Japan-EU Urban Climate Action Workshop ：Sharing knowledge between Japan and Europe - Capturing a resilient future

Yokohama City will co-organize the "Japan-EU Urban Climate Action Workshop Sharing Knowledge between Japan and Europe - Grasp the Resilient Future" organized by the Delegation of the European Union in Japan and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).
Japan and European cities will share precedent examples of decarbonization, which will lead to the promotion of climate change countermeasures in the region. On May 29, the first day, the opening session will be held at Conference Center Pacifico-yokohama, and The Mayor of Yokohama Takeharu Yamanaka will be on stage. Please come and visit us.

Date and time Day 1: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 13:30-17:00 (Japan time)
　　　　Day 2: Thursday, May 30, 2024, 16:00-18:45 (Japan time)

[Venue] Wednesday, May 29, 2024: Face-to-face (Pacifico-yokohama (external site) Conference Center)/Online
　　　　Thursday, May 30, 2024: Online

[Organization] Delegation of the European Union in Japan
　　　　Global Environmental Strategies Research Institute (IGES) (external site)

[Co-sponsored] Yokohama-shi

[Ulanguage] Japanese/English (with simultaneous interpretation)

[Capacity] DAY 1:100 people (Conference Center Pacifico-yokohama)

[Participation fee] Free of charge

[Application for Participation] https://crm.iges.or.jp/public/application/add/4361 (external site)
Applications for face-to-face participation in DAY1 are available from Thursday, April 18, 2024 to 15:00 on Monday, May 27, 2024.
If you wish to watch both DAY1 and DAY2 online, registration will be accepted until the end of the program.

[Application for coverage] If you would like to interview, please contact us after filling in your name, company name, company name, presence or absence of shooting, and details of the interview.
Application for coverage: iges_pr@iges.or.jp

Speaker information will be updated from time to time.

Jean-Eric Pakhake, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan
Yu Matsuzawa　　　　　　　　Director for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment (planned)
Takeharu Yamanaka　　　　　　 The Mayor of Yokohama
City of Paris (planned)

Speaker
1) EU’s Mission Climate Neutral Smart City
2) Initiatives to Realize a Japanese version of a decarbonized society
Q&A and Discussions

• To further accelerate regional and regional climate change countermeasures
• How to promote learning from the lessons learned from advanced cities
• Expectations for future dialogue at the local level between Japan and the EU.