{"id":177,"date":"2019-02-13T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T02:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanclimate.org\/english\/?p=177"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:29:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T06:29:16","slug":"jci_event_20190212_en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japanclimate.org\/english\/news-topics\/jci_event_20190212_en\/","title":{"rendered":"How Climate Action in Japan can lead the world – with Christiana Figueres (Former Executive Secretary of UNFCCC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Date and Time:<\/strong><\/span>
\n14:00-17:30, Tuesday, February 12, 2019<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong><\/span>
\nToranomon Hills Forum Hall B
\n(4F, Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, 1-23-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)<\/p>\n

Participation fee:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Free (Pre-application is needed)<\/p>\n

Organizer:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)<\/p>\n

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Program:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

English program : Download<\/a><\/strong>
\n*Recorded videos of the symposium are available below this page.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Opening Remarks<\/strong>
\nMichiyo Morisawa, Director, CDP Japan<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Special Keynote speech \u201cThe decarbonization revolution and the expectation for Japan demanded by the Paris Agreement\u201d<\/strong>
\nChristiana Figueres, Convener of Mission 2020 \/ Former Executive Secretary of UNFCCC<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Keynote speech 1\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHow Japan can be the ESG-developed country \uff5etowards a major power of decarbonization business\uff5e\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHiromichi Mizuno,\u00a0A 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\uff09\u00a0Download<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>*Japanese<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Keynote speech 2\u00a0 \u201cGlobal trend surrounding\u00a0 the long-term strategy\u201d<\/strong>
\nYukari Takamura, Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study(UTIAS)\u00a0\u00a0Download<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>*Japanese<\/p>\n

(Break)<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Congratulatory Remarks<\/strong>
\nKenichi Suganuma, Ambassador, Representative of the Government of Japan for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
\nSatoru Morishita, Director-General, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
\nYasuhiro Matsuyama, Director-General, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE)<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Panel Discussion \u201cWhat is required for long-term reduction strategy in Japan\u201d<\/strong>
\nModerator<\/span>:
\nTeruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute\u00a0\u00a0Download<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0*Japanese
\nPanelist<\/span>:
\nMitsuaki Komoto, Energy and Climate Change Deputy General Manager, Responsible Care Department, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.\u00a0\u00a0Download<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0*Japanese
\nTsukasa Kanai,\u00a0Chief Sustainability Officer, Executive Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank\u00a0\u00a0Download<\/a> *<\/strong>Japanese
\nYukari Takamura, Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study(UTIAS)
\nYoshio Wagai, Director General, Bureau of Environment,Tokyo Metropolitan Government\u00a0\u00a0Download<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0*Japanese<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Closing Remarks<\/strong>
\nTakejiro Sueyoshi, Representative of Japan Climate Initiative \/ Special Advisor to UNEP Finance Initiative in the Asia Pacific region<\/p>\n

MC: Ken Tanaka, Climate and Energy Group Officer, Conservation Division, WWF Japan<\/p>\n

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Symposium Videos:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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