Japan Pavilion seminar at COP 29: Natural Capital on Balance Sheet

Details

Date：

Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Time：

10:00 – 11:15 am local time (15:00-16:15 JST)
Location：

Japan Pavilion at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), BLUE ZONE, ZONE E, #C-5, Baku Olympic Stadium
Host：

Center for Global Commons, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Seminar style：

On-site and Online live streaming via Zoom webinar
Language：

English
Capacity：

On-site 50, Online 500
Registration：

Not required and free of charge
Participation：

[On-site]
Those who already have access to the COP 29 Blue Zone (at Baku Olympic Stadium) are allowed to participate onsite.
[Online]
https://www.env.go.jp/earth/cop/cop29/pavilion/en/exhibition/details/069/
＊Once you access to the URL above, please click the “Click here to watch” icon. Zoom account is required.

Overview

The collapse of natural systems poses the most significant threat to businesses, economies, and societies globally. Addressing and reversing this trend requires more than bans and voluntary actions; it necessitates the inclusion and valuation of natural capital in all decision-making processes. Valuing nature marks a monumental shift, akin to the adoption of modern financial accounting over a century ago, which established the trust infrastructure for modern economies and shaped our perception of value.

Currently, a global movement aims to restructure our economies around natural, human, and social capital. However, this movement is progressing slowly and in a fragmented manner, not yet influencing business and investment decisions sufficiently to halt nature loss by 2030. Although various initiatives are working towards valuing natural capital, there is an opportunity to significantly accelerate these efforts by COP30 and enhance the integration of existing initiatives.

To address this issue, we will hold a panel discussion on the actions required, featuring recommendations from prominent experts from each stakeholder group.

Speakers

Moderator:
– Naoko Ishii
(Special Presidential Envoy for Global Commons, Project Professor and Director, Center for Global Commons at UTokyo)

Panelists
– Yutaka Matsuzawa
(Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Japan)

– Carlos Nobre
(co-chair, Science Panel for the Amazon; a member of IPCC)

– María Fernanda Espinosa
(President, Cities Alliance Assembly; Fmr President, UN General Assembly; Fmr Minister, Foreign Affairs & Defense Ecuador)

– Shigeo Nakamura
(President, Ajinomoto Brazil)

– Rocio Sanz Cortez
(Managing Director, Supply at Emergent)

– Yuichi Tsuchibuchi
(PhD student, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, UTokyo)