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Seminar

International Climate Change Policy: Next Steps for Japan and the World

Open to the Public

The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements is pleased to host a special seminar with Ambassador Makio Miyagawa. Ambassador Miyagawa is Japan's deputy chief negotiator in the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and other forums. He is a career foreign service officer who has represented Japan in senior positions for two decades, and as such, is uniquely positioned to provide analysis and discussion of Japan's role in crafting a post-Copenhagen agenda for a new international climate policy architecture.

Refreshments will be served.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Room 332
Tokyo Tower is lit orange in the Tokyo skyline before turning off its lights, Mar. 27, 2010. Tokyo Tower turned off the lights later for 1 hour during the annual Earth Hour, calling for a binding pact to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

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The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements is pleased to host a special seminar with Ambassador Makio Miyagawa. Ambassador Miyagawa is Japan's deputy chief negotiator in the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and other forums. He is a career foreign service officer who has represented Japan in senior positions for two decades, and as such, is uniquely positioned to provide analysis and discussion of Japan's role in crafting a post-Copenhagen agenda for a new international climate policy architecture.

Ambassador Miyagawa holds a doctorate in International Relations and Law from Oxford University. His scholarship focuses on international institutions, regional integration, and multilateral cooperation with respect to the European Union, East Asia, and Japan/China relations.

Refreshments will be served.

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