International Symposium on Urban and Regional Carbon Management: Realizing Low Carbon Cities - Bridging Science and Policy
February 16, 2009
Nagoya, Japan
Organizers
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Global Carbon Project (GCP)
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
Co-sponsors
Ministry of Environment, Japan
Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya City
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Venue: Hotel Mielparque Nagoya
Address: Aoi 3-16-16 Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0004 Japan
Language: English and Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided)
Aims
- To link scholarly endeavors to policies and bridge research and policies;
- To strengthen and develop networks in the area linking urban energy use, urban development and urban carbon management in the climate change mitigation context;
- To share research results, modeling and analyses challenges, and to discuss ways to overcoming them;
- To explore ideas for developing joint activities such as syntheses, harmonized cross-comparative studies, and policy analyses.
Event Structure
Speakers
| Welcome Address | Prof. Shinichi Hirano | President of Nagoya University |
| Dr. Mike Raupach | Co-Chair, Global Carbon Project/CSIRO Canberra |
| Aim of the Symposium | Prof. Hidefumi Imura | Graduate School of Environment Studies, Nagoya University |
| Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal | Executive Director, Global Carbon Project |
| Invited Lecturers | TBD | Ministry of Environment, Japan |
| Prof. Arnulf Grubler | International Institute for Applied Systems Analyses / Yale University |
| Keynote Speeches | Mr. Paul Dowling | International Energy Agency |
| Dr. Steve Hammer | Director, Urban Energy program, Columbia University | |
| Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi | Dean, Graduate school of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University | |
| Prof. Ye Qi | Director, Institute of Public Policy, Tsinghua University | |
| Dr. Yuichi Moriguchi | Director, Centre for Material Cycles and Waste Management, National Institute for Environmental Studies | |
| Mr. Jan Corfee-Morlot | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
| Mr. Masashi Kato | Chief of Environmental Bureau of Nagoya City |
| Closing Address | Dr. Yasuhiro Sasano | National Institute for Environmental Studies |
Panel Discussion
Title: Realizing Low Carbon Cities: Challenges and Opportunities
Facilitator: Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal (GCP)
| Panelists | Dr. Mike Raupach | GCP/CSIRO |
| Prof. Arnulf Grubler | IIASA/Yale | |
| Prof. Keisuke Hanaki | The University of Tokyo | |
| Prof. Ye Qi | Tsinghua University | |
| Mr. Takashi Inagaki | Vice-Governor, Aichi Prefecture | |
| Dr. Hidetoshi Nakagami | Jukankyo Research Institute | |
| Mr. Nigel Jolland | International Energy Agency | |
| Dr. Frank Southworth | Oak Ridge National Laboratory USA |
Documentation
For the benefit of the larger community, all the outcomes will be posted on the website after the events (the files of speakers’ presentations will be posted subject to approval by the speakers).
Registration
The Symposium is open to all as long as the capacity of the venue allows.
Please send pre-registration request to Ms. Yukako Ojima (ojima.yukako [at] nies.go.jp) or Dr. Osamu Higashi (higashi [at] urban.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp) with your name, your title and organization, and contact details.
Contact
For substantive information, please contact Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal, Global Carbon Project.