[Seminar] Energy Transition in APAC and Japan's Role | Events

in Japanese

The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, including South-East Asia and Australia. On the other hand, Japan's energy policy towards this region has traditionally focused on procuring fossil fuel resources such as coal and natural gas and promoting thermal power generation. The GX Policy's international strategy, the 'Asian Zero Emissions Community Concept', also retains a strong reliance on conventional fossil fuel policies.

This seminar discussed the ways in which Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia can collaborate together to drive the energy transition in the future.

Program　 *English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided.

［MC］Yuri Okubo　Senior Climate Engagement Strategist, Renewable Energy Institute

Report 1　Power Grid Interconnections to Accelerate Asia's Energy Transition
Matthew David Wittenstein　Chief of Section, Energy Connectivity, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)DL

■Report 2　The Future of Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia
Romain Zissler　Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy InstituteDL

■Report 3　Renewable Energy Development Initiatives in Asia-Pacific
Ryo Ogawa　COO, Shizen International Inc.DL

■Comment
Ken Haig　Head, Energy and Environmental Policy, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Coffee break (Networking time)

■Panel Discussion　The Asia-Pacific Energy Transition and Japanese Policy
・Simon Holmes à Court　 Director, Smart Energy Council
・Fabby Tumiwa　Executive Director, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)
・Ali Izadi Najafabadi　Head of Asia Pacific, BloombergNEF
・Teruyuki Ohno　Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute DL
[Moderator]　Yuri Okubo　Renewable Energy Institute