Cooperation EU-Japan in environment and energy sectors

1. Cooperation EU – Japan
in the energy and
environment sectors
SUPERVISOR
Prof. Carlo Corazza
STUDENT
Mariangela Sassi
CO-SUPERVISOR
Prof. Akinori Nakazawa

2. The European
policy on energy

3. The origins : CECA and EURATOM
February 2005 : the Kyoto Protocol
March 2006 : Green Book
•Sustainability
•Competitiveness
•Safety supply

4. •“20-20-20-10” Objectives
January 2007 : “Energy Package”
March 2007 : European Council in Berlin
September 2007/January 2008 : application
Position of Italy
The Georgian question

5. EU and the nuclear energy
• Advantages and disadvantages
• In favour and contraries
• Position of the Member States

6. The Japanese policy on
energy

7. Energy Policy
- Imports
- “New National Energy Policy”
- Search of alternative sources
- Development of nuclear energy

8. Environment Policy
- Fight against climate changes
- The Kyoto Protocol
- “Wonderful Star 50”
- Future objectives: 60/80% reduction of gas emisssions within 2050
new sistem of “emission trading”
Multinational found to help developing Countries
- June 2008 : Aomori summit

9. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization
Founded in 1980
Objectives: development of new technologies to
produce alternative energy
promotion of r&d activities in the industry and
environment sector

10. Relations
EU - Japan

11. Commercial, economic and industrial
relations:
• 1973: starting of semestral meetings
• 1974: establishment of EU delegation in Tokyo
• Promotion of investments and exchange of goods
• Bilateral agreements
• Annual Summit
• Cooperation inside the WTO
• “Round Table for EU-Japan affairs”
• “Centre for the industrial cooperation”
• “Gateway” Programme

12. Relations in the environment and enery
sectors
April 2008: - meeting Japan-France in Tokyo
- 17° Summit EU-Japan
undertaking at global level
mid-term objectives for a drastic reduction of emissions
agreement on Bali Conference
IPEEC support
June 2008: Commissioner Potočnik’s visit in Japan
International programmes:
ITER (experimental nuclear reactor)
EU, Japan, North Korea, China, India, Russia, USA
IEA (International Energy Agency)
Oil’s consumers Countries
Objectives: cooperation to reduce the excessive oil dependance, establishment of emergency
plans to share the available oil, creation of a stable and efficent energy trade

13. Political cooperation programmes
ALTEN (Alternative Energy Programme)
- Environment and ecnomic initiatives to promote the
EU-Japan relations
- Seminars and internships for students
- Annual meetings
- 2007: energy efficiency

14. Political cooperation programmes
ASEM (Asia – Europe Meeting)
- Forum to stregthen the relations between EU and Asia
- Debate on development and sustainable energy
- May 2005: meeting in Japan on sustainable
development, energy and environment
- October 2008: seminar in Tokyo on the negative
impact of climate changes and the exchange of
scientific knowledges and experiences

15. Political cooperation programmes
IGES (Global Environmental Strategies from Asia-Pacific Region)
- Institute of Research on strategic policy
- Support to sustainable development in the Pacific asian region
- Promotion of efficient strategies and practical solutions for sustainable
development
- Collaboration with national governments, local autorithies, companies,
NGOs, citizens and experts
- March 2008: EU-Japan Conference on the policies related to climate change and coal
markets:
current trend of emissions’exchange overseas – included the EU-ETS –
comparison of the climate actions and emissions’exchange EU-Japan

16. Last developments: G8 in Toyako
Hokkaido 7 – 9 July 2008
Greenhouse effect and climate changes
Involvement of China and India
General commitment to reduce emissions

17. AFTER KYOTO ?
Copenaghen 2009
Objectives post-2013
Importance of a more concrete alliance EU-Japan