Overview
AKAZAWA Ryosei
Senior Representative
WATANABE Hiroki
MI Steering Committee Member
Director, International Affairs Office Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
“The path to carbon neutrality by 2050 and global decarbonization is challenging. We need to collaborate with all stakeholders, and consider various pathways based on the circumstances of each country. Japan will continue to support Mission Innovation’s efforts and promote our attempts at realizing decarbonization innovations.”
Role in Mission Innovation
- Member of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee
- Member of the Technical Advisory Group (Vice-Chair)
- Member of the Mission Innovation Secretariat
- Supports the Green Powered Future Mission
- Member of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Mission
- Member of the Clean Hydrogen Mission
News & Events
- [June 2, 2021] Japan joins Mission Innovation members in launching MI2.0 and a decade of clean energy innovation to accelerate achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
- Japan celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
Participation in MI’s first phase
- Participated in the:
Resources:
- (First phase) PLANS AND PRIORITIES
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019
- (First phase) INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS
Clean Energy Innovation investment (MI 1.0)
Country-determined baseline year(s): FY 2013
Baseline funding amount: EUR €222.6 million
Doubling target year: FY 2021
Doubling target amount: EUR €445.3 million
Find out more about how Japan’s baseline and doubling are calculated
*Figures in the spending chart are based on USD exchange rates in 2021