Global and Japanese local governments lead resilient zero carbon and sustainable society transitions, such as 1) Mayors of Tokyo 23 wards jointly declared their initiatives towards zero carbon and recently made zero carbon agreement with Mega Banks in Japan, 2) MOEJ leads "decarbonization leading areas" to select at least 100 areas, including Sado city and Nasu-shobara city, that aims to achieve zero carbon by 2030, 3) Tottori prefecture leads zero carbon initiatives with youth stakeholders.
Event Details
14:45~16:00 (UAE time UTC+4), 19:45-21:00 (Japan Standard Time UTC+9)
Japan Pavillion at UNFCCC COP28 venue in Dubai, UAE
Presentation Materials
Programme
| Local Governments lead Resilient Zero Carbon and Sustainable Society Transition MC： FUJINO Junichi, Programme Director, Integrated Sustainability Centre, IGES | |||
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14:45 - 14:55 Opening/Invited Remarks | TAKAHASHI Yasuo | Executive Director, IGES | |
| Gino VAN BEGIN | Secretary-General, ICLEI | ||
| MIZUTANI Yoshihiro | Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, MOEJ | ||
14:55 - 15:15 Zero Carbon Transitions by Lager Cities | AOKI Katsunori | Mayor, City of Katsushika, Tokyo | |
| SHIMIZU Atsushi | Head, Sustainability Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) | ||
| SAKITA Yuko | President, GENKI Net for Creating a Sustainable Society | ||
15:15 - 15:30 Zero Carbon Transition by Middle-Small Size Cities | WATANABE Ryugo | Mayor, Sado City | |
| WATANABE Michitarou | Mayor, Nasu-Shiobara City | ||
| FUJINO Junichi | Programme Director, Integrated Sustainability Centre, IGES | ||
15:30 - 15:45 Transitions from Perspectives of Youth | HIRAI Shinji | Governor of Tottori Prefecture (Video Message) | |
| HIRATA Hiroyuki | Executive Director, Japan Center for Climate Change Actions (JCCCA) | ||
| KOBA Kazuyoshi | Deputy Director, Japan Center for Climate Change Actions (JCCCA) | ||
| YOKOYAMA Ryota/MITANI Natsumi | Students, Tottori University of Environmental Studies | ||
| KOJIMA Tsubasa | Student, National Institute of Technology, Yonago College | ||
15:45 - 16:00 Discussion | |||