"Toward an Affluent Low Carbon Society"
～Acceleration of "energy efficiency" and "energy-saving"～
Since 11th of March in 2011, the disaster-stricken area's immediate rehabilitation has been expected, and the revision of Japan's new energy policy has been discussed. The Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy believes the acceleration of "energy efficiency" and "energy-saving" is essential to build affluent low carbon society. In the symposium, the nation's desired and creative society can be suggested based on rehabilitation efforts in Miyagi prefecture and advanced examples of environment/welfare initiatives in Sweden.
Overview
- Date & Time
- 13:30-16:45 Tuesday, 30th October, 2012 (reception opens at 13:00)
- Venue
- Ito Shaon Hall at the Ito National Research Center
- Participation Fee
- Free (Registration required)
- Language
- English and Japanese(Japanese-English simultaneous translations will be provided)
- Capacity
- 300 persons
- Organized by
- The Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy (LCS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Co-Organized by
- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Program
| 13:30-13:35 | Opening Remark Dr. Michiharu Nakamura, President, JST |
| 13:35-13:40 | Greeting 1 Mr. Yoshihiro Kizawa, Deputy Director-General, Research and Development Bureau, MEXT |
| 13:40-13:50 | Greeting 2 Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama, Director-General, LCS |
| Part 1: Speech | |
| 13:50-14:20 | Speech Dr. Koichi Yamada, Deputy Director-General, LCS |
| 14:20-14:40 | Invited Speech 1 Mr. Yoshihiro Murai, Governor of Miyagi prefecture |
| 14:40-15:00 | Invited Speech 2 Mr. Stefan Noreen, ex-Swedish Ambassador to Japan/ senior Adviser office of the President,The University of Tokyo |
| 15:00-15:20 | Break |
| (Poster session at an exhibition area) | |
| Part 2: Discussion Session | |
| 15:20-16:40 | "An Energy efficiency and the Acceleration of the Realization of Low Carbon Society" |
| Moderator: Prof. Ryuji Matsuhashi, Research Director, LCS | |
| Panelist: Mr. Yoshihito Iwama, General Manager (environment), the Federal of Economic Organizations Ms. Kikuko Tatsumi, Executive Adviser, Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists Prof. Kazuhito Hashimoto, Professor, The University of Tokyo Mr. Motoshi Shinozaki, Director of Environment and Energy,MEXT | |
| 17:00 | (Poster Session Closing) |