Innovation for
Cool Earth ForumICEF2016 Report

Greetings
The first decade of the 21st century have been warmer than any preceding
period since global temperature records began in 1850 and it is extremely
likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed
warming, according to the latest IPCC reports. Climate change is a challengethat humanity is facing at this very moment, not in the future.
In 2007, I, as Prime Minister of Japan, proposed a 50% reduction of global
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Innovation is the key to achieving thisambitious goal and it is essential for governments, businesses, and academia
around the world to share their wisdom and closely cooperate with eachother.
Based on this concept, I proposed the establishment of a new international conference where the world’s
leading policy makers, business persons, and researchers can meet and cooperate with each other toaddress climate change through innovation. This is an unprecedented attempt, an energy- and environmentfocused version of the World Economic Forum.
It would be very beneficial if you, who are at the forefront of one of the biggest challenges to humanity,
climate change, and are responsible for shaping the future of the earth, would participate in this forum.
I hope to see you in Tokyo.

Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister of Japan

01 ICEF2016 Report3rd Annual Meeting
Date:

October 5 (Wednesday) - October 6 (Thursday), 2016

Venue:

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, Japan

Hosts:

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

Co-Hosts:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of the Environment (MOE)

Attendees:

More than 1,000 participants from governments, companies, academia and international
agencies from about 80 countries and regions

What is ICEF?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the Government of Japan will host an annual global conference,
the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) every year in October in Tokyo. ICEF is aimed at providing
a global platform to promote discussions and cooperation among researchers, business persons, andpolicymakers from around the world in order to address climate change through innovation of energy andenvironmental technologies including their dissemination.
ICEF will also provide the On-line Discussion in order to promote year-round discussions between annual
forums.
ICEF is hosted by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and co-hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and
Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
The Steering Committee has been established in order to ensure that ICEF is operated in a mannerreflecting the wide range of views of the international communities.

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Program
Day 1 (Wed. October 5)

Day 2 (Thu. October 6)

9:00

9:30-10:00

Opening Session

10:00
10:00-11:30

Concurrent Sessions 3

Importance of Net Zero Emission of CO2 andInnovation for Realizing the Net Zero Anthropogenic
Emission of CO2◦Measures to Meet the Energy Demand Risein Developing Countries◦Hydrogen Energy◦Solar Power Satellite (SPS)◦Prospects for NDCs and Incremental Action

Lunch

Lunch

13:00-14:30

13:00-15:00

Plenary Session 2

Concurrent Sessions 4

Plenary Session 1
11:00

9:30-11:30

12:00

13:00

14:00

Coffee Break◦Buildings / Residences in Smart Cities◦Energy Storage◦Transportation◦Desirable R&D for Innovative Technologies
and the Potential for International Cooperation

14:45-16:45

Coffee BreakFuture Perspectives on Innovations to Tackle Climate
Change

15:00

Concurrent Sessions 1
16:00

17:00

◦Smart Grids◦CCS◦Nuclear Energy (Fission)◦Technology Transfer

Concurrent Sessions 2◦Power Conversion Technologies
for Large Scale Renewables Integration◦CO2 Utilization◦Nuclear Fusion◦Future of the Investment from the Private Sector

19:00

19:00-21:00
20:00

Evaluation of Paris Agreement and Strategies after
COP21

Short Break
17:00-19:00

18:00

15:30-17:00

Plenary Session 3

Official Dinner

21:00

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17:00-17:30 Closing Session

Opening Session

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Japan

Mr. Takumi Ihara, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade andIndustry read a message on behalf of Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Ministerof Economy, Trade and Industry. He mentioned the remarkableindustrialization and economic growth of Japan accompanied by various
technological innovations such as those in energy efficiency and renewableenergy. In April 2016, the Government of Japan published the innovation
strategy toward 2050 and identified innovative technologies in energy andenvironmental area with large potential for reduction in GHG emission
such as the ultra-supercritical geothermal power generation and hydrogen.
According to this strategy, he indicated that Japan will perform the leadingrole to tackle climate change and to achieve a long-term goal of the Paris
Agreement at the COP21 through technological innovation and its overseas
deployment. He also pointed out the importance in exchanging views
among the national R&D institutes by promoting international cooperation.
At the end he stated that ICEF should be a platform for such international
cooperation.

Akie Abe

Mrs. Akie Abe, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan showed her gratitude
to have an opportunity to make a speech at ICEF. She then introduced hersocial activity in the field of agriculture, regional development, international
exchange, etc., and stated that the sustainable development withenvironmental conservation is one of the most important agendas not only
for Japan but also for other countries. She also pointed out the importanceof achieving economic growth while implementing measures against global
warming, and stressed that it is possible if we make innovation happen. It is
important for each country to work together, because the global warming
is our common challenge and is needed to be addressed globally. Mrs.
Abe expressed her strong interest in possible consequences of not taking
appropriate measures against global warming immediately. She concluded
her speech by expressing hope that ICEF will be a place for exchanging
ideas for innovation to tackle climate change.

Takumi Ihara

Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan

Yoichi Kaya
Chair, ICEF Steering Committee; President,
Research Institute of Innovative Technology
for the Earth (RITE)

On behalf of the ICEF Steering Committee, Dr. Kaya gave an address of
welcome to the audience. He then described that the ICEF meeting wasstarted in 2014 by the initiative of the Prime Minister Abe for promoting a
discussion in the world about innovations in the field of climate change, andbased on the results of the past 2 meetings, this 3rd meeting focuses on theclear target of achievement of the net zero anthropogenic emission of CO2.
Showing the figure from the Fifth Assessment Report by the IPCC, Dr. Kayaexplained the linear relationship between the cumulative total emissions of
CO2 and global mean surface temperature response, and pointed out theneed to achieve at least net zero anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the longrun as a goal for stabilizing global surface temperature levels. It takes timeto achieve this goal and we need innovative technologies. Dr. Kaya picked
up two examples of possible innovative technologies in the future among
others. One is the CO2 capture and storage systems (CCS) and the other isthe space solar power systems (SSPS) which utilize outer space to set solar
power and send it to the earth.

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Part 1

Importance of Net Zero Emission of CO2 and Innovation for Realizing the Net Zero
Anthropogenic Emission of CO2
It is fundamentally important for tackling climate change, to control the increase of temperature to a certain level. Paris Agreement statesthat it is important to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in thesecond half of this century. This means to realize net zero anthropogenic emission of CO2.
The four speakers in this plenary session 1 shared this recognition on the net zero anthropogenic emission of CO 2, and made presentations
on the scenarios, measures to realizing the net zero anthropogenic emission of CO 2 in the context of the happiness and the electricity
consumption, the energy supply system and private sector’s contribution to the CO2 net zero emission.
The discussion topics ranged widely from the lack of political will for energizing the public opinion in the world of climate change to theappropriate measures for promoting the policy of climate change.

Nebojsa Nakicenovic (Moderator)
Deputy Director General and Deputy CEO, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)James A. Edmonds
Laboratory Fellow and Chief Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, College Park, MD.

Getting CO2 Emissions to Zero -What Do Scenarios Tell Us?
Dr. Edmonds introduced scenarios in the AR5 by the IPCC and pointed out some technologies that could make a large
contribution, for example hydrogen, space solar power, etc.

Vaclav Smil
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba

Drastic Change of the Social System Towards Net Zero Anthropogenic Emission of CO2
Prof. Smil concluded only if affluent countries cut their energy demand and if the pace of global energy transition isgreatly accelerated, concurrent reduction of global inequality, reduction of global carbon emissions and increase of percapita consumption in low-income countries would be possible.

Nobuo Tanaka
President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan; Former Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Energy Security and Sustainable Nuclear PowerMr. Tanaka pointed out that diversity of energy sources is essential from the energy security’s point of view. In relation
to this, the Integral Fast Reactor and Pyro processing of Argonne National Laboratory of the US were indicated as
candidates of nuclear energy technology.

Charles O. Holliday
Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.

The Role of an Oil and Gas Company in the Global Transition to Net Zero Emissions
The world has a long way to go before reaching net zero emissions, but it can get there by committing to a radical
change of the energy system, using innovative technology and if consumers move to new ways of consuming. As we allwalk this path together, an oil and gas company like Shell can make a major contribution.

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Plenary Session
Part 2Future Perspectives on Innovations to Tackle Climate Change
Presentations were given by five speakers from business, academia, government and international organizations on ways to tackle climatechange. All speakers emphasized the fact that technological development and innovation is critical to decarbonize the economy and movetowards a zero-carbon society. In some of the presentations, examples of innovative environmental technologies to reduce GHG emissions
were also explained.
One topic that was discussed in most of the presentations was about how to incentivize R&D and innovation. Innovation is continuingin the area of energy and environment, however considering the current situation and future outlook, it is necessary to speed up thetechnology development process. Each speaker proposed methods to promote innovation through different channels such as government
policies, corporate strategies and financing. Also it was emphasized that strong cooperation between different countries across different
sectors is important to effectively accelerate the process towards a zero-carbon society.

Carlo Carraro
Scientific Director, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; President Emeritus, University of Venice; Vice Chair, IPCC WG III

Perspectives on Innovations to Tackle Climate Change: the Governance Dimension
Innovation in governance processes is additionally important for tackling climate change, Climate clubs, namely a subgroup of countries
implementing more ambitious and effective climate policies than others, may be effective for providing incentives to reduce GHG emissions incountries. In these climate clubs, incentives may come from adopting R&D and innovation policies that provide benefits to the club members.

Pierre-Etienne Franc
Vice President, Advanced Business and Technologies World Business Unit, Air Liquide; Former Chairman of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking

Thoughts to Foster Engagement in Tacking Climate Change
The speed and volume of what needs to be done to decarbonize our economy is enormous. To achieve the necessaryenergy transition, it is important to engage large companies to move towards the goal. The need for policy makers toprovide efficient long term incentives and regulations for tackling climate change would be stronger than ever.

Anatoly B. Chubais
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, RUSNANO, RUSSIA

Russian Impact to Tackle Climate Change
When tackling climate change through technologies, it is important to utilize the best available technologies as well as“breakthrough” technologies. Also, though most discussion on environment and climate change focuses on energy,
more attention needs to be paid to materials, which is also important for reducing emissions.

Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart
Scientific Advisor, State Council of Cuba; Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba

Future Perspectives on Innovations to Tackle Climate Change
Process of innovation is essential in the society, especially in combatting climate change. Massive technological change
is necessary to reduce GHG emissions, and to achieve this goal, public funding and incentives need to be fully utilized topromote innovation.

Takehiko Nakao
President, Asian Development Bank

Asian Climate Challenge and how ADB Plans to Support
Asia is a very important region in tackling environmental and climate change issues. ADB supports the region by
1) Increasing climate finance for mitigation and adaptation, 2) Promoting partnership with other financial institutions, and
3) Working with the private sector to implement COP21 framework.

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Part 3

Evaluation of Paris Agreement and Strategies after COP21
The focus was “how to make Paris Agreement successful” from both the technological aspect and the institutional aspect. For thetechnological aspect, there were discussions on R&D cooperation strategies in Mission Innovation and prospects for business with electricvehicles. For institutional aspects, it was emphasized that “serious review mechanism” is a key element to make Paris Agreement workable
and it may be initiated within a small club. Level playing fields for business were also referred to as a key component of a successful
regime. Policy innovation was another theme raised from the institutional point of view. There were a couple of new policy ideas raised toaddress large portion of CO2 emissions effectively managed in the world.
In the discussion, it was mentioned that substantial outcome is expected for the international framework and swift evolution of Paris
Agreement would help us to do it. There were also discussions on desirable partnership between government and private sectors to bring
momentum, as well as necessity of people’s consciousness for climate change.

David Sandalow (Moderator)

David Victor

Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy,
Columbia University

Professor of International Relations, School of Global Policy
and Strategy, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

What Institutional Innovations are Needed after
COP21?
Prof. Victor indicated elements necessary to make Paris Agreement
substantially work. One is serious review mechanism involving NGOs,
referring to the peer review report for fossil fuel subsidy phase out
pledge in G20. He also introduced an idea setting goals on impacts andadaptation instead of bold emission reduction goal. He also emphasized
institutional innovation is needed to implement these elements.

Sir David King

Philippe Benoit

UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate
Change, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Head, Energy Environment Division, Directorate of Sustainability,
Technology and Outlooks, International Energy Agency (IEA)

The Opportunities from Managing the Risks of
Climate Change by Reducing Emissions
Prof. Sir David King’s speech explored the extent towhich the Paris Agreement is the solution, how far it
goes, and how other agreements reached in the margins
of Paris support the goal of net zero emissions. Mission
Innovation was the one featured in his presentation andits steadily progressed activities were introduced.

Energy and Climate Change: From Paris to
Marrakesh and Beyond
IEA’s latest scenario aiming at a 2 degrees increase was introduced.
Mr. Benoit emphasized is the significance of energy demand
increases of Non-OECD countries. In this context, he picked up air
pollution issues in city areas as a simultaneous challenge in NonOECD countries. He also referred to policy innovation, exemplifying
policy mix and measures for state owned entities.

Eija-Riitta Korhola

Toshiyuki Shiga

Delegate of the Consultative Commission on Industrial
Change; Adviser in the EU affairs

Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Evaluation of Paris Agreement and Strategies
after COP21
Dr. Korhola explained her evaluation of the Paris
Agreement by reviewing her experience with
Kyoto Protocol. She remarked the harmful effectof undermining level playing fields in business andgave a warning of disparity in the market caused by
Paris Agreement.

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Business initiatives after COP21
Mr. Shiga insisted transformation of business andsociety is required in order to implement net-zero
CO2 emission that Paris Agreement stipulates. Mr.
Shiga introduced his company’s current businessactivities with electric vehicles and future prospects
for their ambitious goal of 90% emission reduction in
new vehicles, showing lessons learned from their EV
business.

Concurrent Sessions
16 Sessions

Smart Grids

CCS

The landscape change in the production side and the supply sideof the grid was explained, and the rise of a new business model“energy resource aggregation” was introduced. Following the
introduction, presentations were given covering the establishment
process of such business model in Japan, their technological aspectof interoperability, and their business aspect of value provided
for customers. In the panel discussion, it was pointed out thatappropriate policies which would signal/set a price for the service
provided by such new businesses are necessary for establishment of
the new business model. Furthermore, the importance of customer
engagement was emphasized.

This session focused on the global status of Carbon Capture andStorage (CCS), including ongoing CCS projects, current policy
frameworks that can help drive CCS deployment and multilateral/
global cooperative efforts on CCS. It was emphasized that CCS is
crucial in the portfolio of low-carbon energy technology to achieve
ambitious climate target. In the panel discussion, participants
discussed implications of the Paris Agreement for CCS and thechallenges to deploy CCS from a variety of perspectives.

Bo Normark (Chair)
Chairman, Annex 6 Power T&D Systems, ISGANTim Dixon (Chair)

Hideo Ishii

Alex Zapantis

Professor, Advanced Collaborative Research Organizationfor Smart Society, Waseda University

General Manager, Asia Pacific Region, Global CCS Institute

Stuart McCafferty

Jarad Daniels

VP, EnergyIoT, Hitachi Energy Solutions Division, North
America

Director, Strategic Planning and Global Engagement, Officeof Clean Coal and Carbon Management, Office of Fossil
Energy, United States Department of Energy

Norio Murakami

Brian Allison

President & CEO of ENERES Co., Ltd

Assistant Head, CCS R&D and Innovation, Department for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (UK BEIS)Manager, Technical Programme, IEAGHG

Ziqiu Xue
Chief Researcher, CO2 Storage Research Group, ResearchInstitute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)ICEF2016 Report08

Nuclear Energy (Fission)

Technology Transfer

Nuclear energy is one of the important energy sources from theview point of energy security and CO2 reduction. For the continuous
use of nuclear energy, development of innovative reactors such as
generation IV reactor is important for improved safety, minimizing
radioactive waste, and so on.
In this session, the speakers presented the mid-to-long-term nuclear
strategy and current status of technology development for leading
countries. After presentations, the speakers and the audience actively
discussed about the required innovation on technology development
and social issues such as regulation and financing. The speakers
stressed that both the technical and social issues are important forthe development of innovative reactors and continuous use of nuclear
energy.

Presentations were given on the key changes on the Paris Agreement
and concrete examples of technology transfers by the activities of
CTCN, UNIDO and shecco. In the panel discussion, it was pointed
out that the implementation phase has already come, therefore
both technology and financial mechanisms must be scaled up. The
Montreal Agreement is one good example, and it shows that policies
are still the effective way to lead the industry to tackle the climatechange issues with collaboration between both public and private
sectors, and developed and developing countries.

Yutaka Sagayama (Chair)
Assistant to the president JAEA (Japan Atomic Energy
Agency)Ismail Serageldin (Chair)Director, Library of Alexandria

Sal Golub

Kazuhiko Hombu

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactor
Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department ofEnergyVisiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The
University of Tokyo

François GAUCHÉPradeep Monga

Director of Nuclear Energy Division, the Alternative Energies
and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)

Special Representative of the Director General and Directorof Energy, UNIDO

Dohee Hahn

Jan Dusek

Director, Division of Nuclear Power, Department of Nuclear
Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency

Business Development Manager, shecco Japan

Koji Okamoto
Professor, Nuclear Professional School, Graduate School ofEngineering, The University of Tokyo

09 ICEF2016 ReportPower Conversion Technologies forLarge Scale Renewables Integration
Presentations were given on the situations and challenges posedto the grid by the increasing renewables connected to the grid,and power conversion technologies on the grid side to deal withsuch situations were introduced, including HVDC, smart inverters,
adjustable speed pumped storage hydro, etc. In the panel discussion,
it was emphasized that while power conversion technologies forthe grid may seem much more expensive than the other distributed
technologies such as residential batteries, they may often be a more
economically viable option when the investment cost of the whole
power system is taken into account.

CO2 Utilization
The draft of the ICEF CO 2 Utilization Roadmap was presented.
It included details regarding the implementation of CO2 utilization
technologies that can consume a large amount of CO 2 andsequestrate it for a long time. CO2 is a stable molecule emitted fromthe combustion of fossil fuels. CO 2 is currently used for various
industrial feedstocks such as chemicals, bath additives, foaming gas,
refrigerant and dry ice. However, the volume of CO2 for such usage
is small. The draft roadmap presented various plans to develop
a roadmap on research, development and deployment of CO 2
utilization technologies.
In the panel discussion, the speakers discussed CO 2 mitigation
potential and market values of the suggested CO 2 usages (fuel,construction materials, chemical products and polymers).

Georg Erdmann (Chair)
Professor, Berlin University of Technology

David Sandalow (Chair)

Bo Normark

Issam Dairanieh

Chairman, Annex 6 Power T&D Systems, ISGAN

CEO, CO2 Sciences

Johannes Henkel

A.-H. Alissa Park

Head of Energy Market Development, Energy Economics,
50 Hertz Transmission GmbH

Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, The Earth
Institute, Columbia University

Yoshiro Owadano

Tohru Setoyama

Director-General, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST)

Fellow, Executive officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Atsushi Nishioka

Etsuko Fujita

Energy Solution Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd. (Chairman &CEO, Hitachi ABB HVDC Technologies, Ltd.)

Senior Chemist, Leader of the Artificial Photosynthesis
Group, Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia
University

Colin McCormick
Chief Technologist, Valence Strategic LLC

ICEF2016 Report10Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion has been a subject of research as the energyof future for a long time and important technologies have beendeveloped under ITER program, which aims to construct their test
reactor in 2020s. At the same time, various private companies andnational projects are already competing towards commercializationof economically viable nuclear fusion power plants beyond ITER
program. With this in the background, the participants discussed
the overview of nuclear fusion R&D and possible strategy forcommercialization, while discussing challenges in R&D and manydifferent approaches of fusion reactors.

Future of the Investment from thePrivate Sector
There were presentations of an LED project in India, activities of GCF
and ADB for private investment, environmental technologies andthe role of the mining sector, and the trend of investment in climatechange mitigation. In the panel discussion, the importance of threepillars: technologies (e.g. promotion of technology transfer), finance(e.g. introduction of innovative finance mechanism), and policies
were highlighted. Regarding policies, speakers pointed out theimportance of setting national priorities. Some speakers suggested
that regulatory framework can promote creation of the market andothers recommended that governments should provide much morestable regulations or keep the unregulated market for private sectors
in order not to stall investment.

Yasushi Ono (Chair)
Professor, Department of Advanced Energy, Department ofAdvanced Energy, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
University of Tokyo

Takashi Hongo (Chair)

Masayuki Ono

Manu Maudgal

NSTX-U Department Head, PPPL, Princeton University

Programme Advisor, Energy Efficiency Services Limited /GIZ

Antony Ford

Jiwoo Choi

Consultant, Japan, Tokamak Energy Ltd

Head (Acting) of the Private Sector Facility, Green Climate
Fund

Sergei Putvinski

David Barton

Chief Scientist, Tri Alpha Energy

Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operations
Department, Asian Development Bank

Senior Fellow, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute

Robert M. Friedland
Founder and Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines

Joshua L. Steiner
Head of Industry Verticals, Bloomberg L.P.

11 ICEF2016 ReportMeasures to Meet the Energy Demand
Rise in Developing Countries
Presentations were made on current situations in the power sectorof South and Southeast Asian countries, and on ways to meet theenergy demand while also reducing GHG emissions. During thediscussions, it was pointed out that considering each country’s
situations and energy reserves, fossil fuel generation is still needed
to meet the energy demand in the region. In that sense, better andmore efficient generation technologies need to be utilized. However,
implementing new technologies is difficult and there are still a lot of
issues. Therefore it is important to consider how to organize technicaland financial support.

Shozo Kaneko (Chair)

Hydrogen Energy
There were five presentations on hydrogen usage for energy, twowere on activities with government funding, and three were on
activities with private funding. In the panel discussion, a coupleof points are featured to verify the relevancy of utilizing hydrogenin the energy system. One was safety and public acceptance.
Customer communication was referred to as a way to obtain public
acceptance. Another point was efficiency, including energy efficiency,
economic efficiency and CO2 reduction. Speakers introduced ways
to improve efficiency and reaffirmed hydrogen is one option that issuitable for long distance transportation and seasonal storage. Finallythey agreed that stakeholder involvement is the key to overcome
obstacles.

Senior Cooperative Researcher Institute of Industrial
Science, University of Tokyo

Reiko Kuroda (Chair)
Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General;
Professor, Research Institute for Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Science

Masakazu Toyoda

Shigeru Muraki

Chairman & CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan(IEEJ)

Executive Adviser, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Priyantha D C Wijayatunga

Klaus Bonhoff

Principal Energy Specialist, Sustainable Development andClimate Change Department, Asian Development BankManaging Director (Chair), NOW GmbH, National
Organisation Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology

Le Huu Phuc

Koichi Kojima

Director General, International Cooperation Department,
Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

Project General Manager, R&D and Engineering
Management Div., Advanced R&D and Engineering
Company, Toyota Motor Corporation

Yozaburo Mabuchi

Ingmar Ploemen

Senior Vice President, Assistant to President, Mitsubishi
Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.

Manager, New Energy Technologies, Shell Global Solutions

Hideo ShigekiyoTechnical/Commercial Manager, Industrial Gases Dept.,
Air Products Japan K.K.

ICEF2016 Report12Solar Power Satellite (SPS)This session focused on Solar Power Satellite (SPS), which generates
electricity with abundant solar radiation in space and transmits thepower to a receiver on the earth surface for consumption. The SPS
will provide carbon-free power to meet the base load demand on
a mass scale. In recent years, there have been developments infeasible system designs and R&D of key technologies for wirelesspower transmission. In this session, the followings were discussed:1) the overview of the SPS; 2) the key technologies and 3) thestrategy for SPS deployment in order to cultivate ideas for R&D andrealization of the SPS.

Hiroshi Matsumoto (Chair)

Prospects for NDCs and Incremental
ActionFour speakers gave presentations about the prospects for NDCs
and incremental actions including reviewing systems and integrated
contribution approaches based on the background of policies ofworld nations, especially the USA, the UK and Japan. In the panel
discussion, the effectiveness and difficulties of using abatement
cost as evaluating indicators were pointed out. Also, methods ofapproaches for collectively increasing ambition and expectations of
disruptive clean energy technologies were discussed.

President, RIKEN

Raymond J. Kopp (Chair)
Senior Fellow, Co-Director, Center for Energy and Climate
Policy, Resources for the Future

John C. Mankins

Keigo Akimoto

President, Artemis Innovation Management Solutions LLC

Group Leader of Systems Analysis Group, Chief Researcher,
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth(RITE)

Tadashi Takano

Sir David King

Visiting Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering,
Nihon University

UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate
Change, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Darel Preble

David Victor

President and Executive Director, Space Solar Power
Institute

Professor of International Relations, School of Global Policy
and Strategy, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Naoki Shinohara

Ryuji Matsuhashi

Professor, Kyoto University

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The Universityof Tokyo

13 ICEF2016 ReportBuildings/Residences in Smart Cities

Energy Storage

In this session, technology development and policies for the
implementation of Smart Cities were discussed. Smart City is aconcept of future city based on advanced energy system and ICT
infrastructure, through optimizing energy use, public service, security
and transportation among others.
Main focuses of technology development were technology integrationof building envelope, energy-efficient equipment, renewable energy
integration and building energy management. Policy aspects such asenergy saving requirement and/or performance labelling embedded inbuilding codes were essential to promote green technology diffusion
to the market. The speakers also discussed behavioral aspects of theconsumers.

Presentations were given on the background of required energy
storage technologies including the off-grid situation and concrete
examples of projects for resiliency in the USA. Also, two different
manufactures explained their technologies on redox flow battery andhydrogen storage system. In the panel discussion, it was argued that
regulatory reform is needed for the penetration of the grid market,
while on the other hand, being off-grid is a suitable condition to
introduce energy storage technology. It was also pointed out thatenergy storage technologies should be evaluated not only based on
cost but also on benefits provided by each technology.

Alan Meier (Chair)
Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Itaru Yasui (Chair)
Honorary Advisor, National Institute of Technology and
Evaluation (NITE); Professor Emeritus, The University ofTokyo

Shin-ichi Tanabe

Seth Mullendore

Professor, Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Waseda
University

Project Director, Clean Energy Group

Patrick Quinton

Takashi Yano

President, Civic Innovation NW, LLC

General Manager, Business Development Department,
Energy System Division, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Atsushi Kurosawa

Ravi Seethapathy

Director, Global Environment Program Research andDevelopment Division, The Institute of Applied Energy

Executive Chairman, Biosirus Inc.

Hiroyuki Ota
General Manager, New Energy Solution Project, Toshiba
Corporation

ICEF2016 Report14Transportation
Multiple measures for the reduction of CO2 emission, such as lowcarbon fuel, improvement of fuel efficiency, low-carbon mobility,
and improvement of traffic flow, have become an important issue. In
particular, introduction of advanced road traffic systems for reduction
in CO2 emissions has a great potential for future CO2 emissions
reduction. To aim for CO2 net-zero emission over the mid-to-long
term, the session focused on opportunities and challenges for the
introduction of advanced road traffic systems such as urban traffic
management, urban mobility, and road vehicle automation. Panelists
discussed barriers and success factors in introduction and adaptationof new road transport systems.

Yoshihiro Suda (Chair)
Professor, Dr.Eng., Institute of Industrial Science, The
University of Tokyo

Desirable R&D for Innovative
Technologies and the Potential forInternational Cooperation
Presentations were made by six speakers from the government,
academia and business sector. The topics covered by thepresentations were Mission Innovation and the national innovation
strategy in the USA, the Japanese innovation strategy toward 2050
and its technological focus, and desirable private sector involvementin the publicly funded R&D programs. Also the result of the G7Working Group (G7WG) was unveiled as a promising approach tothe international cooperation on public R&D programs between
developed countries in the field of hydrogen carrier systems and hightemperature geothermal power generation.
In the panel discussion, challenges to the international cooperationin each R&D cycle were pointed out, in the context of increasing
competition between countries. Also it was pointed out thatinternational standards could be a serious problem for international
collaboration.

Carlo Carraro (Chair)
Cecilia Tam

Scientific Director, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; President
Emeritus, University of Venice; Vice Chair, IPCC WG III

Special Adviser, Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre

Michał Kleiber
Head of Computational Science & Engineering Dept., Instituteof Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of
Sciences, Warsaw, PL

Lutz Rothhardt
Director, Development Japan, BMW GROUP JapanTom Autrey
Staff Scientist, Physical Science Division, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, Catalysis Science

Takashi Iwasaki
Project General Manager, System R&D Dept. No.1
Advanced Safety System R&D Div., Toyota Motor
Corporation

Akira Yabe
Director General, Renewable Energy Unit, Energy System &Hydrogen Unit, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy andIndustrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Shane Kosinski
Deputy Director for Operations for the Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy

Laura Diaz Anadon
University Lecturer (tenured assistant professor) in Public
Policy, Department of Politics and International Studies,
University of Cambridge

Chad Evans
Executive Vice President, Council on Competitiveness15 ICEF2016 ReportClosing Remarks

Toshinao Nakagawa
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

ICEF2016 Roadmaps
Two ICEF Roadmap drafts were presented in concurrent sessions
and discussed as global industry-academia-government initiatives forsharing visions for the development and dissemination of innovative
low carbon technologies. They were also presented at the Closing
Session.
The roadmap for CO2 Utilization resulted from the efforts of theSteering Committee member Mr. David Sandalow et al. Afterassessing almost 180 global technology developments on the basisof their technology feasibility, readiness, markets and momentum, 4fields (fuel, construction materials, chemical products and polymers)
have been shown close to practical use.
The other roadmap is for ZEB / ZEH (Zero-Energy Building / ZeroEnergy House). Many roadmaps of this area have been createdby international organizations or national/local governments, but
none took the humidity factor fully into consideration, even though it
greatly affects the level of comfort. The draft ICEF roadmap focusedon humidity because the regions where population and energy
demand are expected to increase are located in humid areas. In the
concurrent discussion, humidity, natural ventilation and insulation of
windows were the main topics of discussion.
The two drafts were revised to reflect the opinions and comments
received at ICEF, and the finalized versions were presented at an
ICEF side event of COP22. The final roadmaps have been publishedon the ICEF website.

Yoshihiro Seki
State Minister of the Environment, Japan

Kiyoshi Odawara
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Kazuo Furukawa
Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO)

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Statement
At the closing session, the steering committee issued a statement. This statement is a set of principles and recommendations drafted by the ICEF
Steering Committee, taking into account discussion of the conference and the adoption of Paris Agreement in December last year. This year’s
statement clarified the role of ICEF and made various recommendations to the actors in the government, business and academia with emphasis on“Net Zero Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions” as the key concept of ICEF.

ICEF 2016 Statement from the Steering Committee- Toward achieving net zero anthropogenic CO2 emissions October6. 2016

Preamble
ICEF (Innovation for Cool Earth Forum) was established in 2014, by the initiative of Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, and the ICEF’s
Third Annual Conference was held on October 5-6, 2016 in Tokyo. More than 1,000 experts from governments, businesses and academia
representing about 80 countries and regions attended and discussed a variety of topics in plenary and concurrent sessions.
The Steering Committee of the ICEF welcomes the historic Paris Agreement reached at COP21 in December 2015. Taking into accountthe Agreement as well as active discussions at ICEF, the Steering Committee is pleased to announce the following statement.

Our basic understandings
1. The climate is changing and global emissions continue to rise despite global effort since 1997 when The Kyoto Protocol was agreed.
As a result, the global temperature is on the rise, posing a great threat to humanity. Since the recent rise is caused mainly by humanactivities, we must ultimately stabilize the global temperature at levels that are not dangerous.

Our goal
2. The Fifth Assessment Report by the IPCC states that “cumulative total emissions of CO2 and global mean surface temperature
response are approximately linearly related”. This means we must adopt as a goal to achieve at least NET ZERO ANTHROPOGENIC
CO2 EMISSIONS in the long run in order to stabilize global temperature levels. This is the principle applicable to any level oftemperature stabilization including the 2-degree target.
We should pursue this goal together with other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as poverty alleviation, economic growthand energy access as articulated in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This is not an easy task; rather, it is very challenging. Achieving net zero CO 2 emissions requires, for example, 100% carbon-free
power generation (renewables, nuclear and fossil fuel with CCS) and all energy sources of automobiles must be converted to bio-fuels,
electricity and hydrogen that are produced in carbon-free processes. In doing so, technological innovation and policies to transform
global energy and socio-economic systems are essential.

Role of ICEF
3. ICEF is an international forum to promote innovation in addressing climate change. Therefore ICEF is one of the best-suited platforms
to discuss the long-term innovations needed to achieve our goal.
Innovation is crucial not only to achieve our goal but also to enhance our ambition for deep emission cuts without causing additionalburden to our economy.

Role of public and private sectors in promoting technology innovation
4. Technological innovation in both supply and demand sides should be promoted through free competition among actors in the private
sectors. At the same time, the role of the public sector is essential especially for the long-term research and early deployment of newtechnology through institutional arrangements and financial supports. It is rather hard for actors in the private sectors to bear the fullcost to develop innovative but uncertain technologies while the fruits will be shared with competitors. To mobilize massive amount offinancial resources for investing in innovation, it is essential for governments to show the private sector the clear direction of our future.
The best combination of private and public roles in innovation should be pursued.

Need for international cooperation
5. To cope with global climate change, international cooperation is imperative in every aspect from policy to technology innovation. In thissense, we welcome “Mission Innovation” launched in November 2015 by 20 Major Economies, and other international initiatives in thisarea being promoted.
In view of enormous demand for infrastructure in developing countries, developed countries should cooperate with developing
countries to promote diffusion of technologies to avoid “lock-in” effects. Such efforts should be accompanied by financial and othermeans of assistance.

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Steering Committee Members
Yoichi Kaya (Chair)

Sally M. Benson

President, Research Institute of Innovative Technology
for the Earth, Japan

Professor, Department of Energy Resources
Engineering, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental
Sciences, Stanford University
Director, Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford
University, United States

Georg Erdmann

Eija-Riitta Korhola

Professor, Berlin University of Technology
Member of the independent Expert group “Energy for
the Future” consulting the Federal Government on theGerman Energy Transformation, Germany

Delegate of the Consultative Commission on Industrial
ChangeAdviser in the EU affairs, Finland

Reiko Kuroda

Richard K. Lester

Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General
Professor, Research Institute for Science andTechnology, Tokyo University of Science
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Associate Provost, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, United States

Ajay Mathur

Valli Moosa

Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI), India

Former Minister for Environmental Affairs andTourism, South Africa

Nebojsa Nakicenovic

David Sandalow

Deputy Director General and Deputy CEO,International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis(IIASA), Austria

Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy,
Columbia University, United States

Ismail Serageldin

Vaclav Smil

Director, Library of Alexandria, Egypt

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of
Manitoba, Canada

Nobuo Tanaka

Laurence Tubiana

President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Former Executive Director, International Energy
Agency (IEA), Japan

Professor, Sciences Po Paris, France
Professor, Columbia University, United States

Itaru Yasui
Honorary Adviser, National Institute of Technology
and Evaluation (NITE)
Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan

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Innovation for Cool Earth Forum

4th Annual Meeting
Date: October 4-5, 2017

Venue: Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, Japan

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