The eighth ICEF was held online over two days (October 6 and 7) as part of Tokyo "Beyond-Zero" Week 2021, which is an intensive series of international conferences related to energy and the environment with a view toward achieving carbon neutrality—and even going "beyond zero" (i.e., reducing the accumulated amount of CO2).
Minister Hagiuda delivered a written message to ICEF in which he stated that it will be important that countries pursue various pathways in line with their respective circumstances in order to become carbon neutral, and that creating innovation through research and development will be the key ...