Fall and Rise of Japan’s Climate Policy | Jusen Asuka | TEDxTohokuUniversity

Jusen Asuka talks about the “Fall and Rise of Japan’s Climate Policy”. Usually, the order should be “Rise and Fall” - however, the climate policy in Japan was only active for a short period of time (such as the Kyoto Protocol in 1997) and since then it has been very inactive/passive. Therefore, it needs to be revived now. He also shares some concrete proposals for Japan’s green recovery plan to revive. Jusen Asuka is a professor in the Center for Northeast Asian Studies at Tohoku University. He has previously worked for the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Hayama, Japan as the director of the climate change group. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, an MBA from INSEAD. His primary areas of interest are energy policy, environmental policy, and international environmental/energy cooperation, and is also regularly involved in groups dealing with climate change in Japan. He is a football fan. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx