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Übersicht: Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)-Technologieforschung in Japan

Die Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo hat Informationen zur Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)-Technologieforschung in Japan zusammen gestellt. Die Übersicht fasst die aktuelle Situation wie folgt zusammen:

Ausschreibung: Green Talents

Green Talents Award 2022: Apply now

[Deadline: 2022/05/24, 2 p.m. CEST] The submission period for the Green Talents Competition 2022 is open now. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of ideas regarding green solutions since 2009. The award honours 25 young researchers from around the world each year who are engaged in excellent interdisciplinary work on environmental topics. The winners come from various scientific disciplines and are recognised for their outstanding achievements in making our societies more sustainable. The call is open to all disciplines.

Mulitlateral cooperations on H2 with Japanese and German partners

Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy

Three projects with German partners have been selected in the call “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy” of the European Interest Group (EIG) Concert Japan (funding period FY2022 – FY2024).

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EJEA Conference in Kagawa 2021: Call for Posters

[Deadline: 2021/09/15] The EJEA Conference in Kagawa on Human-centered Sustainability and Innovation for an AI-assisted Future: New Interdisciplinary Education & Research for the Next Stages in Japan and Europe, which will be held from October 22 to 24, 2021, and organised by the European Japan Experts Association (EJEA), Kagawa University, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT and the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), is now accepting submissions for contributions.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Conserving Biodiversity in Japan and Germany

August 25, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is involved in countless research projects, one of which expresses Germany’s emphasis on environmental protection very well: a project aimed at preserving biodiversity. The BMBF summarizes it as follows: “About one million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction worldwide. The decrease in biodiversity is one of the biggest challenges facing the scientific, economic and political communities.”

Ausschreibung: Green Talents Award 2021

Bewerbungsphase für den Green Talents Award 2021 hat begonnen

[Deadline: 2021/05/19, 14 Uhr (MESZ)] Werde Teil eines renommierten Netzwerks für Nachhaltigkeitsforschung, erhalte Zugang zu Deutschlands führenden Forschenden und beteilige dich am internationalen Austausch zu innovativen grünen Ideen

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

German and Japanese Electric Power Industries Embark on the Practical Applications of Hydrogen Energy

February 25, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The Federal Government of Germany published its national hydrogen energy strategy in June 2020, revealing that hydrogen will be one of the pillars for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as reported in the first article of this series. Research institutes and electric power companies in Germany as well as in Japan are currently propelling projects for the practical use of hydrogen energy.