The Mid- to Long-Term Global Vision for Challenges against Global Warming

Opening Remarks

• Toshihiko Fukui
  (President, The Canon Institute for Global Studies)

  • Speech(29KB)
  

Keynote Speeches

• Latest research results on climate projections and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission scenarios for low carbon societies will be reported. Future possibilities for GHG reduction and long-term energy supply and demand in countries and regions will be introduced. Proposals for future international cooperation systems to address global warming will be discussed.

  Sir Brian Hoskins
  (Director, the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London)
  
  "UKCCC Role for Emission Scenarios and Reduction Policy in UK"

  • Speech(40KB)
  • Slides(1.7MB)
  

• Taroh Matsuno
  (Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo)
  
  "New Emission Scenarios for Targeted Temperature Rise"

  • Speech(147KB)
  • Slides(4.2MB)
  

• Koki Maruyama
  (Visiting Professor, the University of Tokyo,
  Executive Research Scientist, CRIEPI )
  
  "Policy Implication of Z520, Z650 emissions pathways"

  • Speech(29KB)
  • Slides(705KB)
  

• Zhou Dadi
  (Former Director-General, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission)
  
  "China's Approach to Mitigate Global Warming"

  • Speech(94KB)
  • Slides(196KB)
  

• Michael B. McElroy
  (Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, Harvard University)
  
  "US Scenarios for GHG Reduction and Energy Vision"

  

• William C. Ramsay
  (Senior Fellow, the French Institute of International Relations)
  
  "EU Measures to Mitigate Global Warming"

  • Speech(88KB)
  • Slides(799KB)
  

• Tetsuo Yuhara
  (Research Director, the Canon Institute for Global Studies)
  
  "Japan's Mid- to Long-Term Vision-Scenarios for Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Japan's Role"

  • Speech(90KB)
  • Slides(1.4MB)
  

Panel Discussion and Q&A

• On the basis of the scientific understanding of climate change, the panelists will discuss climate targets, GHG reduction scenarios, technologies and cost effective approaches for achieving the low carbon society. The roles for developed and developing countries, international cooperation, and a common global vision will be explored.

• Panelist
  Xu Huaqing : Director, Research Professor, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission
  Michael B. McElroy : Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, Harvard University
  William C. Ramsay : Senior Fellow, the French Institute of International Relations
  Tetsushige Nishio : Special Advisor to Minister of the Environment (former Administrative Vice-Minister)
  Mitsudo Urano : Chairman, Committee on Global Environmental Issues, Keizai Doyukai (Chairman, Nichirei Corp.)
  Koki Maruyama : Professor, the University of Tokyo
  
  Moderator
  Tetsuo Yuhara : Research Director, CIGS
  Nami Kitamura : Project Associate Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), the University of Tokyo

  Discussion Summary(141KB)

  

• Xu Huaqing
  (Director, Research Professor, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission)
  
  "Mid and Long Term Global Vision -China Views"

  • Slides(279KB)
  

• Tetsushige Nishio
  (Special Advisor to Minister of the Environment (former Administrative Vice-Minister) )

  

• Mitsudo Urano
  (Chairman, Committee on Global Environmental Issues, Keizai Doyukai (Chairman, Nichirei Corp.) )
  
  "To explore an emission reduction scenario shared in the world"

  • Slides(246KB)