Dear all,

We are delighted to invite you to the international workshop, "A Critical Analysis of 'Energy Transition' - Meaning, Governance, Litigation from a Comparative Perspective: France, Germany, Japan," taking place on November 6, 2024, at Waseda University.

Date and Time: November 6, 2024 (Wednesday), 10:30 am  to 8:00 pm

Venue: Lecture Room, Building 26 B1 Floor, Waseda University, 1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050

Co-organized by: CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and Waseda University (School of International Liberal Studies)

For further information, please contact: adriennesala@aoni.waseda.jp

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Workshop Program

10:30 - 10:35 am: Opening Remarks
by Satoshi Inaba (Dean, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University)

10:35 - 11:00 am: Presentation of the CONTE Project
by Magali Dreyfus (CNRS), Adrienne Sala (Waseda University), Isabelle Giraudou (University of Tokyo), Masako Ichihara (RIHN)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Panel 1 - Energy Transition and Multi-level Governance of Energy: Establishing the Institutional Framework for Public Energy Policies (Part I)

• "Energy Transition in Japan" - Yasuko Kameyama (University of Tokyo)
• "Japan's Green Transformation (GX): Its Prospect and Current Status" - Hiroshi Ohta (Waseda University)
• "Mind the Gap? Looking for the Territorialization of the French Energy and Climate Strategy" - Romain Gosse (CERAPS)
• "Analysis of the Energy Transition and its Governance in Fukushima Prefecture and its Consequences" - Cécile Asanuma-Brice (CNRS, MITATE Lab)
  Discussant: Adrienne Sala (Waseda University)

Lunch Break

2:00 - 4:00 pm: Panel 2 - Litigation in Energy Transitions: Using Lawsuits to Explore Local Tensions and the Motives Behind Opposition to New Energy Infrastructures

• "New Energy Infrastructure as a Field of Strategic Litigation? How to Measure Strategic Elements of Energy Litigation" - Alix Weigel & Anna Wenz-Temming (FernUniversität in Hagen)
• "What a Study of Litigation Can Tell Us About Opposition to Methanization: A Look at France" - Alix Vollet (CERAPS)
• "Litigation Affecting Energy Transitions in Japan" - Eri Osaka (Toyo University)
  Discussant: Masako Ichihara (RIHN)

Coffee Break

4:15 - 6:15 pm: Panel 3 - Energy Transition and Multi-level Governance of Energy: Establishing the Institutional Framework for Public Energy Policies (Part II)

• "Energy Transition and Multi-level Governance of Energy in Japan" - Andrew DeWit (Rikkyo University)
• "The Role of Economic Incentives and Citizen Participation for the German 'Energiewende'" - Stefan Wurster (Technical University of Munich) [online]
• "Market Design for a Successful Energy Transition - A German Perspective" - Michael Bucksteeg (FernUniversität in Hagen) [online]
• "From Difficulties in Implementing the Energy Transition to Studies of Grumpy Local Residents: Reading French Social Science Literature on the Development of Renewable Energies in France" - Leny Patinaux (CERAPS) [online]
  Discussant: Annette Elisabeth Töller (FernUniversität in Hagen) [online]

Break

6:30 - 8:00 pm: Open Round Table with the Participants and Lawyer Shinobu Awaya - Challenges for Energy Transition: France, Germany, Japan
Chairs: Magali Dreyfus (CNRS), Adrienne Sala (Waseda University)
Participants: Isabelle Giraudou (University of Tokyo), Masako Ichihara (RIHN)

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Best regards,