[REI New Year's Seminar] Prospects for Tripling Renewable Energy: In Response to the COP28 Decision | Events

At COP28, more than 130 countries endorsed the pledge to 'triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030', and this target was included in the COP decision. To achieve the emissions reductions required for Japan to meet the 1.5°C target, this tripling must be achieved before 2035, if not by 2030.

Renewable Energy Institute hosted a seminar to discuss global trends with the goal of tripling renewable energy, as well as prospects and challenges for achieving it in Japan. The formulation of the 7th Strategic Energy Plan will begin in early 2024, and a review of the 2030 target and discussion of the 2035 target will take place. The seminar was joined by many participants as their first seminar in the year to discuss the energy transition.

Program　*English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided.

[MC]　Mika Kudo　Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute

[Presentation 1] Prospects for Tripling Renewables in the World
Tomas Kåberger　Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute / Professor, Chalmers University of Technology DL

[Presentation 2] The Drastic Decrease in the Cost of Solar PV is Changing the World
Romain Zissler　Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute　 DL

[Presentation 3] Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement for Zero Carbon Emissions by 2030
Masaya Ishida　Senior Manager, Business Alliance, Renewable Energy Institute　DL

[Discussion & QA] Possibilities and Challenges of Tripling Renewables in Japan
Takanobu Aikawa　Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute　 DL (in Japanese)
Mika Ohbayashi　Director, Renewable Energy Institute　DL (in Japanese)
Seiichiro Kimura　Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute

Closing
Teruyuki Ohno　Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute

Networking