Presentation materials available) Pre-G7 International Symposium Climate Change and Energy: Issues of Coal-fire Power Generation (May 20th, 2016)
We held the symposium “Pre-G7 International Symposium Climate Change and Energy: Issues of Coal-fire Power Generation”
(c) WWF Japan
in Friday, May 20th. It is the great opportunity to get the up-to-dated information related to coal-fired power generation with the objectives of climate change, health, economy, and human rights in mind and to explore the path towards decarbonization.
Here we put all presentation materials and hope you get chance to see them to see what is the issues on “clean coal”.
Symposium dated: May 20th, 2016
Location: United Nations University, U Thant International Conference Hall
Orginizer: Pre-G7 Symposium Planning Committee
Leaflet: You can download PDF here (in Japanese)
PROGRAM
Part 1. Recognizing the risks
1. Risk on the Climate Change
”Incompatibility of HELE coal technology with 2°C pathways”
Lindee Wong (Ecofys, Consultant)
2. Risks on the Health Issues
“Health impacts of planned coal-fired power plants in Japan”
Lauri Myllyvirta (Greenpeace, Coal, Senior Campaigner)
3. Risks on the Economics
”tranded Assets and Thermal Coal in Japan: An Analysis of Environment-related Risk Exposure
Ben Caldecott (Oxford University, Sustainable Finance Programme, Director) *Video message
Part 2. Domestic Policy
1. G7 countries’ National Policies on Coal
“G7 Coal Scorecard: 2016 update”
Chris Littlecott (E3G, Fossil Fuel Transition & CCS, Programme Leader)
2. Climate Change and Energy Policy in Japan
“Climate and energy policy and status of coal power in Japan”
“Japan’s Climate and Energy Policy and the Status of Coal Power “
Kimiko Hirata (Kiko Network, International Director)
3. Voice from Local Residents
Hiroshi Hanzawa (Fukushima)
Toshinori Nakayama (Chiba)
Tatsuo Kawano (Kobe) *Video message
Part 3. International Coal Financing
1. International Finances
“OECD Coal Financing Agreement”
Kate DeAngelis (Friend of the Earth US, International Policy Analyst)
2. Japanese Finance Policy
Yuki Tanabe (JACSES, Program Coordinator)
3. Environmental and Social Issues in the developing countries
“Impacts of Coal power in Vietnam and Japan’s involvement”
Khanh Thi Nguy (Green Innovation and Development, Vietnam)
“Environmental and Social Situation in Indonesia Power Plant”
Pius Ginting (WALHI/FoE Indonesia, Head of Research Unit)
India: Subash Mohapatr（Global Human Rights Communications, Executive Director）
Part 4. Panel discussion: The way forward: Japan and G7
Coordinator: Takeshi Shimamura（Kobe University Graduate School of Law, Professor）
Panelist Lindee Wong
Lauri Myllyvirta
Chris Littlecott
Kimiko Hirata
Kate DeAngelis
Yuki Tanabe
Khanh Thi Nguy
Pius Ginting
Subash Mohapatr
CONTACT
Pre-G7 Symposium Planning Committee
Tel: 03-3263-9210, Fax: 03-3263-9463,
Email:preG7symposium@gmail.com
