Tokyo Energy Transition Forum & The 5th ISETS Energy Transition Forum

Oct 14, 2022

Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan

With the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 and the shutdown of all nuclear power plants, Japan’s energy self-sufficiency and energy security deteriorated drastically. Japan substituted the nuclear loss by importing more coal, LNG, and oil. However, with the most recent oil price increase and the supply disruptions due to the Ukraine war and the global energy crisis, and because of the carbon neutrality goals set by the Japanese government, the country has ambitious plans for the energy transition and increasing the reliance on domestic renewable energy resources.  Based on the energy transition strategies set by the Japanese government, while the share of nuclear energy is set to increase, the country plans to increase the share of renewable energy in power generation from 18% in 2019 to about 38% in 2030. This implies a massive investment in renewable energy, especially in the solar sector. According to the plan the coal consumption will be reduced from 26% to 19%. On the other hand, Japan plans to achieve a hydrogen society in the long-term, although currently, it represents only 1% of the energy demand; The country aims to reach a 10% by 2050. With this background, Tokyo Energy Transition Forum and the 5th ISETS Energy Transition Forum planned to bring distinguished experts from Japan, Australia, Singapore, Sweden, and India to discuss ways to foster the energy transition and achieve a carbon neutrality society. The forum will be jointly organized by The  Tokai University (School of Political Science and Economics; School of Global Studies; TOKAI Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (TRIES)); The University of Kitakyushu; The International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) on Oct 14, 2022, at Tokai University in Tokyo and on the ZOOM platform.

The agenda is available at Draf agenda with biography.pdf