Chairman’s Message

2024

November

Chairman’s Message for November 2024:“NThe Impact on energy policies of the political turmoil in Japan”

October

Chairman’s Message for October 2024:“New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his energy policy”

September

Chairman’s Message for September 2024:“The Legacy of PM Fumio Kishida and the remaining issues”

August

Chairman’s Message for August 2024:“Without transmission, No transition”

July

Chairman’s Message for July 2024:“The 7th Strategic Energy Plan of Japan: The points to watch”

June

Chairman’s Message for June 2024:“Challenges for the power sector: The need for changes”

May

Chairman’s Message for May 2024:“Japan’s Hydrogen Promotion Act: Framework for Market Creation”

April

Chairman’s Message for April 2024:“CBAM vs. International Trade”

March

Chairman’s Message for March 2024 Special Edition:“Pause on Pending Approvals of LNG Exports: Problems that need to be addressed"

March

Chairman’s Message for March 2024:“The gap between aspiration and reality: The need for Plan B”

February

Chairman’s Message for February 2024:“Progress Report of Japan’s GX Strategy”

January

Chairman’s Message for January 2024:“COP 28: Inclusiveness, Breadth, Challenges”
2023

December

Chairman’s Message for December 2023:“Demand Side Approaches to Critical Minerals”

November

Chairman’s Message for November 2023:“Long transition with uncertainties”

October

Chairman’s Message for October 2023:“The rare earths embargo of 2010 and its lessons”

September

Chairman’s Message for September 2023:“G20 New Delhi: Accomplishments and remaining issues”

August

Chairman’s Message for August 2023:“G20: The voice of the Global South in energy policy”

July

Message for July 2023 -Why are energy outlooks so different? It is the demand!-

June

Message for June 2023 -Japan’s Second Hydrogen Strategy-

May

Message for May 2023 -G7 Ministerial Communiqué ~ “Common Goal, Various Pathways”

April

Message for April 2023 -The need to integrate Economic Security and Global Climate Change policies-

March

Message for March 2023 -Why Energy Efficiency?-

February

Message for February 2023 -50 years after the First Oil Crisis: Lessons to remember today-

January

Message for January 2023 -What is GX?-
2022

December

Message for December 2022 - Asian Zero Emission Community -

November

Message for November 2022 - The global energy outlook -

October

Message for October 2022 -Nuclear policy in Japan:a new phase of discussion-

September

Message for September 2022 -Views from Asia-

August

Message for August 2022 -Takeaways from the 43rd IAEE Tokyo International Conference-

July

Message for July 2022 -G7 Summit Meeting and its significance-

June

Message for June 2022 -The View from Asia-

May

Message for May 2022 -De-Russianization-

April

Message for April 2022 - Trade and Environment-