TSUJI YUICHIRO    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Law    Position   Professor
Date	2020/09/11
Presentation Theme	Adaptation and wind power generations in Japan
Conference	Climate Change Law and Policy
Promoters	Meiji University and comparative law institute
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (Keynote)
Contribution Type	Individual
Venue	Tokyo (online)
Publisher and common publisher	Yuichiro Tsuji
Details	Climate change is a current and future concern, challenging us to mitigate or avoid its effects, and to best utilize its opportunities. Japan is a long archipelago, extending from north to south. The degrees of impact and temperature rise differ across its regions. As central and local governments cannot ignore the impact of climate change, they need to implement adaptive measures against it. Adaptation is to “prevent or reduce damage, and to contribute to a stable living environment, sound development of a society and economy, and to preserve the natural environment”. Adaptation is a long-term goal which requires perspective on how local durably shape their communities. First, this article reviews the Japanese Climate Change Adaptation Act, and second, it examines the Japanese Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Lastly, as a case study, wind power generation and its assessment are analyzed. I will pick up subchapter 4 ( case study) in Chapter III and Conclusion