Date and Time:
14:00-17:30, Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Venue:
Toranomon Hills Forum Hall B
(4F, Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, 1-23-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Participation fee: Free (Pre-application is needed)

Organizer: Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)

 

Program:

English program : Download
*Recorded videos of the symposium are available below this page.

■ Opening Remarks
Michiyo Morisawa, Director, CDP Japan

■ Special Keynote speech “The decarbonization revolution and the expectation for Japan demanded by the Paris Agreement”
Christiana Figueres, Convener of Mission 2020 / Former Executive Secretary of UNFCCC

■ Keynote speech 1  “How Japan can be the ESG-developed country ~towards a major power of decarbonization business~” 
Hiromichi Mizuno, A member of the Board and Asset Owner Advisory Committee of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Executive Managing Director and CIO, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) Download *Japanese

■ Keynote speech 2  “Global trend surrounding  the long-term strategy”
Yukari Takamura, Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study(UTIAS)  Download *Japanese

(Break)

Congratulatory Remarks
Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador, Representative of the Government of Japan for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Satoru Morishita, Director-General, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
Yasuhiro Matsuyama, Director-General, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE)

■ Panel Discussion “What is required for long-term reduction strategy in Japan”
Moderator:
Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute  Download *Japanese
Panelist:
Mitsuaki Komoto, Energy and Climate Change Deputy General Manager, Responsible Care Department, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.  Download *Japanese
Tsukasa Kanai, Chief Sustainability Officer, Executive Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank  Download *Japanese
Yukari Takamura, Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study(UTIAS)
Yoshio Wagai, Director General, Bureau of Environment,Tokyo Metropolitan Government  Download *Japanese

■ Closing Remarks
Takejiro Sueyoshi, Representative of Japan Climate Initiative / Special Advisor to UNEP Finance Initiative in the Asia Pacific region

MC: Ken Tanaka, Climate and Energy Group Officer, Conservation Division, WWF Japan

 

Symposium Videos:

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