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Measures for tackling Global Warming - IPCC Activities and Perspectives in AR6 Cycle -, Tokyo, 26 January 2017

An IPCC Symposium titled "Measures for tackling Global Warming -IPCC Activities and Perspectives in AR6 Cycle-", organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, Japan) and co-organized by Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) was held in Tokyo, Japan on 26 January 2017. After a video letter from IPCC WGIII Co-Chair Dr. Jim Skea, IPCC WGIII Co-Chair Dr. Priyadarshi R. Shukla delivered a keynote lecture on current IPCC activities and perspectives in the Sixth Assessment (AR6) cycle. Two lectures were presented by Dr. Yoichi Kaya, Chairman, Japanese Liaison Committee for IPCC, and Mr. Taishi Sugiyama, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, on the future role of IPCC and innovation, respectively. The latter half of the symposium was devoted to a panel discussion, where the above speakers and experts from academia and industry actively discussed their expectations for and issues regarding IPCC, as well as means to counter global warming.

Objectives

Date/Time
26 January 2017 / 13:00～17:15
Venue
Hatsumeikaikan (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Organized
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI)
Co-organized
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth(RITE)
Number of participants
250
Language(s)
Japanese/English (Simultaneous translation)

Program

　

Download the Symposium Summary(PDF)

　

　

13：00 Opening Remark
Jun Takashina
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
　
13：05 Video letter
Jim Skea
Co-chair of IPCC WGIII
　
13：10 Keynote lecture "Current IPCC Activities and Perspectives in AR6 Products"
Priyadarshi R. Shukla
Co-chair of IPCC WGIII
Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
　
13：50 Lecture "Future Role of IPCC"
Yoichi kaya
Chairman, Japanese Liaison Committee for IPCC / RITE
Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
　
14：20 Lecture "Long-term Strategy and Innovation for Mitigation of Global Warming"
Taishi Sugiyama
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
　
14：50 Break
　
15：05 Panel discussion: Expectation, issues regarding IPCC and how to tackle global warming

Moderator:
　Mitsutsune Yamaguchi, RITE
　"Request to the IPCC reports focusing on 1.5 degree SR and AR6"
　Slide(PDF)

Panelists:
  • 　Priyadarshi R. Shukla, Co-chair of IPCC WGIII
  • 　
  • 　Taishi Sugiyama, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
  • 　
  • 　Keigo Akimoto, RITE
    　"Evaluations of climate change response measures considering several
    　constraints and multi objectives in the real world"
    　Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
  • 　
  • 　Ayumi Onuma, Keio University
    　"Negative Emissions in the context of “Sustainable Development”"
    　Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
  • 　
  • 　Hiroyuki Tezuka, KEIDANREN
    　"Business Sector’s Efforts and Expectation for IPCC"
    　Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
  • 　
  • 　Mayumi Matsumoto, University of Tokyo
    　"Innovation"
    　Abstract(PDF)　　　　Slide(PDF)
　
17：05 Closing Remark
Takashi Honjo
RITE

Contact

Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth(RITE)

Research and Coordination Group

9-2, Kizugawadai, Kizugawa-Shi, Kyoto, 619-0292

TEL： 0774-75-2302

E-mail：symposium@rite.or.jp

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