COP17 and CMP7 side event Low Carbon Society (LCS) in Asia : from Planning to Implementation

Date and Time	Friday, 2 December, 16:45-18:15
Venue	Hex River (Room 3) Durban Exibition Centre, Durban, South Africa
Press Release	Press release
Program and Speakers	Flyer

Co-organized by

National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES, Japan) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM, Malaysia)

Background

We have developed a methodology to create quantitative scenarios and roadmaps towards low carbon societies in Asia. The event will present our latest scientific findings and feedback from policy-makers, mainly on 1) pathways to achieve 50% GHG cut by 2050 and the role of Asian countries, 2) our new challenge to develop science based low carbon policy in Iskandar Malaysia region.

Program

Chairperosn: Dr. Junichi Fujino, NIES, Japan
16:45-16:55	Opening Remarks Dr. Hideaki Nakane, NIES, Japan Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Azraai Kassim, UTM , Malaysia
16:55-17:20	How Can Research Contribute to Asia LCS ? * Dr. Mikiko Kainuma, NIES, Japan Prof. Ho Chin Siong, UTM, Malaysia
17:20-17:45	Role of Implementing Agencies in the Asia LCS Process Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa Ministry of the Environment, Japan Mr. Mohamad Sa’elal Iskandar Regional Development Authority, Malaysia Mr. Masayuki Karasawa Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan
17:45-18:15	Panel Discussion : Challenges towards LCS Dr. Kejun Jiang Energy Research Institute, China Prof. P.R. Shukla Indian Institute of Management, India Mr. Mohamad Sa’elal Iskandar Regional Development Authority, Malaysia Dr. Shuzo Nishioka National Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan

*This presentation is based on "Asia LCS Research Project" (S-6 Project), supported by Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of Ministry of the Environment, Japan, and the Project for "Development of Low Carbon Society Scenarios for Asian Regions" under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development Program (SATREPS) supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

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