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2026 SUMMIT AGENDA

DAY1

Day 2 Morning: Making CCS Bankable: Cost Reduction and Capital Formation 

09:00 - 09:10

(10 mins)

​Opening Welcome by the Chair

09:10 - 10:00

(50 mins)

[Panel] Reducing CCS Costs: Advancing Carbon Capture Technologies for Commercial Deployment
  • What capture technologies—solvents, membranes, cryogenics, solid sorbents—offer the most realistic cost reduction pathway for Japan’s industrial emitters?
  • How do Japan’s unique industrial characteristics affect capture technology choices and cost?
  • How do capture costs scale from demonstration to commercial scale —and what is the realistic learning curve?
  • What is the target capture cost that would trigger commercial deployment in Japan—and how far are we today?

10:00 - 10:20

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
Morning Coffee & Networking Break

10:50 - 11:00

(10 mins)

[International Case Study] Gorgon CCS: From First-of-a-Kind to Operational Reality — Lessons for Scaling CCS in Japan and Asia

11:00 - 11:50

(50 mins)

[Panel] From Public Funding to Private Capital: Structuring Bankable CCS Projects 
  • What will convince private capital to enter Japan’s CCS market at scale—policy certainty, carbon pricing, or a credible PPP framework?
  • How should CCS projects be structured—through co-investment, risk-sharing, or offtake guarantees—to become bankable?
  • What financing models will define the first wave of CCS investment in Japan?
Moderator:

   
Senior Representative
Nishimura

Luncheon

Day 2 Afternoon: Sustaining the Market: Revenue Models and the Future of CCS 

14:00 - 14:50

(50 mins)

​[Panel] Beyond Storage: Unlocking CO₂ as a Resource — Utilization, Circular Carbon, and the Emerging Carbon Value Chain
  • Which CO₂ utilization routes are nearest to market in Japan? (e-methane, e-fuels, chemicals, minerals)
  • Who captures the value? Mapping the emerging carbon value chain from emitters to end-product buyers.

14:50 - 15:10

(20 mins)

​[keynote] Reserved for Sponosr
Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break

15:40 - 16:30

(50 mins)

[Panel] CCS Credits in GX-ETS: How Are They Valued, Verified, and Traded?
  • How are CCS credits defined within Japan’s GX-ETS framework, and what qualifies as a creditable CCS activity?
  • How are CCS emissions reductions measured, verified, and ensured to be permanent over long time horizons?
  • How are CCS credits priced, and what determines their value relative to ETS allowances and other carbon instruments?
  • Who are the key buyers and sellers of CCS credits, and what will it take to build a liquid and trusted trading market in Japan?

16:30 - 16:40

(10 mins)

Closing Address by the Chair
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