Conference Report of “Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 9th Annual Meeting (ICEF2022)”

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) hosted “Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 9th Annual Meeting (ICEF2022)” as half of “TOKYO GX WEEK” which holds 10 worldwide conferences within the discipline of vitality and atmosphere.

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Conversation between ICEF Steering Committees and Youth specialists (Photo: Business Wire)

ICEF2022 is the worldwide convention which brings specialists of business, academia and governments from the world collectively to debate “innovation” as the important thing to fixing world warming. A complete of 15 periods had been held, attended by about 1,600 individuals from governments, worldwide organizations, firms, and academia in 87 international locations/areas.

The Keynotes included dialogue and speeches on the standing of vitality safety, the significance and necessity of innovation to deal with it, and the innovation which are attracting consideration whereas having varied limitations for reaching carbon neutrality.

• Keynote 1: Pre-recorded Dialogue between Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of International Energy Agency (IEA) and Mr. TANAKA Nobuo, Chair of ICEF Steering Committee
• Keynote 2: Video Message from Mr. Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Keynote 3: Pre-recorded Dialogue between Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director-General of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Mr. TANAKA Nobuo, Chair of ICEF Steering Committee
• Keynote 4: In individual Speech by Mr. Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan

In every session, beneath the theme of “Low-Carbon Innovation in a Time of Crises,” full of life discussions had been developed about coverage innovation, CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal know-how), sustainable nuclear techniques, a sustainable worth chain within the age of resilience: Critical Metals and Minerals, and extra. As the outcome, ICEF2022 issued a press release primarily based on these sequence of discussions.

Each session is distributed on-demand on ICEF’s YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ouNL9NbvDomDTfiubi8iw

Moreover, the roadmaps for “Low-Carbon Ammonia” and “Blue Carbon” had been launched. ICEF will give presentation for these roadmaps in COP27 (the twenty seventh Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC) held in Egypt and in BNEF held in Shanghai in November 2022.

[Statement]

Under the ICEF2022 foremost theme of “Low -Carbon Innovation in a Time of Crisis”, the assertion addresses the crises we face, the alternatives beneath such uncertainties and dangers, and the significance of diversified approaches to materialize alternatives. Focusing on the necessity for accelerated motion by 2030 and action-oriented innovation, it emphasizes innovation in coverage making and innovation for transitions. As a know-how innovation, a variety of technological choices for each the supply-side akin to carbon dioxide elimination and utilization, nuclear, hydrogen and artificial fuels in warmth and transport sector, and important minerals and enhancing vitality effectivity and using renewables in all sectors on demand-side are emphasised.

The full textual content of assertion is on the backside of this launch.

[Roadmap]

ICEF publishes innovation roadmaps for carbon dioxide utilization, Direct Air Capture (DAC), Industrial Heat Decarbonization, Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) and Carbon Mineralization with the potential to contribute considerably to long-term Net Zero Emissions. This 12 months’s Low-Carbon Ammonia roadmap is the tenth anniversary ICEF roadmap. A booklet can also be revealed to commemorate the tenth roadmap.

1. ICEF2022 Roadmap: Low-Carbon Ammonia (Draft)

ICEF Low-Carbon Ammonia Roadmap explores a subject that Ammonia (NH3) being one of the constructing blocks of fashionable society. Low-carbon ammonia is produced by the strategies akin to capturing the CO2 emitted in manufacturing processes and storing that CO2 underground or in long-lived merchandise, or by separating hydrogen from water utilizing electrical energy from a zero-carbon energy supply. Low-carbon ammonia may then be used to substitute for carbon-intensive fuels or as a retailer of surplus renewable energy, offering important further emissions reductions. The roadmap examines the worldwide ammonia business right this moment, methods for decreasing the associated fee of low-carbon ammonia manufacturing, infrastructure wants for scaling up low-carbon ammonia, totally different ways in which low-carbon ammonia may very well be used to scale back emissions within the years forward, the security and native environmental impacts of increasing ammonia manufacturing and use, R&D wants and coverage choices.

2. ICEF2022 Roadmap: Blue Carbon (Outline)

This ICEF Blue Carbon Roadmap summarizes the potential of blue carbon as one of the adverse emission applied sciences to realize net-zero emissions. In the roadmap, blue carbon is outlined because the CO2 captured and saved by mangroves, tidal marshes, seagrass beds, and pure macroalgae beds in addition to macroalgal farming akin to kelp and sargassum. The mitigation potential of blue carbon globally is estimated at 0.5-1.5 GtCO2E/12 months by the 12 months 2050. The roadmap summarizes the scientific data at present out there, areas of analysis and improvement anticipated sooner or later, and institutional, coverage, and environmental concerns which will come up sooner or later. It then presents pathways to extend blue carbon absorption and cut back emissions from the loss of the ecosystems.

A draft of the ICEF Low-Carbon Ammonia Roadmap and an overview of ICEF Blue Carbon Roadmap had been launched at ICEF2022. In addition to the dialogue at ICEF2022, public feedback are welcomed. After reflecting the feedback, the official Low Carbon Ammonia Roadmap and a draft Blue Carbon Roadmap will likely be launched at COP27. For extra info, please go to our web site.

https://www.icef.go.jp/roadmap/?utm_source=media&utm_medium=bw&utm_campaign=rm

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[About ICEF2022]

• Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 9th Annual Meeting (ICEF2022)
• Website: https://www.icef.go.jp/?utm_source=media&utm_medium=bw&utm_campaign=tp2
• The quantity of periods: 15 periods
• The quantity of members: about 1,600 individuals from 87 international locations/areas
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ouNL9NbvDomDTfiubi8iw
• Host: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry/ New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
• Co-hosts: Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology/ Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries/ Ministry of the Environment
• Sponsors: International Energy Agency/ BloombergNEF/ United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Dates: 8:30 – 18:35, Wednesday, October 5/ 9:00 – 17:05, Thursday, October 6 (JST)
• Venue: Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo (Address: 2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo) and On-line

[The Full Text of Statement]

Under the primary theme of “Low-Carbon Innovation in a Time of Crises”, the ninth annual assembly of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF 2022) was held in a hybrid format on October 5 and 6, 2022 as an initiative of “Tokyo GX Week”, a sequence of 10 conferences that mentioned on a variety of vitality and environmental points. More than 1,600 individuals from governments, worldwide organizations, business, and academia participated on this occasion, representing 87 international locations and areas. At the conclusion of ICEF 2022, the Steering Committee is releasing the next assertion primarily based on a sequence of discussions. 

1. Crises we face

• This 12 months individuals in lots of components of the world skilled document excessive temperatures, in addition to devastating wildfires, floods and droughts, threatening human lives and nature. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6) identified that we aren’t on monitor to restrict warming to 1.5°C. Unless there are speedy and deep emissions reductions throughout all sectors, 1.5°C is past attain, rising the hazard of exceeding extra tipping factors. Even 2°C has change into more and more difficult.
• In addition, the COVID-19 and the battle in Ukraine haven’t solely shocked but additionally dramatically disrupted our vitality and meals techniques. The battle has impacted varied vitality markets and threatened vitality safety of many economies.
• As a outcome, each the use of coal and emissions are rising.  We additionally face the approaching concern of inflation, particularly vitality and meals value hikes, and supply-chain disruptions.
• All these crises revealed weak point of worldwide and nationwide establishments to deal with world points.
• Furthermore, social unrest and political violence in some components of the world have been rising, because of the public’s dissatisfaction and anger within the troublesome socio-economic scenario.

2. Opportunities we have now: diversified approaches

• Since its begin in 2014, ICEF has promoted improvements as an answer to local weather change. Innovation turns into much more important and essential beneath these uncertainties and cascading challenges. The present fast price declines and large deployment of renewables demonstrated that transformational change is feasible. Now we have to remodel different areas and sectors. Momentum for private and non-private R&D incentives and funding in clear vitality applied sciences is now greater than ever earlier than. Countries’ pivotal measures away from dependence on fossil fuels can speed up clear and safe vitality transition within the medium and long run.
• Diversification in approaches is crucial to materialize alternatives. Diversified approaches will create sound competitors amongst totally different applied sciences, and due to this fact represent an origin of innovation and contribute to their deployment.
• Diversification can also be an vital precept of resilience that helps improve functionality to grapple with dangers and uncertainties. It is thus indispensable for tackling vitality safety points and transferring in the direction of the post-COVID-19 period, which are actually remodeling our society.
• ICEF embodies diversification and inclusiveness. We not solely facilitate discussions and debates amongst international locations and areas with totally different pathways, varied technological areas, sectors of business, academia and authorities, and lots of different stakeholders, but additionally guarantee cross-generational illustration and gender range.

3. Need for accelerated motion earlier than 2030

• While the quantity of international locations and areas pledging carbon neutrality and with local weather laws is rising, CO2 emissions in 2021 rebounded on the highest stage after a short lived lower in 2020 with the COVID pandemic lockdown. The short-term emissions sadly proceed to extend. In the meantime, the IPCC AR6 assessed that the remaining carbon price range from 2020 onwards is 500 Gt CO2 to have a 50% probability of limiting warming to 1.5°C, whereas present fossil gas infrastructure is anticipated to emit cumulatively 610 GtCO2 from 2018 till the top of its lifetime. We merely can’t hold this tempo ahead and should reverse the pattern as quickly as doable.
• It turns into crystal clear that this decade as much as 2030 is vital in an effort to ship carbon neutrality by mid-century, and that we have to speed up innovation and deployment.

4. Action-oriented innovation

• In the midst of surging discussions on vitality safety and geopolitics, at ICEF 2022, main specialists mentioned (1) how innovation can contribute to delivering each carbon neutrality and vitality safety, and (2) what sensible action-oriented approaches are required to speed up transition main as much as 2030.
• Policymaking shall additionally undertake innovation. When vitality geopolitics is a lot heightened, vitality safety and vitality transition should be pursued in a extra balanced and rational method. Fair market situations and mechanisms for decarbonization have to be established. A brand new industrial coverage for deployment is required.
• Transition should take into accounts of socio-economic impacts and guarantee to depart nobody behind. Thus, how innovation contributes to rising compatibility between financial improvement and carbon neutrality shall be addressed. As many international locations nonetheless rely upon fossil fuels for financial progress, we search solutions to methods to pursue clever use of fossil fuels within the difficult vitality transition.
• Technology innovation provides perspective and choices to decide on. In ICEF, we dive deep into a variety of technological choices for each the supply-side and demand-side. On the supply-side, carbon dioxide elimination and utilization, nuclear, hydrogen and artificial fuels in warmth and transport sector, and important minerals are examined in depth; and on the demand-side, enhancing vitality effectivity and using renewables in all sectors are emphasised.
• Given that carbon neutrality requires all kinds of carbon dioxide elimination applied sciences, we mentioned how to make sure the environmental integrity of these applied sciences, particularly round rising R&D and good governance.

5. In closing

• ICEF has range and inclusiveness in its DNA by design. We at all times embrace and have a good time the participation of audio system who symbolize and embody range. This 12 months we have now paid specific consideration to rising the illustration and voices of youthful technology who will lead and outline a sustainable, resilient and inclusive society of 2050. We at ICEF stay firmly dedicated to participating numerous stakeholders and thereby creating stronger momentum for technological and social innovation for carbon neutrality.

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