APN, in collaboration with Hyogo Prefecture and IGES, will hold the “SDGs International Forum for Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Realising a Decarbonised Society” as follows.
Carbon Neutrality and the SDGs, which aim to realise a sustainable society, are common goals of the world.
Through the sharing of the principles of the SDGs and the exchange of advanced initiatives and knowledge in various fields, this Forum aims to help residents and business operators in Hyogo Prefecture deepen their awareness of the regional efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.
- Date and time: Friday, 23 December 2022, 13:30-16:00 (JST)
- Venue: Lasse Hall 2nd floor, Blanche Rose Room (4-10-8 Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Japan)
- Forum method: Hybrid (on-site/online)
*We appreciate your cooperation in wearing a mask at the venue. Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the Forum may be held online only. - Language: Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation available)
- How to apply: Apply by either method as shown below.
- Online
- Email/Fax: Send the following information to [email protected] or to the fax number +81-78-230-8018: 1. Your name, 2. Name of your organisation, 3. Contact information (Email, TEL), 4. Address (city, ward or village name) (optional), 5. Your age group (e.g., 20s, 30s, 40s) (optional), and 6. how to participate (venue/online).
- Deadline: Friday, 16 December
- Organisers: Hyogo Prefecture, APN, IGES
- Sponsor: Hyogo Environmental Advancement Association
Programme
| (Part One) | |
| Keynote speech | Concept of a Regional Circular and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES) (Local SDGs) Utilising the SDGs TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko, President of IGES |
| Talk Session | Hyogo Prefecture’s SDGs Efforts in the Environmental Field SAITO Motohiko, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture; TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko, President of IGES |
| (Part Two) | |
| Panel discussion | Initiatives to Create a Regional Circular and Ecological Sphere (Regional-CES) (Local SDGs) Coordinator: KOJIMA Satoshi, Programme Director, Kansai Research Centre of the IGES |
| Panellists: | |
| [Decarbonisation x Energy] UEMATSU Norikazu, Director, SymEnergy Inc. |
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| [Decarbonisation x Climate Change Impact] Srikantha Herath, Director, Enviforecasting (former visiting professor at the University of Tokyo) |
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| [Decarbonisation x Digital] KISHIMOTO Teruyuki, President & CEO, NTT Anode Energy Corporation |
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| [Decarbonisation x Finance] OKUYAMA Hiromi, Branch Manager and Chief Manager, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Unit, Kobe Branch, Japan Finance Corporation |
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| [Decarbonisation x Government] SUGA Noriaki, Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Management Department, Hyogo Prefectural Government |
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