2023.12.9 Sat.

13:00 - 14:15

Toward Sustainable Growth through GX (Green Transformation)

Organizer

Keidanren、IEEJ、GISPRI

Seminar abstract

Abstract

GX is not only essential to achieving carbon neutrality in 2050, but also holds the key to the sustainable development of the global economy in the future. Therefore, we will invite government officials, business people, and experts both from Japan and overseas to have a wide-ranging discussion on policies, systems, markets, technologies, etc. to realize GX.

Program

Greetings from the organizer -about 3 min-

Takeshi Saito Chair, Committee on Environment, Keidanren

Greetings from guests -About 4 min-

TBD

Presentation -About 7min-

Emmanouil Kakaras Executive Vice President, NEXT Energy Business, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, Ltd

Presentation -About 7min-

Narayankumar Sreekumar Associate Director at SSEF

Presentation -About 7min-

Takao Aiba Project General Manager, Environmental Affairs and Engineering Management Division, Toyota Motor Cooperation

Presentation -About 7min-

Yumiko Hata Director, Carbon Management Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

Panel discussion -About 40min-

Hiroyuki Tezuka(Moderator) Chair, Working Group on Global Environment Strategy, Committee on Environment, Keidanren
Emmanouil Kakaras Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Narayankumar Sreekumar SSEF
Takao Aiba Toyota Motor Corporation
Yumiko Hata Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

Speakers

In-person

• Takeshi Saito / Chair, Committee on Environment, Keidanren
• Yutaka MATSUZAWA / Ministry of the Environment, Japan Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs
• Emmanouil Kakaras / Executive Vice President, NEXT Energy Business, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, Ltd
• Narayankumar Sreekumar / Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation Associate Director
• Takao Aiba / Project General Manager, Environmental Affairs and Engineering Management Division, Toyota Motor Cooperation
• Hiroyuki Tezuka(Moderator) / Chair, Working Group on Global Environment Strategy, Committee on Environment, Keidanren
• Narayankumar Sreekumar / Associate Director at SSEF
• Takao Aiba / Project General Manager, Environmental Affairs and Engineering Management Division, Toyota Motor Cooperation
• Hiroyuki Tezuka(Moderator) / Chair, Working Group on Global Environment Strategy, Committee on Environment, Keidanren

Online

• Yumiko Hata / Director, Carbon Management Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

Session Summary

The event had the Opening Address by Mr. Saito,Chair, Committee on Environment, Keidanren, and Guest Speech by Mr. Matsuzawa, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, which are followed by presentations and panel discussions under the title of “Towards sustainable growth through GX (green transformation)”. After the presentations given by distinguished guests of Mr.Kakaras（Mitsubishi Heavy Industries),Mr. Sreekumar (SSEF), Mr. Aiba (Toyota), Mr. Tezuka (Chair on WG on Global Environment, Keidanren), and Ms.Hata(Agency for Natural Resources and Energy), 4 lecturers participated in the panel discussion moderated by Mr. Tezuka (Chair, Working Group on Global Environment Strategy, Committee on Environment).
In the panel discussion, the panelists had active and extensive discussion on the state of policies, institutions, markets, technologies, etc. to realize GX. Specific topics are as follows;
1. In order to promote large-scale dissemination and social implementation of "GX products" etc., it is considered essential to create a green market where these products are in demand. Do you think it's important?
2. It is essential to respond to transitions in the process of achieving carbon neutrality, but what kind of policy and institutional responses do you think will be necessary to achieve carbon neutrality on a global scale?
3. Against the background of the recent instability in the international situation, how do we think about the impact of the persistently high prices of resources and energy, including fossil fuels, on the realization of GX in the future, and what kind of policy and institutional measures will be taken? Do you think it is necessary to take action?