High wellbeing with low energy demand towards a modern net-zero society    

Moderator: Joyashree Roy, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

10:30-10:35 Welcome from the moderator
10:30-10:45 Opening remarks and the background of the Energy Demand changes Induced by Technological and Social innovations (EDITS) network
Keigo Akimoto, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Japan
10:45-11:00 Importance of demand side solutions for the transformation towards net-zero society
Bas van Ruijven, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
11:00-11:15 Innovation and digitalization: the levers of transformation
Elena Verdolini, European Institute on Economics and the Environment (RFF-CMCC), Italy
11:15-11:30 Urban space and society in 2050 in balance with planetary boundaries
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Central European University (CEU), IPCC WG3 Co-Vice chair
11:30-12:00 Moderated panel discussion with speakers: the expected technological, institutional, behavioral and infrastructural innovations and their feasibility

Place: Japanese Pavilion, International Convention Center (SHICC), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Online streaming: Zoom meeting hosted by the Japan Pavilion
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