To Members of the Press

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

A Knowledge Platform for Discussion of “Innovation,”the Key to Solving Climate Change“ICEF2024” – An International Conference of World Leaders from Industry, Academia andGovernment Will Be Held in October― Start of Registration for 11th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum（ICEF）―

The Japanese government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will hold the 11th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool EarthForum (ICEF2024) during a 2-day period of October 9-10 (Wednesday-Thursday) at The Westin Tokyo, Japan andonline. The ICEF Annual Meeting has been held every year since 2014 with sponsorship by METI and NEDO as aninternational conference where the world’s leaders from industry, academia and government gather under one roof topromote “innovation,” the key to solving climate change. This year’s event is the 11th in the series. We are now inviting
participants from around the world to the ICEF2024, which will be held in October.
■ About ICEF2024
At the 11th Annual Meeting of the ICEF, three segments, “Plenary Sessions,” “Technology Sessions” and “SpecialSessions,” will be held under the general theme of “How to Live within the Planetary Boundaries through GreenInnovation”. A wide range of topics will be discussed, including Planetary Boundaries, Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
and Solar Radiation Management (SRM), Food and Agriculture, and Sustainable Marine Transport, with "Diversity is
the origin of innovation" as a common perception, and focusing on the innovations necessary to promote and achievecarbon neutrality even as the world continues to confront various difficulties.
We have now begun accepting registration for participation. We invite leaders of industry, academia and government
from around the world to join us at this important Forum.

【Scenes from last year’s forum】

■ Overview of the Forum (ICEF2024)《Conference name》 11th Annual Meeting, Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF2024)《Hosts》 Ministry of Trade, Economy and Industry (METI), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO)《Dates》 October 9 (Wednesday) and 10 (Thursday), 2024
《Venue》 The Westin Tokyo, Japan (address: 1-4-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo）（To be held as a hybrid event with online sessions.）《Language》 English (with Japanese-English simultaneous translation)《Participation fee》 No charge《Official website》 https://www.icef.go.jp/《Co-Hosts (TBC)》 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology-Japan (MEXT), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of the Environment《Institutional Partners》 International Energy Agency (IEA), BloombergNEF, United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)■ Overview of the Program (TBC)○Main Theme
How to Live within the Planetary Boundaries through Green Innovation○Plenary Session
 Planetary Boundaries and the Energy Transition
 Innovative Finance○Technology Session
 Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Solar Radiation Management (SRM) Hydrogen Readiness Food and Agriculture Future of Nuclear Energy Sustainable Marine Transport○Special Session
 Special Dialogue on Net-Zero and Circularity
 ICEF Roadmap Project：Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation 2.0
 Young Innovators＊＊＊＊＊【For more information about ICEF2024, readers, viewers and members of the press may contact the following.】

ICEF2024 Secretariat / Public Relations Teame-mail : icef-media@mail.obo.bz