Past Event

Energy Technology Innovation and Japan-U.S. Decarbonization Cooperation

The geopolitics of energy security have taken on greater urgency in recent months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, the longer-term need to diversify energy resources and develop clean energy technologies has only intensified, given growing evidence of the destruction caused by climate change. Both Japan and the United States have invested heavily in energy innovation to meet their domestic needs, and both countries are looking to work more closely together to ensure sustainability and decarbonization beyond their own borders. Join us for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of balancing the need for growth and sustainability, and prospects for cooperation between Tokyo and Washington in developing new energy technology in the Indo-Pacific.

This online-only event will be webcast on this page. You may submit questions for the speakers by tagging @AsiaProgram on Twitter or via email to asia@wilsoncenter.org.

Speakers

A photo of Takeo Kikkawa
Takeo Kikkawa
Vice President, Graduate School of International Management, International University of Japan
A photo of Mari Yoshitaka
Mari Yoshitaka
Principal Sustainability Strategist, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting
A photo of Nate Hultman
Nate Hultman
Professor and Director, Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland
A photo of Sunita Satyapal
Sunita Satyapal
Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Hosted By

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.    Read more

Indo-Pacific Program

Environmental Change and Security Program

The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy.   Read more

Environmental Change and Security Program