【Theme】Complexity of Achieving Energy Transition under Multiple Pathways

Opening Remarks

Mr. Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO, IEEJ

Session 1 “Technology enablers for energy transition strategy”

・How should R&D and scale-up investments of technology enablers for energy transition strategy be accelerated?
・What roles should business entities, governments, and other players fulfill in promoting scalable technologies for energy transition?

Moderator

Mr. Toshiyuki Sakamoto, Board Member, Director, IEEJ
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Scaling up clean energy technologies
Dr. Timur Gül, Chief Energy Technology Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Technologies for Energy Transition
Dr. Joseph Majkut, Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA
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NEDO's Activities toward building Sustainable Society
Mr. Tsutomu Nakamura, Director General, Environment and Green Chemistry Unit, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Session 2 “Build-up of an ecosystem for carbon circularity”

・How can barriers for social acceptance of circular carbon economy be identified and addressed?
・What are bottlenecks for development/rollout of negative emission technologies and carbon offset schemes including nature-based solutions?

Moderator

Mr. Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Manager, Research Strategy Group, Research Strategy Unit, IEEJ
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The Circular Carbon Economy
Dr. Axel Pierru, Vice President for Knowledge and Analysis, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Saudi Arabia
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Commercial-scale Direct Air Capture
Mr. Adam Baylin Stern, Policy and Engagement Lead, Carbon Engineering
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Road to CCS/DAC commercialization
- Economics under Carbon Pricing -
Mr. Takashi Hongo, Senior Research Fellow, Mitsui Bussan Institute for Strategic Studies, Japan

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Session 3 “Sustainable supplies and use of critical materials”

・How can bolstering a supply chain of critical materials be attained?
・What conditions can solidify a sustainable and efficient use of critical minerals under various pathways to carbon neutrality?

Moderator

Mr. Glen Sweetnam, Senior Vice President, APERC

Session 3-1

Sustainable supply and use of critical materials
Mr. Tim Gould, Chief Energy Technology Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Measures to promote the resilience of critical mineral supplies
Mr. Takeshi Harada, Director, Research Division, Metals Strategy Department, Metals Unit, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), Japan
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How to manage the risk of critical minerals supply?
Mr. Kutani Ichiro, Senior Research Director, Manager, Global Energy Group 1, Director, Energy Security Unit, IEEJ

Panel Discussion & Q&A

Closing Remarks

Dr. Kazutomo Irie, President, APERC