International Symposium”Japan’s New Climate Target – toward Paris Agreement” (March 20th, 2015) CAN-Japan

Title	International Symposium Japan’s New Climate Target – toward Paris Agreement
Date and Time	March 20th, 2015 (Friday) 13:00-16:00 (reception 12:30-)
Venue	YMCA Asia Youth Center, YMCA Hotel Spece Y Hall (2-5-5, Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to)
Access	5 minutes from JR Suidoubashi Station, East Exit 8 minutes from JR Ochanomizu Station, Suidoubashi Exit 8 minutes from Tokyo Metro Jinbouchou, A5 Exit An area map is available here
Overview	COP21 is an event that is important to all human beings in the world. At the end of this year, COP21 will be held in Paris, France. At COP21, international society will be expected to reach a new climate agreement that all countries will join. Towards COP21, each country will be discussing their new climate target, such as greenhouse gas emission reduction target. At this moment, the Japanese government is considering its new climate target from 2020. How should Japan set an ambitious target? This matter will be discussed by a leading scholar, business leader and an environment NGO activist.
Program	Keynote “Importance of Paris agreement and New Climate Targets (tentative)” Mr. Ranping Song, World Resource Institute NGO Proposal on Japan’s New Climate Target” Mr. Naoyuki Yamagishi, WWF Japan Business Leaders’ Proposal for Japan’s Climate Change Policy” Mr. Yuji Noritake, Ricoh Company, Ltd. Comment “Regarding Japan’s New Climate Target“ Ms. Yukari Takamura, Nagoya University Discussion / Q&A session Mr. Ranping, Mr. Yamagishi, Mr. Noritake, Ms.Takamura Language: Japanese (with simultaneous English translation) Speakers and talk titles are subject to change without notice.
Participation fee	General Participants: 1,000 yen Students and Organizers’ Members: 500 yen
How to Apply	Or, please send email with some information such as (1) your name, (2) contact information (mail address etc.), (3) name of your organization/company, to CAN-Japan Secretariat<secretariat@can-japan.org>
Organizer	Climate Action Network Japan (CAN-Japan)
Contact	CAN-Japan Office (At Kiko Network) 6F, Ichibancho-Murakami Bldg., 9-7, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082 TEL: 03-3263-9210 FAX: 03-3263-9463 MAIL: secretariat@can-japan.org
Notes	This event is being held with a grant from the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency’s Heisei 26 Fiscal Year Japan Fund for Global Environment.