2022 Climate Change Law and Policy

National and regional approaches to climate change with democracy

Each country and region is taking urgent measures to combat climate change. However, climate change measures are still in their infancy. We will compare and examine the climate change efforts of different countries and regions to find out the challenges they face.

Democracy is by no means a perfect system, and ineffective. It is our decision for the future, and we are responsible for the future. Its decision-making is slow, and takes time in the law-making, executive, judicial and local branches. It requires the commitment of citizens to address climate change.

We need to show realistic and feasible ways to achieve our goals, not goals without substance. We must ensure that decisions made today do not threaten the livelihoods of future citizens and that they can live as they do today.

We will explore what factors are hindering adaptation to climate change and find common ground with each country and region. Experimentation in a small area can serve as a lesson for other areas to reach their goals over time.

Climate Change Law in the Asia-Pacific in Japan (online)

National and regional approaches to climate change with democracy

Date:1/8, 10:00-12:50 (JST)

(there will be no registration fee).

EFICS (Egusa Foundation for International Cooperation in the Social Science)

Meiji University Environmental Law Center

Time Schedule

10:00 am (JST)

Opening Remarks

Professor Toru Yamada (Meiji University, Japan)

10:10 am

Agenda of this symposium

Associate professor Yuichiro Tsuji (Meiji University)

10:10-10:30

U.S. Climate Policy Under Biden

Keynote Speech, Professor Daniel A. Farber (UC Berkeley Law School, USA)

10:30-10:45

In- and Re-Contextualizing Renewable Energy in Rural Japan

Professor Toru Yamada(Meiji University)

10:45-11:00

The Conflict and Reconciliation of Interests related to Land Use of Coastal Zone and Energy Governance-Lessons from the Consistency Reviews of the Coastal Zone Management Act of the United States

Professor Ren-Chuan Kevin Kao (National Taipei University, Taiwan)

11:00-11:15

Towards Linking Climate Governance and Democracy with Evaluation: Emerging Evidence and Opportunities in China

Dr. Shiyuan Jing (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

11:15-11:30

The Limits of Local Action in a Polarized Federal System

Professor David G. Litt(Keio University Law School, Japan)

11:45-12:00

Energy justice and just transition in the EU and Japan

Professor Dr hab. Maciej M. Sokołowski PhD, DSc((University of Warsaw, Poland)

12:00-12:20

The 2021-German coalition agreement – addressing climate change while

strengthening democratic participation

Professor Dr. iur. Thomas Schomerus (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany)

12:20-12:45

Round table discussion

Moderator Professor David G. Litt(Keio University Law School)

12:45-

Closing Remarks

Associate professor Yuichiro Tsuji (Meiji University, Japan)

Organized by Meiji university, funded by EFICS (Egusa Foundation for International Cooperation in the Social Science)

Venue

Zoom(only speakers and invited professors and students)