Industries’ activities and visions toward a Carbon
Neutral society
Moderator：
Kenji Yamaji, Senior Vice President/Director-General,Research (RITE)
Panelist：
Junya Tawa, Executive Officer, Planning Group of Corporate Strategy Department, JERA CO., Inc.
Fukano Yukiyoshi, Senior General Manager of Environment Division of The Japan Gas Association
Shoji Kusumoto, Director, Environmental Management Department, Quality & Environment Division,
Panasonic Corporation.

Summary of presentation■JERA CO., Inc.
JERA Zero CO2 Emissions 2050
JERA's efforts for Zero CO2 Emissions toward 2050 and a road map toward achievingcarbon neutrality suitable for Japan's electric power system are explained.
■The Japan Gas Association
Carbon Neutral Challenge 2050
– Contributing to Decarbonized Society by Achievement of Gas Carbon Neutrality in 2050 –・ The gas industry has formulated “Carbon Neutral Challenge 2050” to demonstrate its
commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, that contributes to the realization ofa decarbonized society in 2050.
・ During the transition phase on the path to a decarbonized society in 2050, we willcontribute to a steady and significant CO2 reduction by switching to natural gas andadvanced use of natural gas. For a decarbonized society in 2050, we will decarbonizegas itself by innovations such as hydrogen and methanation technology. Carbon
neutrality will be achieved by a combination of these diverse approaches.
・ In addition to contributing to a decarbonized society, gas and its systems can solve
various other social issues such as energy resilience and regional revitalization.
■Panasonic Corporation.
Panasonic Environmental Vision 2050 Initiatives
Explain the carbon neutral world that Panasonic aims for in Panasonic Environmental
Vision 2050, and the concrete efforts for achieving it by including actual examples offactories, products, and services.

Biography■Junya Tawa, Executive Officer, Planning Group of Corporate Strategy Department, JERACO., Inc.
He started his career with TEPCO in 1995 after graduating from Waseda University'sDepartment of Political Science and Economics.
After working at a branch office, he was seconded to an IT venture company andengaged in planning business strategies.
Since then, he has been involved in the launch of upstream LNG projects such as theWheatstone Project in Australia and LNG procurement for LNG projects in variouscountries.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake, he was involved in the establishment of JERACo., Ltd. and assumed the position of Executive Officer, Planning Group of Corporate
Strategy Department, JERA Co., Ltd. in July 2016. He has been engaged in the developmentof management foundations and company-wide strategic planning, etc., to the present.
■Fukano Yukiyoshi, Senior General Manager of Environment Division of The Japan Gas
Association1985: Kyoto University, BA of Mechanical Engineering

1987: Kyoto University, Master degree of Precision Mechanics

1987: enter Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

2011-2013: Senior General Manager of Technology Strategy Department of Osaka Gas

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2013-2016: Managing Director of Gas and Power Co. Ltd., subsidiary company ofOsaka Gas

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2016-2018: Senior General Manager of Engineering Department of Osaka Gas

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2018: Senior General Manager of Environment Division of The Japan Gas Association■ Shoji Kusumoto, Director, Environmental Management Department, Quality &Environment Division, Panasonic Corporation.
He started the career at Panasonic in 1988 after graduating from Faculty ofEngineering, University of Tokyo.
Since then, he engaged in the development and design of in-house production
equipment in various fields such as semiconductors, optical disks, displays, circuit boardmounting, batteries, etc. at the Production Engineering Division, and engaged in theinstallations to factories.
After working at the company's air conditioner factory since 2014, he has been involvedin the Corporate Quality & Environment Division since 2016 for reducing CO2 emissions atfactory and formulating a long-term environmental vision. In April 2020, He was appointed
to the Director of the Environmental Management Department.