Climate Change
The fourth meeting of the Advisory Panel on Climate Change
January 30, 2018

- The fourth meeting of the Advisory Panel on Climate Change was held on January 30, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the attendance of Ambassador Hideo Suzuki, Assistant Minister, Director-General for Global Issues.
- At the fourth meeting, after the opening remarks from Ambassador Suzuki, Ms. Hiromi Asahi, Expert Leader, Technology Planning Department Advanced Engineering Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Mr. Toshihiro Maruo, Senior Officer, Power Business Division, Power Business & Plant Group, Marubeni Co., Ltd., and Mr. Nobuaki Shimizu, Director, Environmental Management Department, Quality & Environment Division, Panasonic Co., Ltd. made brief presentations. Based on these presentations, participants of the meeting exchanged their opinions and views.
- The next meeting will be held at the beginning of February.
[Reference] Members of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Climate Change
Takejiro Sueyoshi | Special Advisor to UNEP-FI in the Asia Pacific region |
Mika Ohbayashi | Director, Renewable Energy Institute |
Sergio Kato | Corporate Vice President, Sustainability Management Division, Export (Import Adiministration, Ricoh Company, Ltd.) |
Miho Kurosaki | Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Head of Japan & Korean Reserch |
Tatsujiro Suzuki | Director, Professor, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University |
Teisuke TED Suzuki | Executive Vice President, Suzuhiro Kamaboko Co., Ltd. (President, Network of Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs for a Sustainable Business and Energy Future, Chairperson of Odawara Hakone Chamber of Commerce & Industry) |
Hiroshi Takahashi | Professor, Tsuru University |
Naoyuki Yamagishi | Climate and Energy Group Leader, Conservation Division, WWF-Japan |
Mari Yoshitaka | Chief Consultant, Clean Energy Finance Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities |
[ Invited speakers for the fourth meeting ]
Hiromi Asahi | Expert Leader, Technology Planning Department Advanced Engineering Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
Toshihiro Maruo | Senior Officer, Power Business Division, Power Business & Plant Group, Marubeni Co., Ltd. |
Nobuaki Shimizu | Director, Environmental Management Department, Quality & Environment Division, Panasonic Co., Ltd. |