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International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2021 - Achieving Net Zero Emissions: The Roles of Academia -（PDF Format：1,178KB）

SCJ held an international conference (online webinar) “Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2021 - Achieving Net Zero Emissions: The Roles of Academia -” on Monday, January 31 and Tuesday, February 1 2022.

With climate change becoming an urgent international issue, 2021 was a year for deepening discussions on setting goals for net zero emissions and policies and measures to reach them. This conference invites experts from various academic fields in Japan and abroad, to participate in a discussion on how academia should contribute to the world achieving net zero, taking into account the latest trends on the relevance of the 17 goals outlined in the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
The conference explored the roles of academia across disciplines focusing on: "Net Zero Emissions in Asia" and "Synergies and Trade-offs related to Climate Change."

＞＞＞To check lecturers' biographies, please click here.（PDF Format：960KB）
＞＞＞Report（PDF Format：943KB）
＞＞＞Video
　The speech of the Day 1 “Net Zero Emissions in Asia”
　The discussion of the Day 1 “Net Zero Emissions in Asia”
　The speech of the Day 2 “Synergies and Trade-offs related to Climate Change”
　The discussion of the Day 2 “Synergies and Trade-offs related to Climate Change”

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Time & Date	07:00 - 09:00 (UTC) January 31, 2022 11:00 - 13:00 (UTC) February 1, 2022
Venue	ZOOM Webinar
Open to public	*pre-registration is necessary
Fee	Free
Capacity	About 1000
Language	English and Japanese
Organizer	Science Council of Japan
Endorsement	Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan International Science Council (ISC) Global Secretariat Hub - Japan, Future Earth
Programme	1st Day ＜Monday January 31＞ 07:00-07:05 Opening Remarks KAJITA Takaaki （President, Science Council of Japan / Distinguished University Professor, The University of Tokyo / Director, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), The University of Tokyo） 07:05-07:10 Guest Speech【video message】 KOBAYASHI Takayuki (Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy) 07:10-07:15 Introduction KAMEYAMA Yasuko （Director, Social Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies / Chairperson, International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2021 Sub-Committee） presentation material（PDF Format：401KB） 07:15-08:00 Short Speech（15 minutes/speaker） Johan ROCKSTROM （Director, The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research / Professor, Earth System Science, The University of Potsdam） presentation material（PDF Format：4,346KB） JIANG Kejun （Senior Researcher, Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform Commission, CHINA） Miranda SCHREURS （Professor of Environment and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich） presentation material（PDF Format：1,508KB） 08:00-09:00 Discussion Moderator：KAMEYAMA Yasuko Panelists：JIANG Kejun 　　　　　Miranda SCHREURS 　　　　　TANABE Shin-ichi (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University) 　　　　　presentation material（PDF Format：709KB） 2nd Day ＜Tuesday February 1＞ 11:00-11:05 Introduction KAMEYAMA Yasuko presentation material（PDF Format：401KB） 11:05-11:50 Short Speech（15 minutes/speaker） Robin GRIMES (Vice President and Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society / Steele Professor of Energy Materials, Department of Materials, Imperial College London) presentation material（PDF Format：633KB） HASHIMOTO Shizuka (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo / Associate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo) presentation material（PDF Format：1,327KB） Diane COYLE (Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge) presentation material（PDF Format：1,090KB） 11:50-12:55 Discussion Moderator：KASUGA Fumiko (Global Secretariat Hub Director-Japan, Future Earth / Senior Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studies) Panelist：　Robin GRIMES 　HASHIMOTO Shizuka 　Diane COYLE 12:55-13:00 Closing Remarks TAKAMURA Yukari (Vice President, Science Council of Japan / Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)

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1st Day ＜Monday January 31＞

2nd Day ＜Tuesday February 1＞