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GEA 2020-E.Pdf www.gea.or.jp Global Environmental Action Sankaido Building 8F, 1-9-13 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 JAPAN TEL：+81-3-6441-3714 FAX：+81-3-6441-3718 E-mail：[email protected] As of December, 2019 Message from the Chair What’s GEA? As you know, a wide range of environmental problems – none more pressing In 1991, during the run-up to the “UN Conference on Environment and Development” (UNCED), than climate change – have emerged as the environment of the Earth, the basis also known as the Earth Summit, it was becoming clear that the Conference’s success depended of humanity’s survival, is plunged into crisis. Every one of these issues is driven on raising the funds necessary to achieve the preservation of the global environment and sustain- by the voracious economic activity of humans. Rising from the ashes of war, able development. In response to a request from UNCED Secretary-General Maurice Strong, an Japan made recovery its overarching priority, but the process of development International Eminent Persons’ Meeting on Financing Global Environment was convened in Tokyo, caused severe environmental issues. This gave us the experience of bringing together former United States President Jimmy Carter and other persons of key stand- First Chair overcoming those issues through earnest cooperation between the public and ing, with former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita playing the main role in organizing the event. The outcomes of this meeting contributed enormously to the success of the Earth Summit. GEA’s Noboru Takeshita private sector. We have been lauded as an environmentally advanced nation origins stem from this eminent Persons’ Meeting and GEA is now a non-governmental organiza- by the international community, even winning accolades for a miracle recovery. tion, founded by former Prime Minster Noboru Takeshita, which counts among its members Harnessing this experience, Japan has contributed globally with technological the Japanese Eminent Persons who worked to bring about the initial convening of the Eminent cooperation, sharing proven green technologies with Persons’ Meeting, Diet members regardless of factional affiliation, and other persons of influence developing countries through ODA for example. from government, industry, and academia. The founding Chair was former Prime Minister Noboru Today, global environmental issues cannot be Takeshita, who was succeeded by former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, Gaishi Hiraiwa, Honorary Second Chair resolved without global cooperation. Sessions of Chairman of Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), and Juro Saito, former Wataru Takeshita Toshiki Kaifu the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Fra Fifth Chair, parliamentarian. The current Chair is Wataru Takeshita, House of Representatives lawmaker and mework Convention on Climate Change (COP) are held Global Environmental Action former Minister for Reconstruction. In addition, Mr. Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United annually and at the 21st session in Paris (COP21), 196 States, and Mr. José Maria Figueres, former president of the Republic of Costa Rica, serve as countries agreed on dramatic measures, setting specific GEA’s international advisors. non-binding targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas In 1999, the GEA received the Global 500 Roll of Honour from United Nations Environment emissions, forming the Paris Agreement. Programme (UNEP) for its contribution to the international community for many years in the area of global environment and sustainable development. What drove countries to agree on realistic actions to Third Chair prevent further climate change – linked directly to the GEA regularly organizes international conferences to which it invites representatives of world- Gaishi Hiraiwa energy issue and its attendant confusion of interests leading research institutes and international organizations, and individuals with influence over – through effective international cooperation? It was the shared sense that international public opinion. Through these conferences, GEA aims to highlight the state of the global environment and the crisis it is facing. At the same time, GEA works to raise international we must make preserving the global environment, upon which the survival of awareness about proposals adopted at its conferences. humanity depends, our overriding priority. The GEA is a cross-party organization bringing together lawmakers of all affiliations and others from government, industry and academia working Fourth Chair sincerely to tackle global environmental concerns. Every second year, the GEA Structure of GEA Organizing organizes an international conference to influence public opinion in a positive Committee of Juro Saito GEA direction and in 1999, we received the Global 500 Roll of Honour from UNEP. We hope to further boost our contribution to solving global environmental issues in future, and your cooperation and support is deeply appreciated. Supporting Ministries Ministry of Ministry of Economy, Ministry of the Environment Trade and Industry Foreign Affairs Ministry of Education, Ministry of Land, Ministry of Agriculture, Culture, Sports, Science Infrastructure, Forestry and Fisheries and Technology Transport and Tourism Secretariat Director General Kayoko Shimizu Executive Director Tsunemi Yasumoto Counselor Satoko Kiriyama 1 Members of the Organizing Committee of GEA Deputy International Chair Chair Advisors Wataru Takeshita Shunichi Yamaguchi Jimmy Carter José María Figueres Hiromichi Iwasa Yukio Ubukata Minoru Urushibata Shuichi Katoh Naoto Kitamura Yuriko Koike Tetsuo Saito Hirohisa Sato Member, House of Member, House of Thirty-ninth Former President, Chairman and Chief Member, House of Adviser, Japan Specially-appointed Chairman, Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Member, House of President, Representatives Representatives President of the Republic of Costa Executive Officer, Representatives Pharmaceutical Professor, Graduate Veterinary Political Governor Representatives BALNIBARBI Co., Ltd. Former Minister for Former Minister of United States of Rica Mitsui Fudosan Former Senior Association School of Economics, Federation, Former Former Minister of Former Minister of Reconstruction State, Japan America Co., Ltd. Vice Minister of the Kyoto University; Former State Minister of the Environment, the Environment, Environment, Japan Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry Japan Japan the Environment, Japan and Fisheries, Japan Senior Advisors Toshiki Kaifu Tomiichi Murayama Juro Saito Mikio Aoki Toshio Nakagawa Isao Kurauchi Jun Sawada Takashi Shinohara Shozaburo Jimi Hirotaka Sugiyama Kazuo Sumi Kazuhiko Takemoto Masaharu Nakagawa Mitsuru Nozawa Former Prime Former Prime Former Chair, GEA Former Chief President, Japan President, Japan President and CEO, Member, House of Former Minister of State Chairman of the Chairman and Visiting Professor, Member, House of CEO, Triad Japan Minister, Japan Minister, Japan Former-President, Cabinet Secretary, Medical Association Veterinary Medical Nippon Telegraph Representatives; Former for Postal Reform and Board, Mitsubishi Representative UNU Institute for the Councillors; Former Co., Ltd. House of Councillors, Japan Association and Telephone Senior Vice Minister of Financial Services Estate Co., Ltd. Director, Hankyu Advanced Study of Minister of the Japan Corporation Agriculture, Forestry Former Minister of Posts Corporation Sustainability Environment, Japan and Fisheries, Japan and Telecommunications, Project Professor, Japan the University of Tokyo Advisors Vice Chair Yoshio Yatsu Wakako Hironaka Shunichi Suzuki Shoichi Kondo Kaneshige Wakamatsu Seiko Noda Motoo Hayashi Hajime Funada Paul Perriniaux Yosuke Mitsuhara Koichi Yamamoto Ryoichi Yamamoto Yoshitake Yokokura Former Minister of Former Minister of Member, House of Member, House of Member, House of Member, House of Member, House of Member, House of President, President and CEO, Member, House of Emeritus Professor, President Emeritus, Agriculture, State, Environment Representatives; Former Representatives Councillors; Former Representatives Representatives Representatives Nihon Michelin Tire Nihon Chouzai Representatives the University of Tokyo Japan Medical Forestry and Agency, Japan Minister for the Tokyo Former Senior State Minister for Former Minister for Former Minister of Former Minister of Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Former Minister of Honorary Chair, Association Fisheries, Japan Former Director Olympic and Paralympic Vice Minister of the Reconstruction, Internal Affairs and Economy, Trade and State, Economic the Environment, International Green General, GEA Games, Former Minister of Environment, Japan Japan Communications, Japan Industry, Japan Planning Agency, Japan Japan Purchasing Network the Environment, Japan Supporting Members Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Director Members Tokyo Electric Power Company General Toyo Feather Industry Co., Ltd. Kayoko Shimizu Yukiyasu Aoyama Shozo Azuma Toshinori Abe Shinji Inoue Kuniko Inoguchi Masayoshi Yoshino Former Minister of President and Vice President, Chairman and Member, House of Member, House of Member, House of State, Environment Representative Crisis Manager, Representative Representatives Councillors Representatives Agency, Japan Director, Professor, Chiba Director, Sekisui Minister in charge of Former Minister of Former Minister for Sohgo Security Institute of Science House, Ltd. International State for Measures for Reconstruction, Services Co. Ltd. Former Vice Chair, Exposition; Declining Birthrate and Japan GEA Minister of State, Japan
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