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03/03/2010 - Tokyo, Japan
Climate Change Negotiations after Copenhagen – Now What? (Seminar)
Report
Date of Event: 3 March 2010
Venue: The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Tokyo, 2nd Floor, Ball Room
Organised by: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Tokyo, Japan
Co-organised by: The Delegation of the European Union to Japan
Participation: Free
Language: English / Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Overview:
When the international community gathered in Copenhagen for the so-called COP15 meeting, it proved too difficult to reach an ambitions and legally binding agreement. The parties agreed to “take note” of what became the Copenhagen Accord, an agreement that contains a number of positive elements but fell short of the high expectations.
So what is next? What will COP16, to be held in Mexico, bring that COP15 did not? What can be done to create new dynamics in the negotiations? Can mid-term and long-term emission targets be anchored into an agreement?
For this seminar we invited the EU’s lead negotiator, Mr. Artur Runge-Metzger, as the keynote speaker to present the EU's view on Copenhagen and what can be expected in the next few months. His presentation was followed by speakers from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment to outline the Japanese views on the next steps for the international climate change negotiations.
Programme:
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Opening remark, Mr Julien Guerrier, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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| 10:05 |
“EU's View on Copenhagen and What’s Next”
Speaker: Mr. Artur Runge Metzger, Lead Negotiator for Climate Change and Director for Climate Change and Air, DG Environment, European Commission
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10:35
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“Japanese Views on Copenhagen and the Next Steps (tbc)”
Speakers:
- Mr. Jun Arima, Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Mr. Masaru Moriya (tbc), Deputy Director-General, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
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| 11:15
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Q&A
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| 12:00
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Closing remark, Mr Hiroshi Tsukamoto, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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Report of the event.
Pictures of the event. Click on a thumbnail to zoom in.
Mr Arima
Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2010
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Mr Lefevere
Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2010
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Mr Moriya
Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2010
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Mr Lefevere, Mr Arima, Mr Moriya (Q&A session)
Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2010
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