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【Climate Week NYC Panel Event】 Energy Transition in East Asia: Building Resilience and Partnership

Time: Tuesday, 24th September, 2 – 4 PM EST

Venue: Blender Event Space (27 E 31st St, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A)

This panel event will explore the multifaceted regional challenges faced by Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea as they strive to achieve their 2050 net-zero targets while heavily relying on fossil fuels. We will examine how these nations address the dual pressures of energy security and climate commitments, and discuss pathways to move beyond traditional concepts of energy security towards building energy resiliency.

In addition to these challenges, all three countries share common risks from earthquakes and typhoons, coupled with densely populated urban areas. This presents an opportunity to exchange experiences on energy transition, strategies for enhancing energy and climate resilience, and the role of renewable energy in creating synergies with land use and fostering coexistence with local communities.

Representatives from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea will share their local insights, while experts from the Stanley Center for Peace and Security and the Center for Climate and Security will offer perspectives from research and policy analysis. The discussion will also address how to promote peace and international cooperation in the face of geopolitical and climate risks.

Speaker:

  • Chia-Wei Chao/Research Director of Taiwan Climate Action Network / Adjunct Assistant Professor of Program in Climate Change & Sustainable Development, National Taiwan Uni.(Taiwan)
  • Hsin Ping Wu/Senior Director of Homemakers United Foundation(Taiwan)
  • Rei Tang/Program Officer for Climate Change at the Stanley Center for Peace and Security(U.S.)
  • Erin Sikorsky/Director of Center for Climate & Security(U.S.)
  • Mika Ohbayashi/Director of Renewable Energy Institute(Japan)
  • Saehee Jeong/Senior Climate Diplomacy Associate of Solutions for Our Climate(South Korea)

Panel Moderator:

  • Shi-Ting Chen/Senior Researcher of Green Citizens’ Action Alliance(Taiwan)

Hosted by:

Taiwan Climate Action Network
Stanley Center for Peace and Security
Center for Climate and Security

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