Announcing the TIME TO ACT: Climate Action Forum

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Date & Time: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (JST) (in your timezone)

Theme: TIME TO ACT: Climate Action Forum ~Accelerating Efforts Toward “Carbon Half” by 2030~

Program:

Moderator: Mr. UCHIDA Togo, Executive Director, ICLEI Japan

From 7:00 pm (JST)

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Opening remarks

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Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo

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Opening speech

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Mr. Eric GARCETTI, Mayor of Los Angeles

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High Level Session

?Theme: Accelerating Efforts Toward “Carbon Half” by 2030

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Speaker:

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Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo

Mr. Anies BASWEDAN, Governor of Jakarta

Mr. Børge BRENDE, President, World Economic Forum

Ms. Carolyn DAVIDSON, Her Majesty’s Consul-General, British Consulate-General Osaka

Mr. SUEYOSHI Takejiro, Representative, Japan Climate Initiative; Special Advisor to UNEP Finance Initiative in the Asia Pacific Region

From 8:00 pm (JST)

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Workshop #1: Hydrogen

Theme: Promotion of social implementation of hydrogen mobility toward making practical use of hydrogen-related technologies

Speaker: Representatives from the Tokyo Government, the Queensland Government, the private sector, etc.

From 9:00 pm (JST)

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Workshop #2: Buildings

Theme: Pursuing sustainable buildings and finance interactively

Speaker: Representatives from the Tokyo Government, the City of New York, C40, the private sector, etc.

Format: Online, Live broadcasting

*A recording will be posted on our website

(https://www.time-to-act.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/forum) after the forum.

Language: English and Japanese *Simultaneous Japanese- English interpretation will be provided

Host: Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Supporting Partners: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability