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Steel is a core foundation of industrial economies in both the EU and Japan. It is indispensable for automotive manufacturing, construction, engineering, infrastructure and defence. Conventional steelmaking is one of the most carbon-intensive industrial activities worldwide. The sector is responsible for approximately 7-9 % of global greenhouse gas emissions. In the EU, steel accounts for around 5 % of total GHG emissions and more than a quarter of industrial emissions. In Japan, steel produces about 38 % of industrial CO2 emissions and around 13 % of total energy-related emissions. Both the EU and Japan have committed to climate neutrality by 2050. In the EU, this is anchored in the European Green Deal and operationalised through the Fit for 55 package, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In Japan, it is framed by the Green Transformation (GX) policy, the Basic Hydrogen Strategy, and a series of sectoral and cross-cutting measures. Given steel’s central economic role and its very high emissions, Green Steel has become a strategic test case for industrial decarbonisation in both regions. The webinar’s objective is to provide a structured insight into efforts of Japan’s government and industry in the “Green Steel” sector in comparison to the EU and to show business and cooperation opportunities.
The webinar is targeted to European SMEs seeking to explore market opportunities, policy developments, and partnership prospects in Japan’s steel industry.
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Programme:
Speakers:
Johanna Schilling / CEO / ECOS GmbH
Johanna Schilling has more than 25 years of experience in initiating and coordinating bilateral dialogue and cooperation with Japan in the GreenTech Field. She started at ECOS Consult in January 2000 as a project manager and became Managing Director in 2021. From 1992 to 1998 Johanna Schilling studied Japanese and German at the University of Trier. She also spent a year studying at the Chiba State University in Japan on a scholarship of the Japanese Ministry of Education Culture and the German Academic Exchange Service. She is fluent in Japanese and has special expertise in project development and management, study and research, business consulting, public relations, and management training.
Shiho Sugimoto / Project Assistant / ECOS GmbH
Shiho Sugimoto is a project assistant at ECOS, where she supports German and Japanese organisations in the fields of environmental and energy policy, as well as international cooperation. Her work includes market and policy analysis and the organisation of international events and business delegations. She holds a master’s degree in “European Culture and Economy” with a focus on energy politics from Ruhr University Bochum.
Moderators:
Sofia Smerzi, Business Support Coordinator, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
Organiser: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - Brussels Office
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Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
