[Study Session for Media]COP29 Debriefing Session Will Be Held in a Hybrid Format on Monday, December 2nd

COP29 Debriefing Session Will Be Held in a Hybrid Format ~”Impact on Businesses, Youths, and Society” – Delivering Breaking News from a Variety of Angles~

◼Registration: Free (You can apply through either ① or ②)
<Google form> https://forms.gle/Loj9QfVcVGFnvDLe7 
<Peatix> https://cop29-mih.peatix.com/

<<We can accept your application until December 1st (Sunday) 23:59 local time>>

◼︎Outline:
Following the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP29 (November 11-22, 2024, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan), we will hold a media debriefing from the earliest and most diverse angles anywhere. Speakers from various sectors who participated in COP29 will talk about their impact on businesses, youths, and society from their own perspectives.

◼︎Date: 12/2/2024 4:00 PM – 6:00PM
◼︎Location: City Lab TOKYO 3-1-1, TOKYO SQARE GARDEN 6F, Kyobashi Chuo city, Tokyo *This seminar will also be streamed on ZOOM
◼︎Host: MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.
◼︎Co-organised by: Japanese Forum of Environmental Journalists(JFEJ)
◼︎Capacity: 50 in person(Media only), 300 online (Anyone can participate)
◼︎Registration: Free (You can apply through either ① or ②)
<Google form> https://forms.gle/Loj9QfVcVGFnvDLe7 
<Peatix> https://cop29-mih.peatix.com/
<<We can accept your application until December 1st (Sunday) 23:59 local time>>

We aim to disseminate information that will lead to substantive coverage of COP29 through this debriefing.
We are always available for consultation regarding the content of materials, so please contact us at the following e-mail address with your requests.
(About media support from on-site at COP)

◼︎Timeline Schedule:
16:00-16:10
Opening: Remarks and introduction of speakers

16:10-16:30
Session1: Junichi Fujino/Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
【COP29 from the Perspective of a COP Expert】

16:30-16:45
Session2: Yuki Wada, Masamune Sekiguchi/Climate Youth Japan
【COP29 from the Perspective of Youth Organization ~Report on Local Activities and Future Impacts~ 】

16:45-17:10
Session3: Shigeo Kato / Co-Representative of Japan Climate Initiative(JCI)*Scheduled to participate
Company participating JCI *Scheduled to participate
【What COP29 Meant to Japanese Society ~Impact on Business and Industry~】

17:10-17:40
Session4: Panel discussion with experts and media representatives
・Trend summary of COP29 ~From the news tracking~ (By Hiroyasu Ichikawa/Media Consultant)
・Highlights by COP experts and media
・”The COP coverage required now ” “Impact on the Strategic Energy Plan and NDC”

17:40-18:00
Q&A session followed by conclusion

◼︎The details of the study session(press release): https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000128060.html

◼︎Speakers：

<Junichi Fujino> Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) / Senior Research Fellow
Since 2000, he has been involved in formulating the “2050 Japan Low-Carbon Society” scenario at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, participating in Climate Change COP11 (and continuing to participate locally thereafter), and participating in the Japanese government’s process of formulating targets for the Paris Agreement. As a member of the Cabinet Office’s “FutureCity” initiative, he is implementing SDGs, decarbonization of countries and cities in Japan and Asia. He has joined the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) since 2019.

 

<Yuki Wada> Climate Youth Japan / Head of Policy Advocacy Division
Born in Kobe in 2002. 4th year student of Nara Women’s University, Faculty of Science. When she traveled abroad as a child, she witnessed air pollution, which sparked her interest in environmental issues and her activism. She joined Climate Youth Japan as soon as she became a university student and became in charge of the policy advocacy division from fiscal 2023. Scheduled to be dispatched in the second half week of COP29.

 

<Masamune Sekiguchi> Climate Youth Japan / Vice Representative
Born in Tokyo in 2001. First year student at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. From the field of energy physics, he became interested in energy issues and joined Climate Youth Japan through a friend’s introduction. He has been overseeig energy policy from fiscal 2023 and became vice representative from 2024. Scheduled to be dispatched in the first half week of COP29.

 

<Shigeo Kato> Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) / Co-representative
As the Chief Sustainability Officer at Ricoh Company, Ltd., he led Ricoh to become the first Japanese company to join RE100. After that, he led the contribution of companies and industries to solving social issues as co-representative of Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP) and director of Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ). He also participated in the establishment of Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) in July 2018.

 

<Hiroyasu Ichikawa> SocialCompany, Inc. / Media Consultant
He distributes the weekly newsletter “Climate Curation” in Japanese and English on topics such as climate change, decarbonization, and climate tech, focusing on bridging the information gap between overseas and domestic. He provides consulting services to large corporations, government agencies, media companies, NPOs, based on domestic and international digital media trends.

 

■Co-organised by: Japanese Forum of Environmental Journalists(JFEJ)
JFEJ has editors at publishing companies and writers who work on a freelance basis, in addition to newspaper, TV, and magazine reporters. The organization invites experts from various fields to hold study sessions, aiming to learn more about environmental issues and to promote interaction between journalists.
HP: http://jfej.org/

■ Host: MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.
Media is Hope is an organization that provides various support to strengthen the media coverage of climate change, based on the belief that correct knowledge of climate change is the first step to create a common awareness in Japan and to promote behavioral change in order to realize a society that can solve climate change. With the vision of “media creators and consumers alike taking responsibility for cultivating fair and impartial free media and a sustainable society”, the organization serves as a bridge for media, citizens, corporations, and all stakeholders to build a co-creative relationship in order to achieve essential solutions to climate change. In addition, the organization operates the Climate Media Initiative, a media collaboration platform that transcends media outlets and affiliations.

Media is Hope also provide spaces for various stakeholders to connect and co-create, such as by hosting the Climate Change Media Symposium, where media professionals, international organizations such as the United Nations, experts, practitioners, citizens and young people discuss the type of reporting required to solve climate change, and “Let’s Make It Together! Renewable Energy Day” supported by the Ministry of the Environment.
HP：http://media-is-hope.org

Contact：contact [at]media-is-hope.org（Support: Media is Hope, Yoshizo Nishida/Yuka Natori）