ICU Peace Research Institute Open Lecture

"Peace, Sustainability, and Energy Shift: Japan and the Rest of the World"

Speaker: Tomas Kaberger, Executive Board Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation; Former Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency; Professor at Chalmers University of Technology

Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Time: 1:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Venue: International Christian University, University Hall 304
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Admission: Free
Language: English

Outline: Is nuclear energy contributing to national security? Who should, and who does, pay for nuclear accidents, routine emission impacts, and nuclear waste?
Can an economically, socially and environmentally efficient energy shift from nuclear to renewable be achieved? Dr. Tomas Kaberger, former Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency, speaks out.

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