Creation of Innovation to Strengthen Climate Action

It goes without saying that innovation is important in resolving global environmental and energy issues. This event provides several good practices through our experience of promoting a wide range of technology areas including renewable energy, energy-saving and low carbon/low emission technologies, which is based on collaboration with private sectors, public sectors and academia.

In addition, it is difficult to achieve such an ambitious goal for climate action only by one country. For this reason, we also discuss how to create global innovation by sharing the knowledge and experience each other.

1. Opening

2. Introduction: Our coverage areas, strategies, and good practices of innovation

   Mr. Ebrahim Mohamed, Director of Education, Climate-KIC
   Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, Director of JCM/BOCM Group, NEDO
   Mr. Christophe Debouit, NEDO Europe

3. Discussion: What is the conventional barrier to achieve INNOVATION? And how to break through?

4. Q&A

5. Closing

   Mr. Shinsuke Unisuga, Director General, Kyoto Mechanisms Promotion Department, NEDO

This session was jointly held by Climate-KIC and NEDO, titled “Creation of innovation to strengthen climate action”. The session stated with Mr. Mohamed’s presentation on the overview of their organization, which carries out Europe’s largest PPP climate action initiative. He also introduced Climate-KIC’s flagship education programme, which enhances climate action through entrepreneurship and innovation.

After that, Mr.Kobayashi (NEDO) explained challenges for the full-scale deployment of renewable energy in Japan, along with NEDO’s initiatives on solar/wind-power generation as well as hydrogen utilization. He also remarked on energy-saving demonstration projects in developing countries that were aligned with local energy policies.

Mr. Debouit (NEDO Europe) made a presentation on a smart community project currently taking place in Lyon.

Following the presentations and Q&As, this session was concluded with closing remarks by Mr. Unisuga.

Climate-KIC and NEDO affirmed their shared interest and commitment to climate action through innovation. In forging a path to diffusion of zero carbon technologies, both organizations believe that changing people’s mindset is key. They also confirmed that not only are they committed to facilitating development of technologies, but also they will promote education of young generation, with the ultimate goal of advancing innovation and strengthening climate action.

They promised that they will continue to cooperate and share information with each other.

Masanori Kobayashi, New Energy and Industry Technology Development

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