Towards carbon neutrality ~Challenge of Japanese & EU industry and system~

June 24 2021

 

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
& EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
Joint Webinar

Towards carbon neutrality
~Challenge of Japanese & EU industry and system~

The EU and Japan share an ambitious goal of 2050 carbon neutrality. In order to achieve this goal, industry needs innovation and business model transformation, and policy makers need policy and institutional leads to promote and support industry transformation. Through the following two sessions, this webinar will identify common issues of industry and policy makers in both the EU and Japan, and explore the possibility of cooperation between both region and country.

Please refer to APPLY on the left and join us.

1. Date & Time:
June 24, 2021 (Thursday) 16: 00-18: 00 Tokyo (9: 00-11: 00 Brussels)
2. Languages used:
English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
3. program:
16:00 to 17:00 (9:00 to 10:00) First Session: Industry Challenge
1) Presentation: Hydrogen
- Nobuko Uetake, Deputy Senior General Manager, Green Solution Project
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Erwin Penfornis, Air Liquide Group Vice-President H2E World Business Line Vice-President of Strategy, H2-Force
2) Presentation: Battery
Shoichi Matsumoto, CEO, Envision AESC
Diego Pavia, CEO, InnoEnergy (European Battery Alliance)
3) Discussion
- Moderator: Yasuo Tanabe, Managing Director of Japan Side, EU-Japan Center for Industrial Cooperation

17: 00-18: 00 (10: 00-11: 00) Second Session: Policy and Institutional Challenges
1) Presentation: CBAM and Carbon Pricing
Andrei Marcu, Executive Director, European Roundtable on Climate Change and
Sustainable Transition
Alexandre Affre, Deputy Director General, BusinessEurope
Toshi Arimura, Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, School of Political Science and Economics & Director, Research Institute for Environmental Economics and Management
Waseda University
Hiroyuki Tezuka, Fellow (Climate Change), JFE Steel Corporation
2) Discussion
- Moderator: Tetsuya Watanabe, Vice President, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

EU-Japan Centre's News

More
The EU Business Hub @ Semicon Japan 2025 Business Mission, taking place from 15 - 19 December 2025…
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is recruiting a Project Coordinator in Brussels,…
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is recruiting a Project Coordinator in Brussels,…
The Minerva Policy Reports deliver comprehensive research on the dynamic political, economic, and…
The EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and policy matters…

Events

More
08/07/2025
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Zoom WebinarAction Plan on Economic Security: Strengthening Industrial and Technological Foundations – EU-Japan Initiatives and Opportunities for…
14/07/2025
As AI storms industry and captures headlines, the EU lit the first torch with Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on July 12, 2024, prompting other jurisdictions to set their own rules. On May 28, 2025, Japan…
We use a selection of our own and third-party cookies on the pages of this website. If you choose "ACCEPT ALL", you consent to the use of all cookies. You can accept and reject individual cookie types.
Related
Subscribe to
our newsletters

The EU-Japan Centre currently produces 5 newsletters :

  • EU-Japan NEWS - our flagship newsletter covering the Centre's support services, information about EU (or Member States) - Japan cooperation
  • Japanese Industry and Policy News
  • “About Japan” e-News (Only available for EU companies / EU organisations)
  • Japan Tax and Public Procurement Weekly Tender Digest (Only available for EU companies / EU organisations)
  • Tech Transfer Helpdesk Newsletter
Subscribe