NEDO Chairman Gives Keynote Speech at 2nd RD20 (Research and Development 20 for Clean Energy Technologies)
October 9, 2020
On October 9, 2020, NEDO Chairman ISHIZUKA Hiroaki gave a keynote speech at the Leaders’ Session of the 2nd RD20 meeting (Research and Development 20 for Clean Energy Technologies), an international conference organized by AIST.
NEDO being one of the co-sponsors, RD20 is an international conference aimed at promoting international collaboration among leading R&D institutions from G20 countries on clean energy technologies. Due to the COVID19, the participants from abroad joined the conference by online.
In his speech, Mr. ISHIZUKA introduced NEDO’s main contribution to addressing climate change issues through international collaboration, including “Comprehensive R&D Principles for Sustainable Society 2020” published in February, 2020, international demonstration projects being implemented globally, and ICEF (Innovation for Cool Earth), an international conference aiming to encourage discussion and cooperation on addressing climate change issues. It was highlighted that NEDO will accelerate creating innovation through international collaboration through such international platform as ICEF and RD20.
For more information on RD20 : RD20 official website
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Speakers of RD20
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NEDO Chairman Ishizuka giving a keynote speech during the Leaders' Session