Energy Business Towards a Decarbonized Society | Seminar

Renewable Energy Institute and Bloomberg New Energy Finance jointly organized a seminar on Tuesday 14 February.

As the new international framework for climate change “Paris Agreement” has come into effect, withdrawal from coal-related business is progressing rapidly around the world. Meanwhile, the amount of investment in renewable energy hit a record high, its capacity has increased and the cost has drastically decreased. Under these circumstances, the Financial Stability Board established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which published a report containing proposals on corporate climate-related financial risk disclosure information.

In this seminar, an overview of the TCFD report was given in the first session, followed by a discussion on how financial institutions in Japan will utilize corporates’ financial information related to climate change risk. The second session addressed the global trend on how corporates are shifting to renewables. Financial institutions and corporates were invited to discuss future prospects and challenges in Japan.

Time/Date	Tuesday 14 February 2017, 13:30-17:30
Venue	Bloomberg L.P, Japan
Co-organized by	Renewable Energy Institute and Bloomb

Program

Session 1 Climate Risk Disclosure for Corporates and Risk Avoidance for Investors
Keynote speech 1	Takejiro Sueyoshi　DL Vice-Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy
Keynote speech 2	Torstein Solberg　DL Member of The Norwegian Parliament
Special lecture	Masaaki Nagamura　DL Division Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Planning Department Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. / Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Panel discussion
	Moderator：Ali Izadi, Head of Japan and Korea, Bloomberg New Energy Finance Panelists：　Torstein Solberg, Member of The Norwegian Parliament 　Masaaki Nagamura 　Division Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Planning Department Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. / Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. 　Tsukasa Kanai 　Chief Sustainability Officer, Corporate Social Responsibility Office, Corporate Planning Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Session 2 Renewable Energy Development Towards Decarbonized Society
Special lecture	Tim Buckley　DL Director Energy Finance Studies, Australasia, Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Panel discussion
	Moderator： Teruyuki Ohno　DL Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute Panelists：　Shinichi Suzuki　DL 　Chief Executive Officer, XSOL CO., LTD. 　Kazuyoshi Nasuhara　DL 　 Executive Officer・Director, ecoBCP Business Promotion Division, Shimizu Corporation 　Sergio Kato　DL 　 Corporate Vice President, Ricoh Company, Ltd. Sustainability Management Division/Export/Import Administration 　Tim Buckley 　Director Energy Finance Studies, Australasia, Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)