edianto, A. Setiawan, I., Matsubae, K. (2020) Understanding the multi-faceted drivers of increasing coal consumption in Indonesia, Energies 13(14): **Access**
     

30. Trencher, G. Taeihagh, A., Yarime, M. (2020) Overcoming Barriers to Developing and Diffusing Fuel-Cell Vehicles: Governance Strategies and Experiences in Japan. Energy Policy, 142. **Access**
     

31. Trencher, G. Downie, C. Asuka, J., Hasegawa, R. (2020) Divestment Trends in Japan’s International Coal Businesses. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. **Access**
     

32. Trencher, G., N. Healy, K. Hasegawa, Asuka, A. (2019) “Discursive resistance to phasing out coal-fired electricity: Narratives in Japan's coal regime”. Energy Policy, 132, 782-796. **Access**
     

33. Trencher, G., J. Van der Heijden, J. (2019) “Contradictory but also complementary: National and local imaginaries in Japan and Fukushima around transitions to hydrogen and renewables” Energy Research & Social Science, 49, 209-218. **Access**
     

34. Trencher, G., Van der Heijden, J. (2019) “Instrument interactions and relationships in policy mixes: Achieving complementarity in building energy efficiency policies in New York, Sydney and Tokyo”. Energy Research & Social Science, 54, 34-45. **Access**
     

35. Ohara, N. Yamanaka, Y. Trencher, G. (2019) “Understanding Nature through Photography: Empirical Analysis of the Intents of Nature Photographers”. Environmental Communication 13(8): 1053-1068. **Access**
     

36. Trencher, G. (2019) “Towards the smart city 2.0: Empirical evidence of using smartness as a tool for tackling social challenges”. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 142, 117-128. **Access**
     

37. Trencher, G., Karvonen, A. (2019) “Stretching “smart”: advancing health and well-being through the smart city agenda”. Local Environment, 24, 610-627. **Access**
     

38. Trencher, G., Vincent, S., Bahr, K., Kudo, S. (2018) “Evaluating core competencies development in environmental master’s programs: An empirical analysis”. Journal of Cleaner Production, 181, 829-841.**Access**
     

39. Castán Broto, V., Trencher, G., Iwaszuk, E., Westman, L. (2018) “Transformative capacity and local action for urban sustainability”. Ambio. 48(5) 449–462. **Access**
     

40. Filho, F. W., Brandli, L., Becker, D., Skanavis, C., Kounani, A., Sardi, C., . . . Trencher, G. (2018). “Sustainable Development Policies as Indicators and Pre-Conditions for Sustainability Efforts at Universities: Fact or Fiction?”. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 19(1):85-113.  **Access**
     

41. Trencher, G., Nagao, M., Chen, C., Yarime, M. (2017) “Implementing sustainability co-creation between universities and society: A typology based understanding”. Sustainability 9(4), 594. **Access**
     

42. Trencher, G.,Castán Broto, V., Takagi, T., Sprigings, Z., Nishida, Y., Yarime, M. (2016) “Innovative policy practices to advance building energy efficiency and retrofitting: Approaches, impacts and challenges in ten C40 cities”. Environmental Science and Policy, 66, 353–365. **Access**
     

43. Luederitz, L. Schäpke, N., Wiek, A., Lang, D. L. Bergman, M., Bos, J., Burch, S., Davies, A., Evans, J., König, A., Farrelly, M., Forrest, N., Frantzeskaki, N., Gibson, R., Kay, B., Loorbach, D., Mccormick, K., Parod, O., Rauschmayer, F., Schneidewind, U., Stauffacher, M., Stelzer, F., Trencher, G., Venjakob, J., Vergragt, P., von Wehrden, H., Westley, F. 2016. “Joint Learning through Evaluation – A Tentative Evaluative Scheme for Sustainability Transition Experiments”. Journal of Cleaner Production 169: 61-76. **Access**
     

44. Trencher, G., Terada, T., Yarime, M. (2015). “Student participation in the co-creation of knowledge and social experiments for advancing sustainability: Experiences from the University of Tokyo”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 16: 16:56–63. **Access**
     

45. A. Beynaghi, F. Moztarzadeh, Trencher, G., Mozafari, M. (2015). “Energy in Sustainability Research: A Recent Rise to Prominence”. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 51: 1794-1795. **Access**
     

46. Rosenberg, D., Trencher, G., Peterson, J. (2015). “Students as change agents in a town-wide sustainability transformation: The Oberlin Project at Oberlin College.” Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 16: 14–21. **Access**
     

47. Trencher, G., Bai, X., Evans, J., Yarime, M., McCormick, K. 2014. “University partnerships for co-designing and co-producing urban sustainability”. Global Environmental Change 28: 153-165. **Access**
     

48. Beynaghi, A., Trencher, G., Moztarzadeh, F., Mozafari, M., Maknoon, R., Leal Filho, W. (2016) “Future sustainability scenarios for universities: moving beyond the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”. Journal of Cleaner Production 112: 3464-3478. **Access**
     

49. Trencher, G., Yarime, M., McCormick, K., Doll, C. (2014) “Beyond the third mission: Exploring the emerging university function of co-creation for sustainability”. Science and Public Policy, 41: 151-179. **Access**
     

50. Yarime, M. & Trencher, G. (2014) “Creating innovation for solving societal challenges: An analysis of stakeholder collaborations and social experiments”. Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 29 (2/3): 118-131.
    鎗目, M., トレンチャー, G. 2014.「社会的課題の解決に向けたイノベーションの創出：ステークホルダー連携と社会実験の分析」『研究　技術　計画』29 (2/3): 118-131.**Access（和文）**
     

51. Kharrazi, A., Yarime, M. and Trencher, G. (2014). “Sustainability and the Robust Delivery of Resources”. In: Passerini, G. and Brebbia, C. A. (Eds.) WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment II, Wessex Institute of Technology Press, 181: 543-550. **Access**
     

52. Trencher, G., Yarime, M., Kharrazi, A. 2013. “Co-creating sustainability: Cross-sector university collaborations for driving sustainable urban transformations.” Journal of Cleaner Production 50: 40-55. **Access**
     

53. Yarime, M.,Trencher, G., Mino, T., Scholz, R. W., Olsson, L., Ness, B., Frantzeskaki, N. and Rotmans, J. 2012. Establishing sustainability science in higher education institutions: towards an integration of academic development, institutionalization, and  collaborations with stakeholders. Sustainability Science 7(1): 101-113. **Access**
     

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Book chapters 本の一章​

1. Schneider, J., Trencher, G. (2025). “How Utilities, Coal and Transportation Impede Climate Action. Global Assessment of Climate Obstruction”. In: T. Roberts, C. R. S. Milani, J. Jacquet and C. Downie (Eds). Global Assessment of Climate Obstruction. New York, Oxford University Press: p. 62-97.
   *Open access**
    

2. Carlson, J., Trencher, G. (2025) “The Risks of Technology-Reliant Solutions for Decarbonisation in Japan.” In: Sokołowski, M. and Shimpo, F., Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition: Past, Present, and Future. Routledge: London. **Access**
    

3. Rinscheid, A., Trencher, G., Rosenbloom, D. (2023) “Phase-out as a policy approach to address sustainability challenges.” In: Koretsky, Z., Stegmaier, P., Turnheim, B., van Lente, H. (Eds). Technologies in Decline: Socio-Technical Approaches to Discontinuation and Destabilisation. Routledge: London and New York (p. 217-240). **Open access**
    

4. Trencher, G., Karvonen, A. (2018) Innovating for an aging society: Insights from Japanese smart cities. In: Karvonen, A., Cugurullo, F., Caprotti F (eds) Inside Smart Cities: Place, Politics and Urban Innovation. Routledge: London. pp. 258-274. **Access**
    

5. Trencher, G., Geissler, A., Yamanaka, Y. (2018). “15-years and still living: The Basel Pilot Region laboratory and Switzerland’s pursuit of a 2000-Watt Society”. In Urban Living Labs: Experimentation and Socio‐technical Transitions, Eds. S. Marvin, H. Bulkeley, Q. Mai & K. McCormick, 167-188. London: Routledge. **Access**
    

6. Trencher, G., Rosenberg Daneri, D., McCormick, K., Terada, T., Petersen, P. Yarime, M., Kiss, B. (2016). “The role of students in the co-creation of knowledge and societal transformations towards sustainability: Experiences from Lund, Tokyo and Ohio.” In: Filho, W.L. (ed) Engaging Stakeholders in Education for Sustainable Development at the University Level. Springer: Switzerland. pp. 191-215. **Access**（Peer reviewed 査読あり）
    

7. Trencher, G., Bai, X. (2016). “The role of university partnerships in urban sustainability experiments: Evidence from Asia.” In: Brauch, G., Spring, U., Grin, J. et al. (Eds.) Handbook on Sustainability Transition and Sustainable Peace. Springer: Switzerland. pp. 631-654. **Access**（Peer reviewed 査読あり）

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Media articles and opinion メディア・学術雑誌における総説

1. Macintosh, A., Trencher, G., Probst, B., Barley, S., Cullenward, D., West, T., Butler, D., Rockström, J.
   (2025). "Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why." Nature (646): 543-546. **Access** 
    

2. Mozafari, M.,Trencher, G., A. Beynaghi. 2016. “Returning blue skies to Iran.” Science. 352(6292): 1404. **Access** 
    

3. Trencher, G., Yarime, M. 2012. "Universities Co-creating Urban Sustainability." Our World (United Nations University) **Access** 
   トレンチャー G. 2012. 「大学とともに創造する都市の持続可能性」『Our World (国連大学) 』**Access (和文)** 
    

4. Trencher, G. 2012. "Climate Change: What Happens After 2100?" Our World (United Nations University) **Access** 
   トレンチャー, G. 2011. 「2100年以後の気候変動はどうなるだろうか」『Our World (国連大学) 』**Access (和文)** 

 

1. Trencher, G. 2011. "OS Homo Sapiens 2.0: New Human Software Coming Soon?" Our World (United Nations University) May 30. **Access** 
   トレンチャー, G. 2011. 「人類のソフトウェア もうすぐ更新へ」『Our World (国連大学) 』**Access (和文)**