This document summarizes cooperation between the EU and Japan on energy and environmental issues. It discusses both the EU and Japanese policies on energy and the environment separately. It then outlines the relations between the EU and Japan, including commercial relations and cooperation on energy and environmental issues. Several political cooperation programs between the EU and Japan aimed at promoting sustainable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are also summarized.

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