2022.11.11 FRI

15:00 - 16:30

Industrial Decarbonization, Border Measures and Climate Clubs

Organizer

Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)

Co-organizer

Resources for Future（RFF）

Seminar abstract

This event will focus on issues of competitiveness and emissions leakage associated with the decarbonization of global industry. Speakers will provide perspectives from the European Union, the United States, and Japan. Speakers will draw attention to proposed policies that would impose tariffs on the carbon content of internationally traded commodities and provide opportunities for the development climate clubs established by high ambition nations.
RITE Home page； https://www.rite.or.jp/system/en/events/2022/10/cop27.html

Speakers

• Billy Pizer(Moderator)（Resources for Future（RFF）） Vice President
• Sheldon Whitehouse（United States） Senator
• Jos Delbeke（European University Institute School of Transnational Governance） Professor
• Yukihiro Kawaguchi（Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry（METI）） Director for Industrial Green Transformation, Manufacturing Industries Bureau
• Keigo Akimoto（Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth(RITE)） Group Leader,Chief Researcher,System Analysis Group
• Ray Kopp（Resources for Future（RFF）） Senior Fellow

Session Summary

At the beginning of the discussion, Dr. Billy Pizer (Resources for Future (RFF)) and the Sheldon Whitehouse Senate (United States) exchanged opinions on various initiatives for decarbonization. Active opinions were raised.
After that, Mr. Yukihiro Kawaguchi (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)) and Prof. Jos Delbeke (European University Institute School of Transnational Governance) gave lectures, and Dr. Keigo Akimoto (Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)) used slides to analyze the results of efforts to reduce emissions, their effects, and their impact on competitiveness. A lecture followed by a lecture by Dr. Ray Kopp (Resources for Future (RFF)).
Finally, Dr. Pizer acted as moderator, and Mr. Kawaguchi, Prof. Delbeke, Dr. Akimoto, and Dr. Kopp held a panel discussion based on questions from the audience, resulting in a lively discussion.

Event Materials

• The Emissions Reduction Efforts and Effects, and the Impacts on Competitiveness and Border Carbon Adjustment

Message and Results

The seminar this year had more than 100 participants including online audiences, thanks to the attendance of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (United States) as a speaker. In addition, by conducting online distribution via Zoom Meeting, we were able to disseminate RITE’s research results and the opinions of each speaker to the world in real time, which was a great achievement.

• RITE：Homepage　Industrial Decarbonization, Border Measures and Climate Clubs [Nov. 11]
  https://www.rite.or.jp/system/en/events/2022/12/cop27_1.html
• RFF：Homepage
  https://www.rff.org/events/rff-live/industrial-decarbonization-border-measures-and-climate-clubs/