Press Release
- Global Environment
Online Environmental Exhibition "Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 net-zero"
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From Wednesday, March 3, to Tuesday, March 23, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment will be holding "Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 net-zero," an online exhibition sharing Japan's environmental technological strengths and environmental initiatives with people in Japan and around the world.
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1. Objectives
In October 2020, Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide declared that Japan will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, that is, to realize a carbon-neutral, decarbonized society. To achieve a carbon-neutral, decarbonized society, technological innovation is required in every aspect. The exhibits at this pavilion explain some of the current technologies and initiatives of the companies that are striving to produce the innovations that will decarbonize Japan.
*Some international conferences related to climate change are planned for March, including the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change, the Zero Carbon City International Forum, and the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum. The goal of this pavilion is to take this opportunity to share information about Japan's climate change technologies and efforts
* This exhibition is being conducted for the purposes of technical preparation and pilot testing of the virtual pavilion that will be held at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
2. Overview
Name: Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 net-zero
Contents:
①Exhibition of technologies and efforts for decarbonization
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions 1/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions 2/Circular Economy/Lifestyle/Support Activities
The VR exhibition space, with five key themes, will present the latest environment technologies and initiatives from companies and organizations in Japan.
②Open Seminar
An open international workshop seminar regarding the Partnership to Strengthen Transparency for
co-innovation (PaSTI) will be held. It will feature a panel discussion of key persons from various
countries, reporting on the current state of climate transparency activities in the ASEAN region and the
challenges that will be faced in the years leading to 2030.
Dates: 21 days, starting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
* The Open Seminar will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Time has been set aside on Thursday, March 11, and Friday, March 12, 2021, for presenters from
companies and organizations to answer questions from visitors in the exhibition space.
Details are available on the official website.
http://copjapan.env.go.jp/cop/virtualjapanpavilion2021/en/
How to attend:
Attend the Virtual Japan Pavilion by registering at the URL below.
https://cluster.mu/e/e6f530e4-610a-4cd9-b254-e9f222c10550
Attend the Opening Ceremony by registering at the URL below.
https://cluster.mu/e/c0e2224e-f9b1-4a94-8d7f-bc2f45fefba1
* Anyone can attend. * Free of charge
Collaboration partners: Approx. 30 companies/organizations in Japan (planned)
* The Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan, recruited pavilion participants by notifying
companies, including those that exhibited at the Japan Pavilion at the COP of the UNFCCC. Also
informed were the member companies of the Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable Infrastructure
and the Decarbonizing Management Network. As a result, the exhibits displayed here are from
companies which show interest in cooperating with this project.
3. Conceptual image of the Virtual Japan Pavilion
You can freely move around the online Virtual Japan Pavilion with an avatar.
You can also communicate with other visitors, enjoying an experience that's a little different than
typical real-world exhibitions.
Inquiries regarding this event or the information in this material
Ministry of the Environment, Global Environment Bureau,
Office of the Director for International Strategy on Climate Change
Kitamoto/Okao ● Tel: 03-5521-8330 ● Email: chikyu_kokusai@env.go.jp
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