[Japan Launch Event] Seizing the Moment of Opportunity: Japanese Translation of the UN Technical Report | Events

in Japanese

On 22 July 2025, the United Nations released a special technical report in which Secretary-General António Guterres declared that the world is on the cusp of a new era, having reached a point of no return in the global transition away from fossil fuels. This shift has been driven by the sharp decline in renewable energy costs and the rapid deployment of renewables over the decade since the adoption of the Paris Agreement.

Renewable Energy Institute has translated the UN report “Seizing the Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the New Energy Era of Renewables, Efficiency, and Electrification” into Japanese. In collaboration with the Japan Climate Initiative, the Institute hosted a symposium to present the content of the report's key findings and explore how Japan can seize this opportunity for transformation.

Program　English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided.

Opening Sergio Shigeo Kato　Co-Representative, Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) Message from the United Nations Selwin Hart　Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition / Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team Kaoru Nemoto　Director, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Tokyo	Message from the UN (Selwin Hart)
Video Message Yuriko Koike　Governor of Tokyo
Presentation 1: Key Insights from the UN Report "Seizing the moment of opportunity" Karolin Jiptner 　Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute DL Presentation 2: Japan's Challenges and Opportunities in the Energy Transition Yukari Takamura　Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of TokyoDL
Panel Discussion: How to Seize Opportunities for Renewable Energy in Japan Takeaki Masukawa　Secretary General, Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA)DL Akiko Miura　Senior Director for Environmental Policies, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan GovernmentDL Kahori Miyake　Fellow, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank / Executive Managing Director, Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP) Hiroshi Takahashi　Professor, Department of Policy Science on Society, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei UniversityDL [Moderator]　Kae Takase　Senior Manager, Climate Change, Renewable Energy InstituteDL Closing Teruyuki Ohno　Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute Networking

Event Details

Date / Time	Friday 3 October / 15:30-17:30 *Networking will follow after the program (reception style)
Venue	Tokyo International Forum, Hall D7
Co-organized by	Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) Renewable Energy Institute
Supported by	United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Tokyo
Admission	Free (prior registration required)