Title |
Pre-G7 International Symposium
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Date | May 20th, 2016 Open room: 9:00, Program start: 9:30-17:30 |
Location | United Nations University, U Thant International Conference Hall |
Access |
Address: 5–53–70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925 |
Concept |
At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, all nations reached an agreement to set a long-term goal for decarbonization. The upcoming G7 Ise-Shima Summit in May 2016 is the first meeting for the G7 leaders after COP21. Climate change and energy issues are going to be on the agenda. |
Program (Speakers/ titles are tentative) Language: Japanese with simultaneous English translation |
Part 1. Recognizing the risks1. Risk on the Climate Change ”Incompatibility of HELE coal technology with 2°C pathways” Lindee Wong (Ecofys, Consultant) 2. Risks on the Health Issues “Health impacts of planned coal-fired power plants in Japan” Lauri Myllyvirta (Greenpeace, Coal, Senior Campaigner) 3. Risks on the Economics ”tranded Assets and Thermal Coal in Japan: An Analysis of Environment-related Risk Exposure Ben Caldecott (Oxford University, Sustainable Finance Programme, Director) *Video message Part 2. Domestic Policy1. G7 countries’ National Policies on Coal “G7 Coal Scorecard: 2016 update” Chris Littlecott (E3G, Fossil Fuel Transition & CCS, Programme Leader) 2. Climate Change and Energy Policy in Japan “Climate and energy policy and status of coal power in Japan” Kimiko Hirata (Kiko Network, International Director) 3. Voice from Local Residents Hiroshi Hanzawa (Fukushima) Toshinori Nakayama (Chiba) Tatsuo Kawano (Kobe) *Video message Part 3. International Coal Financing1. International Finances “OECD Coal Financing Agreement” Kate DeAngelis (Friend of the Earth US, International Policy Analyst) 2. Japanese Finance Policy Yuki Tanabe (JACSES, Program Coordinator) 3. Environmental and Social Issues in the developing countries “Impacts of Coal power in Vietnam and Japan’s involvement” Khanh Thi Nguy (Green Innovation and Development, Vietnam) “Environmental and Social Situation in Indonesia Power Plant” Pius Ginting (WALHI/FoE Indonesia, Head of Research Unit) India: Subash Mohapatr(Global Human Rights Communications, Executive Director) Part 4. Panel discussion: The way forward: Japan and G7Coordinator Panelist Lindee Wong Lauri Myllyvirta Chris Littlecott Kimiko Hirata Kate DeAngelis Yuki Tanabe Khanh Thi Nguy Pius Ginting Subash Mohapatr |
Admission | Free |
Registration |
Please fill out an application form (in Japanese) for the symposium online, or FAX us your name, e-mail, organization/department/position and clearly state that you would like to attend the “Pre-G7 International Symposium”.
*We only use your personal information for internal use (ie: sending information on future events). |
Organizer | Pre-G7 Symposium Planning Committee |
Co-hosted by | JACSES, FoE Japan, Kiko Netwirk, Greenpeace Japan, WWF Japan |
Leaflet | You can download PDF here (in Japanese) |
Contact |
Pre-G7 Symposium Planning Committee |
〔Presentation materials available) Pre-G7 International Symposium Climate Change and Energy: Issues of Coal-fire Power Generation (May 20th, 2016)
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