Online Seminar: “Comparing decarbonization scenarios across the Atlantic” by Dr. Luis Sarmiento

  • Date：
    Wed, Aug 28, 2024
  • Time：
    9:00 - 10:00 (JST)
  • Location：
    Online - Zoom
  • Language：

    English

  • Host：

    Social scenario research program towards a carbon neutral society, JST Social Scenario Research Project

    Japan Model Intercomparison Platform (JMIP) for Sustainable Futures Research Unit, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo

  • Registration：

    Participation fee: free
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Event Overview

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming online seminar in our seminar series of the JST Social Scenario Research Project “Social scenario researprogram towards a carbon neutral society “.

Dr. Luis Sarmiento (Central Bank of Mexico) will talk about “Comparing decarbonization scenarios across the Atlantic with the American and European Energy Modeling Forums”. His talk will be based on a large-scale project on long-term strategies and net-zero goals of both the United States and European Union, and is informative for the ongoing policy debate on the update of Japan’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) and the Basic Energy Strategy.
(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2024.100144)

The event will be moderated by Prof. Masahiro Sugiyama at the Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo.

[About Dr. Luis Sarmiento]
Dr. Sarmiento is an environmental economist focusing on causal inference and energy modelling. As an experienced professional, he developed substantial expertise in applied econometrics, causal inference, integrated assessment, energy, and agent-based modeling. His research focuses on critical issues such as the energy transition, climate change, digitalization, environmental justice, and the study of policies to decrease environmental externalities in urban areas.

[About the Project and the Seminar Series]
The JST Social Scenario Research Project aims to contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society in Japan, emphasizing sustainable development through science and technology. This initiative envisions a desirable future society and explores the pathways, options, and strategies to achieve it. Since April 2023, the project has expanded to integrate knowledge from a broad range of researchers, including those from the humanities and social sciences, fostering further development and societal contribution. A key aspect of the project is the “Social Scenario for Accelerating Carbon Neutral Transition,” focusing on both quantitative and qualitative analyses of carbon-neutral technologies, and developing strategies for societal implementation and system design. The seminar series with scenario experts is part of this effort, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and strategies to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral society.

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We held the first webinar of our webinar series of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Project on Social Scenario Research for Realizing a Low-Carbon Society.
In this online seminar, Dr. Luis Sarmiento of the Central Bank of Mexico gave a lecture titled “Comparison of Decarbonization Scenarios Across the Atlantic: The Energy Modeling Forum of the United States and Europe.”

The lecture was based on a large-scale model comparison project on U.S. and EU climate strategies, published in the journal Energy and Climate Change in July 2024 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2024.100144). It shared the latest insights useful for ongoing policy discussions on Japan’s NDC and energy plans. In the Q&A session, topics such as the impact of greenhouse gases other than CO2 and the role of nuclear energy were discussed, highlighting the need for further research to achieve more robust results.

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