Needless to say, storage batteries are an important key technology for achieving carbon neutrality in 2050. In this webinar, panelists will talk about the efforts of Japanese and European governments and industries in such a business environment, and at the same time, discuss the possibility of cooperation between Japan and Europe. 

In this event, experts from the EU and Japan will share the latest developments in policies and practices of promoting research and innovation in hydrogen. They will also discuss opportunities for cooperation in hydrogen research and innovation between the EU and Japan.

In EU, there is a growing recognition in the public and private sectors that the green and digital “Twin Transition” is necessary to achieve the climate goals while keeping industrial competitiveness. In this seminar, five speakers from both Japan and Europe are invited to compare and share public and private sector initiatives in both Europe and Japan, and explore opportunities for EU-Japan cooperation.

In this event, experts from Europe, Japan and Chile will share the latest developments on public policies and deployment of large-scale green hydrogen and eFuel production. They will also discuss possible cooperation between Europe and Japan and on the international stage in green hydrogen projects.

In this webinar, speakers/panelists will review the current status of EU ETS and CBAM, the status of consideration of existing credit transfer mechanisms and discussion on the introduction of carbon pricing in Japan (GX League proposed by METI, etc.) and explore ways how carbon pricing will be effective by industries’ utilization.

Currently, private companies are investing heavily in space technology development, and international cooperation schemes are being strengthened. This webinar will review the applicable legal framework for optimal protection of intellectual property with a view to future cooperation.

In Europe & US, a market system centered on renewable energy has already been established and many players are developing various businesses to popularize net-zero electricity. Based on this situation, the institutional trends for activating the Japanese renewable power market and the efforts of European & US companies will be introduced for exploring the path of renewable energy power generation toward 2050 carbon neutrality in this webinar.

In this webinar, the presenter Mr. Hurtado who was directly involved in the establishment of the bill at the Directorate General of Taxation and Customs of the European Commission will talk directly about the mechanism of CBAM, the introduction schedule and scope, coordination with related countries and international organizations such as WTO.

Speaker Mr. Tanaka was involved in many international negotiations and economic partnerships while working for the government and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for many years. He also played a leading role in Japan-EU EPA negotiations and industrial policy dialogue with the European Commission. This time, he will gives us some suggestions on what Japan's politics and economics must do and the industry should be like including the strengthening and expansion of the EU-Japan partnership. 

In this webinar, three electric power companies from the EU will talk about efforts for renewable energy and the specific business such as, 1) Business utilizing distributed power sources such as renewable energy and storage batteries, 2) Business related to resilience related to volatility of renewable energy and stable power supply, 3) Other new businesses(Digitalization, CCUS = Carbon dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage technology, etc.) And after, panelists including Japanese IEEJ speaker, discuss the possibility of further development and cooperation of the electric power business in the EU and Japan.

The EU’s policy response to the current and long-term energy challenges European citizens and businesses are confronted with following the Russian aggression on Ukraine and the transition to carbon neutrality