Ministry of the Environment, COP22 JAPAN PAVILION Start OUR Story

11/15
TUE

11:45-13:00

Title	Key Issues in ‘Energy, Climate Change, and Environment’ in a Post-Paris World
Contents	This event will discuss the recently-released IEA publication, Energy, Climate Change and Environment: 2016 Insights. The session will cover a range of topics relevant in a post-Paris world, including the role of coal and gas in power sector emissions, opportunities and challenges for worldwide renewable energy deployment, tracking tools to support energy sector transformation, and enhancing energy sector resilience to climate change.
Organiser / Co-organiser	International Energy Agency
Programme	Introduction and setting the context Dave Turk, Head of Energy Environment Division, International Energy Agency Real-world policies for energy transition Christina Hood, Head of Environment and Climate Change Unit, IEA Renewable energy after COP21 Cédric Philibert, Renewable Energy Division, IEA Real-world policy challenges in the Japanese context Mr Kazunari Kainou, Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry Question and answer session with the panelists and audience Moderated by Dave Turk Adjourn
Session Summary	This event focused on the real-world policy challenges of clean energy policy implementation and tracking. The first presenter Christina Hood, Head of the Environment and Climate Change Unit at the International Energy Agency (IEA) gave an overview of the recently released IEA publication Energy, Climate Change and Environment: 2016 Insights, which covers a range of topics relevant in a post-Paris world, including how to support carbon pricing with other policies to make realistic, opportunities and challenges for worldwide renewable energy deployment, tracking tools to support energy sector transformation, and enhancing energy sector resilience to climate change. The second presenter Mr. Cédric Philibert (IEA) went into more detail on how renewable energy deployment has expanded based on the momentum arising from COP21, with 2015 being a record year for renewable capacity additions, with total renewable capacity surpassing coal at the end of 2015. He also looked at options to further scale up deployment to a level consistent with low-carbon scenarios. The final presenter, Mr Kazunari Kainou (Lecturer University of Tokyo; Fellow RIETI) put the question of real-world challenges into a Japanese context, looking at Japan’s future clean energy policy and technology options, including the difficult choices faced following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident.
Key Messages	While the general areas for clean energy action are well known (energy efficiency, renewables, etc.) the way in which policy is implemented is important. For example, the details of how carbon pricing, electricity markets and other policies interact must be taken into account. New policies introduced by governments underpin 2015 being a record year for renewables, but greater attention to reducing policy uncertainty, and overcoming financing and integration challenges is needed. Japan faces particular challenges following the Fukushima accident, and solutions need to look to both supply-side and demand-side actions.
Materials	Presentation 1 (PDF・627KB) Presentation 2 (PDF・710KB) Presentation 3 (PDF・117KB)
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Reporters	Christina Hood, Head of Environment and Climate Change Unit, IEA

Tue 15 November 11:45-13:00