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Part 2: Global Leadership or Status Quo Proponent?: Japan at the COP 26
5:30PM – 7PM PST // 8:30PM – 10:00PM EST; March 10th, 2022
10:30AM – 12:00AM JST; March 11th, 2022
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges our world has ever faced, already devastating our environment, economy, and our health. The difficulty of addressing climate change is that it requires global coordination. World leaders have made attempts through conferences and accords but the proposed measures will not stop global temperatures from rising above 1.5 ℃–the limit set by the International Panel on Climate Change to avoid the worst effects of climate change. This has pitted climate activists who demand more robust climate governance against state actors who must balance environmental concerns with other political agendas.
To address the politics of climate change, the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the UBC Centre for Japanese research, in collaboration with the International Relations Student Association (IRSA), will host a three-part series event in March.
The second event will focus on the Japanese environmental agenda. Japan has played a leading role in climate change policy in the past. However, after making some bold commitments toward carbon neutrality in 2050, Japan appears to play a more defensive role at COPD 26.
What are the key drivers behind climate innovation and the energy status quo in Japan? This panel brings together leading experts, civil society leaders, and a top political leader to discuss Japan’s critical role in addressing the global climate emergency.
Speakers:
Hiroshi Ohta (Waseda University)
Dr. Masako Konishi (WWF Japan) (TBC)
Dr. Kameyama Yasuko (NIES Japan, Social System Division Director) (TBC)
Dr. Llewelyn Hughes (Crawford School of Public Policy, scholar on climate policy inJapan) (TBC)
Moderator:
Yves Tiberghien (Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the Institute of Asian Research)
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Part 2: Global Leadership or Status Quo Proponent?: Japan at the COP 26
5:30PM – 7PM PST // 8:30PM – 10:00PM EST; March 10th, 2022
10:30AM – 12:00AM JST; March 11th, 2022
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges our world has ever faced, already devastating our environment, economy, and our health. The difficulty of addressing climate change is that it requires global coordination. World leaders have made attempts through conferences and accords but the proposed measures will not stop global temperatures from rising above 1.5 ℃–the limit set by the International Panel on Climate Change to avoid the worst effects of climate change. This has pitted climate activists who demand more robust climate governance against state actors who must balance environmental concerns with other political agendas.
To address the politics of climate change, the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the UBC Centre for Japanese research, in collaboration with the International Relations Student Association (IRSA), will host a three-part series event in March.
The second event will focus on the Japanese environmental agenda. Japan has played a leading role in climate change policy in the past. However, after making some bold commitments toward carbon neutrality in 2050, Japan appears to play a more defensive role at COPD 26.
What are the key drivers behind climate innovation and the energy status quo in Japan? This panel brings together leading experts, civil society leaders, and a top political leader to discuss Japan’s critical role in addressing the global climate emergency.
Speakers:
Hiroshi Ohta (Waseda University)
Dr. Masako Konishi (WWF Japan) (TBC)
Dr. Kameyama Yasuko (NIES Japan, Social System Division Director) (TBC)
Dr. Llewelyn Hughes (Crawford School of Public Policy, scholar on climate policy inJapan) (TBC)
Moderator:
Yves Tiberghien (Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the Institute of Asian Research)
Follow us for more events like this!
Twitter – @ubcCJR
Facebook – facebook.com/CJRatUBC
Newsletter – cjr.iar.ubc.ca/news-events/newsletters
