ICEF2025 ｜ Keynote

The ICEF2025 keynote session brings together senior officials from Japan, India, China, the European Union, and Korea to discuss the dual challenges of green transformation and energy security. The moderator, Nobuo Tanaka, frames the discussion around the transition from fossil fuels (‘prostate’) to electricity (’electrostate’). Key points include Japan’s GX strategy, which aims to achieve emission reduction, economic growth, and energy security simultaneously through a ‘big carrot, big stick’ approach, including climate transition bonds and a carbon pricing mechanism. India’s representative, Suman Bery, highlights India’s commitment to renewable energy, its application to join the IEA, and the importance of affordability and competitiveness. China’s representative, Xiangsheng Sun, outlines China’s achievements in renewable energy deployment and its challenges, including grid integration and energy storage. The EU ambassador, Jean-Eric Paquet, emphasizes the EU’s continued commitment to climate goals, the competitiveness agenda, and the importance of international cooperation on innovation. Korea’s representative, Jooho Whang, discusses Korea’s nuclear energy strategy. The panel underscores the need for international collaboration to balance decarbonization with energy security, and the role of innovation in achieving these goals.