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LCS-RNet 16th Annual Meeting– 10 Years Since the Paris Agreement: Progress and Challenges in Climate Action

  • Date & Time:
    Day1: 18 December 2025, 9:00-12:15 (GMT), 10:00-13:15 (CET), 18:00-21:15 (JST)
    Day2: 19 December 2025, 9:00-12:00 (GMT), 10:00-13:00 (CET), 18:00-21:00 (JST)
  • Venue: Online
  • Organisers: LCS-RNet, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
  • Registration: https://iges-jp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x589EDzmQ26t7-9hvmZ3OA
  • Language: English only

On 18-19 December, the Leveraging a Climate-neutral Society Strategic Research Network (LCS-RNet) will hold its 16th Annual Meeting online. This year’s theme is “Ten Years Since the Paris Agreement: Progress and Challenges in Climate Action.” The meeting will feature two keynote speeches, three thematic sessions and one panel discussion, bringing together international and domestic experts to share their latest insights.

In the keynote sessions, Dr. Henri Waisman (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, IDDRI), will review global progress in national climate policies, while Prof. Harald Winkler (University of Cape Town, UCT) will discuss key issues emerging from the Global Stocktake. The thematic sessions will address implementation and governance challenges in areas such as agrivoltaics, sustainable cities under a changing climate and the role of public participation.

Established following a proposal at the G8 Environment Ministers’ Meeting, LCS-RNet has long contributed to climate policy processes by providing research-based knowledge. This annual meeting aims to foster mutual learning and support practical implementation efforts. We warmly invite your participation.

Day 1: 18 December 2025
  • 9:00-9:15
  • 10:00-10:15
  • 18:00-18:15

Opening remarks
  Yukihiro HAISA, Director, Climate Change Science and Adaptation Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan  
Mikiko KAINUMA, Secretary-General, LCS-RNet Secretariat / IGES, Japan  
  • 9:15-9:55
  • 10:15-10:55
  • 18:15-18:55

Keynote presentation – 10 Years Since the Paris Agreement: Progress and Challenges in Climate Action

Introducing the DDP Report: Advancing Long-term Strategies through Collaborative Capacity Building

Speaker: Henri Waisman, IDDRI, France  
Chair: Emilio Lebre La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Commentator: Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan, Kyoto University, Japan / IIMA, India  
  • 10:05-11:05
  • 11:05-12:05
  • 19:05-20:05

Agrivoltaics as a Pathway to Regional Resilience
Chair: Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog, University of the Philippines Los Baños（UPLB）  
Speakers: Yugo TANAKA, IGES, Japan  
Marie Hrabanski, CIRAD, France  
Alessandra Scognamiglio, ENEA, Italy  
  • 11:15-12:15
  • 12:15-13:15
  • 20:15-21:15

Bridging Science and Policy for Sustainable Cities in a Changing Climate
Chair: Kyoko TAKE, IGES, Japan  
Speakers: Minal Pathak, CEPT University, India  
Ho Chin Siong, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia  
Amélie Clark, CIRED, France  

Day 2: 19 December 2025
  • 9:00-9:40
  • 10:00-10:40
  • 18:00-18:40

Keynote presentation – 10 Years Since the Paris Agreement: Progress and Challenges in Climate Action

Advancing the Global Stocktake by Bridging Science and Decision-Making, and Strengthening Research and Capacity Development Across the Global South and North
Speaker: Harald Winkler, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa / One of the two co-facilitators, technical dialogue of the first Global Stocktake  
Chair: Kiyoto TANABE, IGES, Japan  
Commentator: Lara Aleluia Reis, CMCC, Italy  

  • 9:50-10:50

  • 10:50-11:50
  • 18:50-19:50

The Role of Public Participation in Broader Climate Policy
Chair: Naoyuki MIKAMI, Nagoya University, Japan  
Speakers: Kenji ASAKAWA, IGES, Japan  
Steve Pye, UCL, UK  
André Duramois, Citizen Engagement Division, City of Paris, France  
Commentator Ayano TAKEUCHI, Toho University, Japan  
  • 11:00-12:00
  • 12:00-13:00
  • 20:00-21:00

Panel discussion: Ten Years After the Paris Agreement: What should we be doing next?

A decade after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, this panel will examine the progress and limitations of current research, highlight emerging questions, and address governance challenges at both domestic and international levels from a range of disciplinary perspectives.

Speakers: Céline Kauffmann, IDDRI  
Stefan Lechtenböhmer, University of Kassel, Germany  
Paul Watkinson, Independent international climate expert / Former member of COP21 presidency  
Navroz K. Dubash, Princeton University, US  
Emilio Lebre La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Chair: Toshihiko MASUI, The University of Osaka / National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan  
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