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Since the Paris Agreement (2015) and the Glasgow Climate Accord (2021), developed countries such as the U.S., EU, and Japan have set 2050 carbon neutrality goals for achieving a 1.5 degrees climate target and are calling for emerging and developing countries, including China and India to take similar actions. However, since the war in Ukraine, energy security has become a top priority for each country, and rising geopolitical tensions have become an obstacle to progress in international cooperation on climate mitigation. While the parties agreed to a global stocktake, including “transition away from fossil fuels,” in order to keep the 1.5\u00b0C target within reach at COP28 in December 2023, there is a large gap between the agreed document and reality. In such countries as the Netherlands, France and Germany, the general public is increasingly opposed to high energy prices, and right-wing parties skeptical of climate action are expected to gain power in the forthcoming election of the European Parliament in June this year. If Donald Trump’s administration takes office in the U.S., it is certain that the U.S. will again withdraw from the Paris Agreement. India is expected to build more coal-fired power plants to meet future electricity demand growth. Priorities for the various SDGs differ among developed countries and developing countries, and even within developing countries. Under these circumstances, what is the most realistic approach to promote global warming prevention in a politically and economically sustainable manner? Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, who emphasizes the importance of cost-benefit analysis in the implementation of climate and other policies under the concept of the \u201cCopenhagen Consensus,\u201d will speak from a different perspective than the UN or the media.<\/p>\n
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Daiwa Ubiquitous Hall, Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Building, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo (ACCESS<\/a>)<\/p>\n 14:00-14:05 Opening Jun ARIMA Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), UTokyo<\/p>\n 14:05-15:00 Presentation by Dr.Bjorn Lomborg, President, Copenhagen Consensus Centre<\/p>\n 15:00-15:10 Comment from Mr.Kazuhiko Hombu Special Advisor at GraSPP and a former director-general for energy and environmental policy at the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy<\/p>\n 15:10-16:00 Moderated discussion and Q&A<\/p>\n English (English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation will be provided)<\/p>\n Needed. Please register from the link below.<\/p>\nSeminar program<\/h5>\n
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