GJETC OutreachApproaching Carbon Neutrality in Times of Crisis:
German-Japanese Study Results on the Role ofDecentralized Electricity Storage, Decarbonization of theSteel Industry and Long-Term Scenarios (update)

Online Event on November 9th, 2022
08:30-10:00 CET / 16:30 – 18:00 JST

GJETC Outreach EventBackground
The war in the Ukraine revealed the dependency of the European and especially the German
energy supply security on energy imports from Russia. This dependency causes fears towards
the upcoming winter season and raises questions anew regarding alternatives to secure theenergy supply. While ensuring the people’s short-term energy supply, Germany also has tokeep up with its commitments to contribute to the mitigation of climate change with its longterm risks.
Japan and Germany both have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral. Japan seeks
to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, Germany even – following a ruling of the constitutional
court in April 2021 – until 2045. To meet these targets while also ensuring the energy security
supply, quick and thoughtful decisions are necessary more than before the war of Russia
against Ukraine.
Against this background, the German-Japanese dialogue on energy transition plays aparticular significant role. Since its foundation in 2016, the German-Japanese EnergyTransition Council (GJETC) has been working on strategic and systemic analysis to develop
policy advice for new and long-term perspectives on the way to an ambitious energy transition.
The outreach event will present three recent studies that discuss (1) the role of distributed
electricity storage for grid balancing, (2) the potential for decarbonization in the steel sectorand (3) an update on long-time scenarios to reach carbon-neutrality in Germany and Japanagainst the background of the current energy crisis. The presentations will be followed by adiscussion on how the dependence on Russian gas affects the energy supply security in bothcountries.
The online event, open to the public, is free of charge and will be held in English withsimultaneous interpretation into Japanese language via Zoom.
Registration:(EN) https://www.ecos.eu/en/events/details_en/gjetc-outreach-november-2022.html(JP) https://www.ecos.eu/ja/veranstaltungen_j/details_j/gjetc-autorichiibento-nov-2022.html

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Program

08:30 I 16:30

Welcome by the GJETC Co-Chairs

08:35 I 16:35

Presentation of Results from the Studies conducted in2021/2022
1. The Role of Batteries towards Carbon Neutrality: How canDistributed Electricity Storage contribute to balancing Supply
and Demand in Power Markets as well as in Power Grids?
Stefan Thomas (Wuppertal Institute) and Toshiya Okamura(Institute of Energy Economics Japan)
2. Potential Roadmaps for Decarbonization of the Steel Sector
Thomas Adisorn (Wuppertal Institute) and Yoshikazu
Kobayashi (Institute of Energy Economics Japan)
3. Update on the Comparative Analysis of Long-Term
Scenarios discussing Decarbonization Strategies in Japan
and Germany in Times of Change
Lotte Nawothnig (Wuppertal Institute) and Hideaki Obane(Institute of Energy Economics Japan)
4. Comment on BDI-Climate Path 2.0 and current Challenges
for the Industry
Carsten Rolle (GJETC Council member; Federation ofGerman Industries BDI)

09:10 I 17:10

Implications of the War in Ukraine for the German / EU andJapanese Energy Security and Climate Strategy
1. Input (10 minutes): On Current Japanese Policy & Outlook
after Ukraine War
Prof. Tatsuya Terazawa, Co-Chair of GJETC
2. Input (10 minutes): On German/EU Policy & Outlook after
Ukraine War
Prof. Peter Hennicke, Co-Chair of GJETC
3. Short comments
Prof. Jun Arima, GJETC Council Member
Felix Matthes, GJETC Council Member

09:35 I 17:35

Discussion
Questions from the audience will also be taken into account.

09:50 I 17:50

Closing Remarks

10:00 I 18:00

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