Online Seminar on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

  • Date：
    Thu, Mar 06, 2025
  • Time：
    10:30- 12:00 (JST)
  • Location：
    Online (Zoom)
  • Language：

    English

  • Hosts：

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

  • Registration：

    Participation fee: free
    Registration by noon, Mar 5
    Maximum number of participants: 300
    Registration will be closed when capacity is reached.

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Event Overview

The Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), of the University of Tokyo, is pleased to invite you to an online seminar discussing recent trends on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This seminar will provide insights into the latest developments in CDR strategies, encompassing both technological advancements and policy implications.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has emphasized that CDR is essential for meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement targets, as reducing emissions alone is insufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. The need for scalable and sustainable CDR approaches is more urgent than ever, making discussions like this online seminar critical for shaping global climate action.

  • 10:30-10:35
    Opening
  • 10:35-10:55
    “The global state of Carbon Dioxide Removal”

    Oliver Geden, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

  • 10:55-11:05
    “Land-based CDR and sustainable mitigation pathways”

    Tomoko Hasegawa, Ritsumeikan University

  • 11:05-11:15
    “CDR for Japan’s net-zero goal”

    Masahiro Sugiyama, University of Tokyo

  • 11:15-11:25
    "CDR and the challenges of measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)"

    Etsushi Kato, Institute of Applied Energy (IAE)

  • 11:25-11:55
    Panel discussion and Q&A
  • 11:55-12:00
    Closing
Biographies

Dr. Oliver Geden is Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and Research Associate at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), University of Oxford. With his extensive expertise on climate policy and carbon dioxide removal, Oliver is currently Vice-Chair of the Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In Austria, he is a member of the scientific council to the government’s Carbon Management Strategy (CMS). Oliver has been a visiting scholar at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Hamburg.

Dr. Tomoko Hasegawa is a professor at Ritsumeikan University. Her research focuses on integrated assessment, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity conservation. She is a highly cited researcher and has contributed to the IPCC and state of CDR.

Dr. Masahiro Sugiyama is a professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo. He is an expert on climate policy and has contributed to international scientific assessments, including the IPCC and the State of CDR.

Dr. Etsushi Kato is a senior researcher at the Institute of Applied Energy in Tokyo. His work focuses on carbon management and sustainable energy systems, addressing greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and technology assessment.

Inquiry

Japan Model Intercomparison Platform (JMIP) for Sustainable Futures Research Unit, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo
Email: sugiyama-staff★ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp (★→@)