2022.11.15 TUE

13:00 - 14:30

Japan's Energy Transition Strategy for Net Zero by 2050

Organizer

The University of Tokyo

Seminar abstract

ETI-CGC (Energy Transition Initiative – Center for Global Commons), launched by Japanese leading companies and the University of Tokyo’s Center for Global Commons at the COP26 last year, has been studying Japan’s energy transition pathway toward 2050.
In this event, the University of Tokyo will provide an interim report of the research for Japan's Net Zero scenario in 2050 and discuss the challenges in the decarbonization scenario with ETI-CGC members and global leaders in a hybrid format.
Live-streaming: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2FkxDPxDRde56Ts7jNHvNg
*Depending on local network conditions, it may not be possible to distribute the streaming

Speakers

【Local Speakers】

• Naoko Ishii（the University of Tokyo） Executive VP, Director of Center for Global Commons
• Lord Adair Turner（the Energy Transitions Commission） Chair
• Paul Cooley（SSE Renewables） Global Director for Offshore Wind

【Online Speakers】

• Takeshi Uchiyamada（Toyota Motor Corporation） Chairman of the Board of Directors, Representative Director
• Norihiro Suzuki（Vice President and Executive Officer, CTO and General Manager of Research & Development Group） Hitachi, Ltd.
• Tomomichi Seki（Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated） Managing Executive Officer
• Masakazu Sugiyama（the University of Tokyo） Director of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
• Miho Kurosaki Independent Climate and Sustainability Advisor

Session Summary

In this event, the University of Tokyo presented an interim report on the analysis of net-zero scenarios for Japan in 2050, followed by a discussion with ETI-CGC members and global leaders on the challenges on the decarbonisation scenarios presented.
The analysis of the 2050 net-zero scenario presented decarbonisation scenarios on the energy consumption side, with a focus on the hard-to-abate sector, and shared the importance of aggressive electrification and the use of technologies such as hydrogen and other carbon-neutral fuels in each sector. On the energy supply side, model simulation results showed that the maximum deployment of renewable energies, the use of technologies such as hydrogen and batteries, and cost reduction in those technologies are critical for decarbonization.
In the panel discussion in the latter half of the session, the panellists shared the importance of the mass introduction of renewable energy suggested by the scenario and the improvement in energy self-sufficiency. The discussion also shed light on the maximum utilisation of the rich potential of wind power, strategies for multiple scenarios in each sector, effective utilisation of scarce mineral resources, strategies for grid management in the context of the massive introduction of renewable energy.

https://cgc.ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/research-en/eti-cgc-en/