FY2022 ALPS International Symposium was held in Tokyo, also via online on 6th March.

RITE has been conducting a research project, shortly named as ALPS (ALternative Pathways toward Sustainable development and climate stabilization), a subsidy project/entrusted project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan. This research project aims at contributing to the planning of the international framework and strategy for green growth, and also investigates long-term responses to climate change risks. To achieve carbon neutrality, several options such as renewable energy, nuclear power, CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), hydrogen energy, and Direct Air Capture (DAC) will be required. When saving energy measure is considered to be important constantly, there is a possibility that the circular sharing economy induced by Digital Transformation(DX) will lead to significant social changes to reduce energy demands. We analyze how these various options can contribute to the Green Transformation(GX) quantitatively and comprehensively. The research is being conducted in cooperation with globally distinguished research institutes in the field of global warming including IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) in Austria, RFF (Resources for the Future) in the U.S., and IEA (International Energy Agency).

In 2022, concerns about energy security increased due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the balance of basic concept (3E + S) was realized as very important, again. During the economy recovering with covid 19, some approaches for Green Transformation(GX) toward the positive cycle between economy and environment issues has just started.

The IPCC report, released in April 2022, made a new chapter focused on the energy demand side, and there are many fields for various companies to do in this energy demand side.

In line with the strategy of the energy demand side, the FY2022 ALPS International Symposium was held to focus on the current status and goal toward the GX and also disseminate the research achievements of the ALPS project. In this symposium, the eminent specialists in this field from abroad have presented a global outlook to achieve the GX from their various perspectives.

Overview

Date/Time

March 6th, 2023/10:00-

Venue

Iino Hall Tokyo and Live Internet streaming

Organizer

Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth(RITE)

Co-organizer

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI)

Language(s)

Japanese/English (Simultaneous translation)

Program

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