Event Schedule

2019.12.13

13:00 - 14:30 2019.12.13

Innovation

Mitigation and Adaptation

Approach to climate change adaptation as business opportunities – Challenges of Japan especially in Adaptation and Renewable Energy

Organizer

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Event Overview

Agenda of the Event

13:00-13:05　Opening
Mr. Akira Izumo, Deputy Director of Global Environment Partnership Office (Bilateral/ Joint Credit Office), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
13:05-13:30　Session A: Introduction of achievement and good practice for climate change adaptation by Japanese companies
- Presentation
  - Mr. Shigeto Mizumoto (Executive Office/CSO (Sales & Marketing), Challenergy Inc.)
    
    "Challenge to Natural Disasters With Storm Wind Turbine": Introduction of the Magnus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine and its adoption for micro-grid
  - Mr. Tetsuya Saito (Associate Senior Staff, Environmental Science & Engineering Dept., Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.)
    
    "Nippon Koei's Approach toward Climate Change Adaptation": Free-Access online portal of projections of Future Extreme Weather "ClimVault", and Biological soil clast ("BSC") to prevent soil erosion
  - Ms. Tamao Tada (Junior Engineer, Environmental Science & Engineering Dept., Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.)
    
    "Introduction of "Climate Change Adaptation Good Practices by Japanese Private Sector" and "AP-PLAT"": The booklet called "Climate Change Adaptation Good Practices by Japanese Private Sector" which has been published by METI, and Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-PLAT)

13:30-14:30　Session B: Discussion on the method of promoting climate change adaptation as business opportunities in developing countries
- Short Keynote Presentation
  - Ms. Elizabeth Press (Director, Planning and Programme Support, International Renewable Energy Agency)
    
    "Approach to Climate Change Adaptation as Business Opportunities": Business market size of renewable energy, and the potential of renewable energy and adaptation in terms of NDC
- Short Presentation
  - Mr. Takeshi Ohori (Vice President Steam Power Latin America, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.)
    
    "MHPS Sustainable Energy Solutions": Introduction of geothermal power generation system and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells system for sustainable energy supply
  - Mr. Tetsuya Saito (Associate Senior Staff, Environmental Science & Engineering Dept., Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.)
    
    "Three Good Practices Technologies for Adaptation and RE": (i) Solar Farm® provided by FarmDo group which can realize the stable of the income of farmers, water-saving, and electricity power generation by PV system, (ii) Resilient Home provided by SEKISUI Chemical Group by efficient use of energy from roof-top PV with battery and energy management system, (iii) Glass and mirror technologies provided by AGC for utilizing Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) which enables longer and stable generation of energy from solar source
  - Mr. Akira Izumo, Deputy Director of Global Environment Partnership Office (Bilateral/ Joint Credit Office), METI
    
    "Climate Change Adaptation Business": Overview of adaptation business by Japanese private companies and visualizing its benefits (linkage with SDGs)
- Panel Discussion
  - What is the effect of the renewable energy for climate change adaptation, especially for the developing countries?
  - What are the difficulties/obstacles for private sector to promote renewable energy projects for the adaptation as their business?
  - What kind of policies will enable to promote the adaptation activities for the private sector?
  - How can we visualize the impact of adaptation activities in consideration to its wide range of contribution to SDGs?

Speaker

Akira Izumo, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Deputy Director, Global Environment Partnership Office
Elizabeth Press, International Renewable Energy Agency, Director, Planning and Programme Support
Shigeto Mizumoto, Challenergy Inc., Executive Office/CSO (Sales & Marketing)
Takeshi Ohori, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Vice President, Steam Power Latin America
Tesuya Saito, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Associate Senior Staff, Environmental Science & Engineering Dept.
Tamao Tada, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Junior Engineer, Environmental Science & Engineering Dept.

Event Summary

This seminar introduced the best practices driven by the private sectors in Japan, to share how the private sectors can contribute to the seven sectors of climate change adaptation. The technologies and projects of 8 companies, covering 6 sectors (resilient infrastructure, sustainable energy supply, food security, health & sanitation, climate monitoring and early warning, sustainable water supply) were presented.

In addition, panel discussion was held to discuss and share ideas how we can promote adaptation activities, especially focusing on renewable energy and adaptation. The panelists were from the private sector (Challenergy Inc. and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd.) and the public sector (International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan), moderated by the consultant, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. It was presented from the public sector that the market potential of adaptation and renewable energy is huge and expanding, and the public sector could support the seed money for technology development and project studies as well as support for transmitting information of the best practices of Japanese companies. The private sector mentioned that seed money and support in the early stage of technical development and project studies are effective, while further extension depends very much on continuous technical development and innovations, more successful showcases, improvement of efficiency and reliability, and reduction of cost.

From the floor, there was a request to introduce such best practices into the participant's country, and it was agreed with the organizers to exchange the information of potential companies with technlogy and needs in the target country so that the concrete projects can be realized.

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