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Japan’s Growth Based on International Sustainable Development
Prof. Jeffrey D. SachsDirector of the Earth Institute and Special
Advisor to UN SG Ban Ki-moon
ESRI International Conference 2015: “To Ensure Japan’s Economic Growth”
Asian Development Bank InstituteTokyo, July 31, 2015
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Broad Overview of Japan’s Economic Growth and Prospects
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Major Structural Characteristics:
Very high performance in human capital: education, health
Very high performance in science, technology,innovation
Still a surprisingly closed economy
Surprisingly modest productivity, probably linked to relatively closed structures
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EDUCATION
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HEALTH
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY
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JAPANESE LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS: ROUGHLY HALF OF WORLD MARKET
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Relative Lack of Openness
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JAPAN’S PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH ARE NOT COMMENSURATE WITH ITS TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE
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SOME WEAKNESSES IN DEPLOYING JAPANESE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES:
LAG IN RECOGNIZING GLOBAL APPLICATIONS
LACK OF GLOBAL REACH
HIGH-COST PRODUCTION
LACK OF NATIONAL LOW-CARBON STRATEGY IN ENERGY
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Sustainable Development as the New Driver of Global Growth
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Source: Rockström et al 2009a)
“PLANETARY BOUNDARIES”
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JUNE 2015 WARMEST IN 136-YEAR RECORD
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LOS ANGELES WATER RESERVOIR, APRIL 5, 2015
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LOSS OF WEST ANTARCTICA ICE SHEET
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Land Lost to 6M Sea Level Rise, NASA
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THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALSWILL BE ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 25
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2-degree C
BAU: 4-6 degree C
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Main Decarbonization Strategies
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LARGE-SCALE LOW-CARBON ENERGY POTENTIAL IN:
WIND (ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE)GEOTHERMALPV SOLARNUCLEAR (E.G. INTEGRAL FAST REACTOR AND OTHER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES)ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (EVs/FCVs)CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
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AN ILLUSTRATIVEDEEP DECARBONIZATION PATHWAY FOR JAPAN BASED ON SOLAR, WIND, AND CCS
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THE WORLD WILL NEED TO STRAND OIL, GAS, AND COAL RESERVES
FROM McGLADE AND EKINS, NATURE MAGAZINE, JANUARY 8, 2015
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A Sustainable Development Growth Strategy for Japan
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STEP 1. CLOSER INTEGRATION WITH CHINA AND KOREA: FDI, JOINT RESEARCH, JOINT PRODUCTION
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SHIFTING GEO-ECONOMICS: SHARES OF WORLD GDP
IN 2015:
CHINA = 16.9JAPAN = 4.3KOREA = 1.6US = 16.1EU = 16.9
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STEP 2. FOCUS ON KEY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
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JAPANESE LEADERSHIP IN:
DEEP DECARBONIZATION PATHWAY (DDPP) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND LOW-CARBON ENERGYROBOTICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYURBAN DESIGN (SDSN SDG URBAN ALLIANCE)NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(GREEN CHEMISTRY)CHALLENGES OF AGING AND WELLBEING
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FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY, BUILDING ON:
(1) TOP UNIVERSITIES AND THINK TANKS(2) INCREASED FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, BOTH
INWARD AND OUTWARD(3) REGIONAL PRODUCTION STRUCTURES(4) NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AND
SMART CITIES(5) NEW GLOBAL MARKETS (AFRICA, ASIA)