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"Deutschland in Japan" official event
Climate Policy 2005 and Beyond - Japanese-German Impulses -
"Climate Policy 2005 and Beyond: Japanese-German Impulses" was held on 1 November 2005 in Tokyo as part of the events taking place during the Germany year in Japan 2005/2006. This conference, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) was co-organised by the Wuppertal Insititute for Climate, Environment and Energy (WI) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Report "Climate Policy 2005 and Beyond: Japanese-German Impulses" (published by WI)
Presentation materials
Press release 54KB
Date & Time
1 November 2005 (Tue) 9:30 - 18:00
Venue
U Thant Conference Hall, United Nations University (UNU) >> Access
Capacity
300 (Handle inquiries on a first-come and first served basis)
Admission Fee
Free
Language
English and Japanese (with simultaneous translation)
Organisers
Wuppertal Insititute for Climate, Environment and Energy (WI)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Partner organiastions
Federal Ministry for the Environment (Germany), Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Ministry of the Environment (Japan)


Agenda

1 November 2005
Opening Ceremony
 
Mr. Hikaru Kobayashi, Director, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Mr. Stefan Gallon, Minister, German Embassy, Tokyo
Dr. Hermann E. Ott, Head, Berlin Office, Wuppertal Institute
Key note speech: Climate Policy - Politics and Instruments in Germany and Japan
Climate Policy: Scenarios, Politics and Instruments in Germany 1.4MB
Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke, President, Wuppertal Institue
Climate Policy in Japan -steps to be taken for GHGs reduction- 492KB
Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Stragtegies (IGES)
Part I The State: Governmental Players in Climate Policy
Chair: Prof Akio Morishima, IGES and Dr Hermann E. Ott, Wuppertal Institute
Eco Tax Reform
Germany's Ecotax Reform 1999 - 2003: Implementation, Impact, Future Development 3.4MB
Dr. Anselm Görres, Green Budget Germany
Improbed Ecological Tax Reform 176KB
Mr. Tsuneo Takeuchi, Senior Research Advisor, IGES
Emissions Trading
Emissions Trading: Return for climate and business 109KB
Mr. Franzjosef Schafhausen, German Federal Ministry for the Environment
What are the implications of the German Experience in the Introduction of Emissions Trading System for Japan? 130KB
Ms. Rie Watanabe, Researcher, IGES
Part II Beyond the State: Non-Governmental Actors in Climate Policy
Chair: Mr Franzjosef Schafhausen, German Federal Ministry for the Environment
Business Sector - Providing Solutions for Climate Change
Providing Solutions for Climate Change 475KB
Dr. Lutz v. Meyerinck, Director HSSEQ BP Germany
Hitachi Group Activities in Response to the Kyoto Protocol Coming into Force 1.8MB
Mr. Yoichi Takahashi, Director of Environmental Headquarters, HITACHI
Eco-Efficiency and Beyond Business Contribution to Climate Policy Goals 537KB
Mr. Andreas Villar, Research Fellow, Wuppertal Institute
Municipalities: Forerunners in Implementing Climate Change Policies
Climate Protection in Hannover 290KB
Ms. Astrid Hoffmann-Kallen, Director, Dept. Energy and Climate Protection, Hannover.
Kanagawa's Actions against Global Warming 659KB
Mr. Michio Takaku, Director, Environmental Planning Division, Environment and Agriculture Department, Kanagawa Prefectural Government
Local Approaches to climate change policy in Europe 276KB
Ms. Gotelind Alber, Climate Alliance of European Cities
Stakeholder Participation in Policy Making: Why cooperation between government, the private sector and NGOs in Japan and Germany is essential
Friends of the Earth Europe 435KB
Dr. Martin Rocholl, Chair, Friends of the Earth Europe
Why is cooperation with industry and the government essential?
Ms. Yasuko Matsumoto, Ass. Prof. Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
co2online as an Application Service Provider for Climate Protection 736KB
Mr. Alexander Woitas, International Coopertion, CO2-Online Non-Profit-Making Ltd. Co.
Part III Open Discussion: Japanese - German Impulses for Climate Policy
Chair: Dr Hermann E. Ott, Wuppertal Institute
Panelists:
Prof. Akio Morishima
Mr. Franz Josef Schafhausen
Mr. Shigemoto Kajihara, (Director of Climate Policy Division, MOE)
Dr. Klaus Müschen
Dr. Lutz v. Meyerinck
Dr. Martin Rocholl
Closing
Contact
The Secretariat, IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0115 JAPAN
Phone: 046-855-3720 / FAX: 046-855-3709
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BMU
Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Partner organiastions: Federal Ministry for the Environment (Germany), Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
Japan for Sustainability(JFS)
Media Partner: Japan for Sustainability(JFS)

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