Climate Change Media Symposium will be held
The event will be held offline on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in Tokyo, with a variety of actors including media personnel, experts, international organizations, practitioners, and citizens/young people.
The event will be held on January 31, 2024 in Tokyo, with a diverse range of speakers including media, experts, international organizations, practitioners, citizens and youth.
At the conclusion of COP28 held in Dubai in December, a roadmap to move away from all fossil fuels was approved for the first time. In preparation for 2025, when new NDCs (greenhouse gas reduction targets) will be submitted by each country, Japan will also be discussing the 7th Basic Energy Plan. Solving climate change requires social change on a global scale, and while it is an issue that affects everyone, it is also a major problem that is difficult for people to take as their own issue. What is needed to solve the problem rather than simply recognizing it? — What type of climate change reporting will be needed when we are to build a society that can solve the global crisis caused by climate change? How should the media cover this issue and what should they deliver to viewers and readers? — We hope that the symposium will be a productive opportunity for both the speakers and participants, while learning about problem-solving reporting and the media’s own initiatives.
Additionally, the “Promise of 1.5°C: Act Now to Stop Global Warming,” a climate campaign launched by the United Nations Information Center and promoted in collaboration with the media, will continue in 2024. We will hear from Ms. Kaoru Nemoto, the Director of the United Nations Information Center, and participating media about the details of the initiative. We hope that the importance of media collaboration will be further recognized and this will lead to new practices with stakeholders from various positions.
Date: 2024/1/31 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Symposium (6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Social Hour)
Location: Smart News 6-25-26 2F, Jingumae Shibuya, Tokyo
Host: Media is Hope
Supported by: SlowNews Co., Ltd.
Resister: Application Form *Reception will end once capacity is reached
<Speakers>
-Media-
・Keisuke Katori: Deputy Director, Science Mirai Department, Editorial Bureau, The Asahi Shimbun
・Momoe Ishii: Shin-Hiroshima TV, Deputy General Manager of News Department, SDGs journalist
・Kosuke Hatta: Mainichi Shimbun New York bureau specialist journalist
・Mina Oba: Writer/Editor, Jane Goodall Institute Japan/Former VOGUE JAPAN editor
・Yasunobu Kumada: Slow News Producer, J-Forum/D-JEDI Director
・Hiroko Otake: Hearst Fujingahosha Sustainability Manager
・Mayumi Shinmachi: Kodansha FRaU Business Manager/FRaU Web Editor-in-Chief
-International organization-
・Kaoru Nemoto: Director of United Nations Information Center
・Mark Hertsgaard: Covering Climate Now* CO-FOUNDER
-Scientists and Experts-
・Seita Emori: Climate Scientist, Professor at the Institute For Future Vision Initiatives of university of Tokyo
・Yukiko Imada: Associate Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Event Attribution Specialist
・Kenji Fuma: CEO of Neural Co., Ltd., Strategy and Financial Consultant
-Companies and practitioners-
-Citizens (viewers/readers)
・Yu Kobayashi: elementary school teacher, initiator of the “#Report the cause of the heat” petition
・Yoshizo Nishida, Yuka Natori: Media is Hope Co-founder/Director
This is an in-person-only symposium and all are welcome to attend.
We hope to see you at the event.
Media is Hope