Outreach Event„German-Japanese dialogue: How
far can the energy transition go?“Perspectives and First Results of the German Japanese Energy Transition Council (GJETC)
Wednesday, 6th September 2017
Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), Tokyo

Outreach Event
BackgroundHow can a long-term and risk-minimizing energy strategy which protects the climate
and natural resources and at the same time creates jobs and drives the economy berealized? This is a challenge where international cooperation is more important thanever.
As leading industrialized nations, Germany and Japan have a special responsibility totake the lead for implementing the “Paris Agreement” and to contribute as much as
possible to a global deep decarbonization pathway.
Since its foundation in May 2016, the German-Japanese Energy Transition 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.
At the first outreach event of GJETC, the co-chairs and members of the GJETC will
share the interim results of the Council’s work and discuss it with a broader audience(academia, students, ministries, media, NGOs etc.).

Language
German and Japanese simultaneous translation

Organisation

SupportOutreach EventPreliminary Program
10:00 Words of Welcome
10:10 „The GJETC: Impulses for the Energy Transition in Japan“
Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman of IEEJ and Co-Chair of GJETC
10:20 „Possible long-term Energy Futures and Impulses for the Energy Transition inGermany“Peter Hennicke, former president of Wuppertal Institute, Co-Chair of GJETC
10:30 Q&A
10:40 Selected highlights from the GJETC study program• Energy transition as a central building block of a future industrial policy –Comparison and analysis of energy transition scenarios• Strategic framework and socio-cultural aspects of the energy transition• New allocation of roles and business segments of established and newparticipants in the energy sector currently and within a future electricity
market design• Energy end-use efficiency policies and the development of energy service
markets energy efficiency
11:20 Coffee break
11:45 Panel Discussion: „Feasibility of the ‚Energiewende‘ in Germany, Japan and on
the global level“
Moderation
Prof. Peter Hennicke, former president of Wuppertal Institute, Co-Chair of GJETC
Prof. Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman of IEEJ and Co-Chair of GJETC
Panelists
Jun Arima, Professor for Energy & Environmental Policies,
Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Franzjosef Schafhausen, Former Director General, German Federal Ministry for
Environment, Nature Conservation, Building & Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
Eicke Weber, President & CEO,Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore Limited
Hiroshi Okamoto, Exective Vice President, TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.
13:00 Closing remarks

Outreach EventVenue

Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)Inui Building, Kachidoki
Conference room, 10th/11th Floor
13-1, Kachidoki 1-chome, Chuo-ku,
104-0054 Tokyo
https://eneken.ieej.or.jp/

Contact
Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
Tel: +81-3-5547-0211
Fax: +81-3-5547-0223
E-Mail: contact-ieej@tky.ieej.or.jp
ECOS Consult
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