East Asia After the Pandemic - Green New Deal & Green Recovery

What should a pandemic recovery plan look like, and where should public spending be allocated to? Rather than simply returning to a pre-pandemic status quo, a true recovery should help us overcome the twin crises of inequality/poverty and climate change. In short, what would a Green New Deal look like for East Asian countries? In this webinar, we will learn from speakers with expertise in climate change and environmental policies in South Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan about the current status and challenges of green policies that are key to rebuilding better.

Programme

Opening Remarks: Uiko Hasegawa, Clemens Kunze

Presentations on Green Policies in East Asia by
South Korea: Hong Jong Ho
Taiwan: Chun-Hsu Lin
China: Kazuaki Sato
Japan: Masayoshi Iyoda
*30 minutes presentation, 15 minutes Q&A

Moderator: Park Seung-Joon

Speakers

South Korea: Hong Jong Ho

Professor of Economics, Seoul National University. Dean, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, President, Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics.

Taiwan: Chun-Hsu Lin

Ph.D. (Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences from Washington State University), Research Fellow, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research.

China: Kazuaki Sato

Associate Professor, Iwate University, Ph.D. (Economics), Major: Public Finance and Environmental Economics

Japan: Masayoshi Iyoda

Research Fellow of Kiko Network, Part-time Lecturer, Osaka Seikei University, MA in Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, Japan.

Moderator: Park Seung-Joon

Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, Ph.D. (Environmental Economics)

Opening Remarks:
Uiko Hasegawa Executive Director, Green New Deal Policy Research Group
Clemens Kunze, Deputy Director, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Hong Kong, Asia Global Dialogue

This online seminar is organized by Green New Deal Policy Research Group, supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Hong Kong - Asia Global Dialogue programme

*We will accept questions from participants in the chat room, and if time allows, we will answer them in the chat room.
*Please note that not all questions can be answered.