TIME TO ACT Climate Action

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"TIME TO ACT" is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's climate action movement that calls for effective global action and collaboration among cities, businesses, and NGOs worldwide to advance decarbonisation efforts.

Latest Event

◎TIME TO ACT FORUM 2024
 —Cities Calling for World Climate Action


 

Date & Time:24th October 2024 (Thurs), 17:30 – 19:30 (JST)

◆Theme Cities Calling for World Climate Action

◆Supporting Partners:C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.
                                         ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 

Click here to view the pamphlet.

Click here to view the joint message. 

◆Archived Video

 

Program:

Opening Remarks
Ms. Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo
Guest Speech
Mr. Mark Watts
Executive Director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group 
Keynote Speech


Ms. Angelica Nunez
Practice Manager, Urban, Resilience, and Land Global Department of the World Bank

Panel Discussion


Ms. Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo


Dato’ Seri TPr (Dr.) Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur


TPr Siti Hanim binti Abdul Rahman
Director, Infrastructure Planning Department, Kuala Lumpur 


Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad
Chairman of the Johor Sustainability Centre, Malaysia
Former Chief Minister of Johor


Dr. Carolina Kawakubo
Representative Director & President of NRW.Global Business Japan (Trade & Investment Agency of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia) 


Mr. Evan Felsing
Minister-Counselor for Economic and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Embassy Tokyo


Dr. Michiyo Morisawa
ESG Investment, Environmental Expert 
Former representative CDP Japan


Moderator: Dr. Junichi Fujino
Programme Director, Integrated Sustainability Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) 

Closing Remarks
His Excellency Mr. Gursel Ismayilzada
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Japan 

 

 

Past Events

◎TIME TO ACT FORUM 2023

 

Date & Time:October 19, 2023 (Thurs)  10:30 – 12:00 (JST)

◆Theme Energy Decarbonisation ~Toward the Accelerated Implementation of Renewable Energy in Cities~

◆Supporting Partners:C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.
                                         ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 

Click here to view the pamphlet.

Click here to view the joint message. 

※The Governor of Tokyo was unable to attend the event. Vice-Governor Rinji Nakamura participated in her place.

FORUM PROGRAM

 

Time Details Speakers
10:30 ~ 10:40 Opening

Ms. Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo

Mr. Gino Van Begin
Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

10:40 ~ 11:00 Keynote Speech

Mr. Francesco La Camera
Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Dr. Ali Izadi Najafabadi
Head of Asia Pacific, BloombergNEF

11:00 ~ 11:55

Panel Discussion

Ms. Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo

Datuk Sr Haji Kamarulzaman bin Mat Salleh
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

His Excellency Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union of Japan

Ms. Kahori Miyake
Co-chair, Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP)
Executive Manager, ESG Planning and Promotion Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Mr. Mohammed Al-Dahlawi
Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia Representative for Japan
Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Office Representative

Her Excellency Ambassador Nina Hachigian
U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy

11:55 ~ 12:00 Closing His Excellency Mr. Shihab Ahmed Alfaheem
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates
 

◆Moderator Mr. Togo Uchida Executive Director, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Japan Office

 

◎TIME TO ACT: Hydrogen Forum 2022

Date & Time:October 12, 2022 (Weds)  19:00 – 20:20 (JST)

◆Theme The Broader Use of Green Hydrogen

◆Supporting Partners: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 

Click here to view the pamphlet.

Click here to view the joint message.

FORUM PROGRAM

Time Details Speakers
19:00 ~ 19:05 Opening

Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo

19:05 ~ 19:15 Keynote Speech

Fatih Birol
Executive Director of the International Energy Agency

19:15 ~ 20:15

Panel Discussion

Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo 

Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
Premier of Sarawak, Malaysia  

Dominic Perrottet
Premier of New South Wales, Australia 

Eric Garcetti
Mayor of Los Angeles 

Sanjay Kumar Varma
Ambassador of India to Japan 

Yoshinori Kanehana
Chairman of the Board, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Co-chair, Hydrogen Council 

20:15 ~ 20:20 Closing Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo

◆Moderator Togo Uchida Executive Director, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Japan Office

 

◎CLIMATE ACTION FORUM

Date & Time:October 14, 2021 (Thurs)  19:00 – 22:00 (JST)

◆Supporting Partners:C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.
                                         ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 

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19:00 ~ 20:00 High-Level Session 

◆Theme: Accelerating Efforts Toward "Carbon Half" by 2030 

◆Speakers : 

Yuriko Koike Governor of Tokyo 

Eric Garcetti Mayor of Los Angeles
                        Chair of C40 Cities 

Anies Baswedan Governor of Jakarta 

Børge Brende President, World Economic Forum 

Julia Longbottom CMG British Ambassador to Japan 

Takejiro Sueyoshi Representative, Japan Climate Initiative
                                 Special Advisor to UNEP Finance Initiative in the Asia Pacific Region 

◆Moderator : Togo Uchida Executive Director, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Japan Office 

 

 

20:00 ~ 21:00 Workshop 1 Hydrogen 

◆Theme: Promotion of social implementation of hydrogen mobility toward making practical use of hydrogen-related technologies 

◆Speakers : 

Andrew Broadbent Director, Industry Development, Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, and Planning, Queensland, Australia 

Lee Ju-young Team Leader, Climate Change Response Division, Climate & Environment Headquarters, Seoul Metropolitan Government 

Kohei Munakata Senior Manager, Hydrogen Value Chain Development Department, Hydrogen Division, Iwatani Corporation 

Hajime Kamiyama Director, Next Generation Energy Promotion Section, Climate Change & Energy Division, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government 

◆Moderator : Eiji Ohira Director General, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Office, Smart Community and Energy Systems Department, New Energy and Industry Technology Development Organization

 

 

21:00 ~ 22:00 Workshop 2 Buildings 

◆Theme: Pursuing sustainable buildings and finance interactively 

◆Speakers : 

Frankie Downy Programme Manager, Private Building Efficiency, C40 

Tomoaki Hirokata Chief Analyst, ESG Division, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. 

Noriyuki Ikeda General Manager, Real Estate Investment & Development Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company 

Elizabeth Kelly Senior Policy Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and Sustainability  

Hirofumi Watanabe General Manager, Construction Dept., Shopping Center Development Division, AEON MALL Co., Ltd. 

Yohei Ikenoue Director for Carbon Policy Planning Section, Climate Change & Energy Division, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government  

◆Moderator : Koki Fukui Director, Real Estate Finance Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc. 

 

◎TIME TO ACT Kick-Off Meeting

Date & Time:February 17, 2021 (Weds)  21:00 – 22:00 (JST)

◆ThemeSustainable Recovery: TIME TO ACT ~Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and Accelerating Climate Actions for the Future~

◆Supporting Partners:C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.
                                         ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 

Click here to view the pamphlet.

Click here to view the joint message. 

 

◆Speakers

Yuriko Koike Governor of Tokyo

Anies Baswedan Governor of Jakarta

Michael R. Bloomberg Founder, Bloomberg L.P. & Bloomberg Philanthropies
                                        108th Mayor of New York City
                                      UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions

Eric Garcetti Mayor of Los Angeles
                     Chair of C40 Cities

Anne Hidalgo Mayor of Paris

Philipp Hildebrand Vice Chairman, Blackrock

David Rockefeller, Jr. Director, Rockefeller Capital Management

Susan Rockefeller Founder, Musingsmag.com

Nigel Topping COP26 High-Level Climate Action Champion, UK

Naoko Ishii Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo
                    Professor at Institute for Future Initiatives
                    Director, Center for Global Commons 

Mariko Kawaguchi Specially Appointed Professor, Rikkyo University
                                Executive Advisor to CEO, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. 

Heizo Takenaka Professor Emeritus, Keio University
                           Former Minister of State

Mari Yoshitaka Principal Sustainability Strategist, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.

◆Moderator : Togo Uchida Executive Director, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Japan Office 

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