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Parallel Session 1 (PS-1)
  • 19 December 2023
  • JST 13:30 - 15:00 (GMT+09:00)
  • Simultaneous interpretation

IGES 1.5°C Roadmap: An Action Plan for Accelerating Transformative Change

Summary

A newly released report, "IGES 1.5℃ Roadmap", introduces a pathway for Japan to reach the 1.5℃ target, while overcoming the societal issues it expects to face by 2050. The report was cocreated with member companies of the Japan Climate Leaders Partnership (JCLP) in the hope that it can act as a guide for businesses. An IGES researcher who was part of the Roadmap development team, explained that in addition to introducing of decarbonisation technology, it is vital to reduce Japan's greenhouse gas emissions through social transformation, including digitalisation on the demand side. Another researcher spoke of the need to increase followers to turn the 1.5℃　Roadmap　into a movement for action. As such, it is critical to improve not only climate change countermeasures but also the well-being of society as a whole. A media panelist stated that the Roadmap delivers an encouraging message that, based on scientific evidence, the 1.5℃ target is achievable, and that it is necessary to communicate this to the general public in an easy-to-understand manner.

Another panelist shared that the 1.5℃ Roadmap quantifies the emission paths of each important industry sector, and that this information will be a useful benchmark for industries to procure funds from financial institutions.

Key Messages
  • The report “IGES 1.5℃ Roadmap” covers measures for Japan not only to achieve the Paris Agreement's 1.5℃ target and promote social well-being. It also serves as a guide for corporate strategy.
  • In addition to decarbonisation technology, the Roadmap considers multiple approaches, including social and economic changes due to digitalisation, energy conservation, electrification and hydrogenation.
  • It is necessary to convey this information to the public in an easy-to-understand manner and encourage a movement to take 1.5°C actions. Sector-specific roadmaps will also help industries to obtain financing from financial institutions.

IGES 1.5°C Roadmap : An action plan for Japan - more ambitious emissions reduction and a prosperous, vibrant society

  • Author: Akihisa KURIYAMA; Yugo TANAKA; Ikuru IWATA; Kentaro TAMURA;
  • Contributor: Yasuo TAKAHASHI; Tsuyoshi KAWAKAMI; Yutaka NAKAO; Naoki MATSUO; Mark ELDER; Naoki MORI; Yusuke MATSUO; Kei TAKAHASHI; Kanae SHO; Masato AOKI; Satoshi KOJIMA; Yasuhiko HATA; Masaaki YAMAMORI; Yuki OTAKA; Emma FUSHIMI;
  • Publication Date: December 2023
  • Publisher: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Programme

Opening Remarks and Introduction
TAMURA Kentaro, Programme Director, Climate and Energy, IGES
Why does the business sector want a 1.5°C Roadmap?
IWATA Ikuru,Research Manager, Business Taskforce, IGES
Presentation Material (4.2MB)
1.5°C Roadmap and Action Plan to realise a prosperous and vibrant society
KURIYAMA Akihisa, Research Manager, Climate and Energy, IGES
Presentation Material (3.2MB)
From 1.5°C Roadmap to Movement
TANAKA Yugo, Research Manager, Kansai Research Centre, IGES
Presentation Material (1.1MB)

Panel discussion

Turning the Creation of Decarbonised Society into a Social Movement
GENDATSU Kyoko, Executive Producer, Issues & Current Affairs Program Department, NHK Enterprises Inc.
What kind of roadmap is the finance sector looking for?
MORISHITA Maiko, Japan Programme Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative / Programme Manager, Finance Task Force, IGES
Presentation Material (461KB)
Closing Remarks
TAMURA Kentaro, Programme Director, Climate and Energy, IGES
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ISAP Poster Session

At this year's ISAP, a poster session will be held in the space in front of the elevators on the 5th floor of the main venue, Pacifico Yokohama. The poster session is a common presentation format at international conferences and academic meetings, where researchers display posters introducing their research and activities and explain them directly to those who are interested or stop by.

In addition to the topics covered at ISAP meetings, IGES is engaged in a wide variety of research and activities. You will have the opportunity to discuss these diverse projects directly with our researchers. The poster session is also a great opportunity for researchers to gain new insights from the questions they receive and to connect with others who are conducting similar research. Please feel free to talk to the poster presenters when you visit the venue. We hope you will enjoy catching up on conversations that are unique to the poster session and different from the seminars where you listen to presentations from the stage.

In addition, as a special programme, junior high and high school students who are interested in biology and science will participate in the poster session as presenters, so please keep an eye out for these young researchers who will present their research side-by-side with IGES researchers.

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