2026 Japan Forum on Carbon Capture and Storage (Former `Japan CCS Forum`）

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The Global CCS Institute will host the 2026 Japan Forum on Carbon Capture and Storage (formerly the Japan CCS Forum) on 3 December 2026 in a hybrid format. We warmly invite you to join us and look forward to welcoming you to the Forum.

Please register through this link.

＜Event Overview＞
Event	”2026 Japan Forum on Carbon Capture and Storage”(Former Japan CCS Forum）
Date/Time	3 December, 2026 (Thu) 10:00～16:30 (Forum), 17:00～18:30 (Networking reception) in Japan Standard Time
Organized by	Global CCS Institute （GCCSI)
Supported by	Japan Carbon Frontier Organization (JCOAL) Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) and Japan CCS Co., Ltd. (JCCS)

Venue	Bellesalle Toranomon, 2F, Sumitomo Fudosan Toranomon Tower, 2-2-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Access)
Format	Hybrid (ZOOM Webinar and the event venue)
Capacity	Up to 150 seats at the venue and 1,000 online registrations at the Forum/50 for Networking
Language	English and Japanese, Simultaneous interpretation service
Fee	Free for the Forum and 5,000 JPY for the Networking Reception (local payment)

Please register through this link.

＜Purpose of the Forum＞

As countries around the world continue to advance their efforts towards carbon neutrality, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is attracting increasing attention as a key technology for reducing emissions from the power and industrial sectors, as well as from other hard-to-abate sectors. International organisations, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), have also highlighted the important role that CCS is expected to play in achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Across Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region, the commercial deployment of CCS is expanding alongside the development of policy and financial support frameworks, investment in CCS hubs and large-scale projects, and the construction and operation of new facilities. At the same time, initiatives involving cross-border CO₂ transport and storage are becoming increasingly concrete, creating new opportunities for international collaboration in CCS.

In Japan, efforts to commercialise CCS are progressing under the Government’s Green Transformation (GX) policy, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 while maintaining and strengthening industrial competitiveness. The Seventh Strategic Energy Plan and the GX 2040 Vision, approved by the Cabinet in 2025, reaffirmed the importance of CCS. Alongside the development of the regulatory framework under the CCS Business Act, consideration is also being given to support measures designed to improve business predictability and encourage private-sector investment. In parallel with these policy and regulatory developments, the Advanced CCS Projects, which are targeting the commencement of operations around 2030, are also progressing, bringing Japan’s CCS sector to an important stage on the path towards full-scale commercialisation.

Across the nine domestic projects selected under the Advanced CCS Projects programme, work is under way towards establishing integrated CCS value chains covering CO₂ capture, transport and storage, with operations targeted to begin around FY2030. Activities include detailed engineering, storage reservoir evaluation, and preparations for regulatory approvals and permitting. JOGMEC has also announced its intention to support six clusters relating to the ship transport of CO₂, and efforts to develop the necessary CO₂ transport infrastructure are becoming increasingly concrete. Japan’s CCS sector is therefore entering a transition from the demonstration phase towards commercial-scale deployment.

In light of these developments, the Global CCS Institute’s Japan Office will once again hold its annual Forum this year. The event has been renamed from the former Japan CCS Forum to the Japan Forum on Carbon Capture and Storage. Through the Forum, we aim to continue communicating Japan’s progress in CCS to the international community while further strengthening its role as an international platform for collaboration among policymakers, industry, academia and international organisations in Japan and overseas.

The Forum will provide updates on Japan’s CCS policies, support measures for commercialisation, and the latest progress of the Advanced CCS Projects. We will also welcome government representatives from leading European CCS countries, who will share the latest developments in their respective policy and regulatory frameworks, support mechanisms and commercial CCS projects. Through these presentations and panel discussions, the Forum will explore the challenges and opportunities to accelerate CCS deployment further and strengthen international collaboration in Japan and globally.

We warmly welcome your participation.

＜ Tentative agenda＞

Start	Items	Speaker	CV	Doc
10:00	Opening remarks	Global CCS Institute
	Keynote Speech 1　 ”Japan’s CCS Policy ”（Tentative）	Natural Resources and Fuel Department Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)	〇	〇
	Keynote Speech 2 “JOGMEC Initiatives Toward Commercializing CCS ”	Ryosuke Sato Director Advanced CCS Project Division, CCS Project Department Energy Business Unit Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)	〇	〇
	Part I “CCS project updates”
	Organizer’s presentation 3　 ”Global Status of CCS”	Poh Boon Ung General Manager – Strategic Advocacy, Growth and Engagement Global CCS Institute	〇	〇
	Presentation 4　(CCS Tech related) ”Driving CCS Commercialization through Value Chain Optimization”	Masaki Ono Senior General Manager Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)	〇	〇
	Presentation 5　(CCS Tech related) ”Beyond the Advanced Projects: How Shared Incentives and Aligned Contract Structures will enable Japan’s CCS Projects to Scale”	Sean Liu Corporate Strategy Senior Manager Subsea7 S.A.	〇	〇
	Presentation 6　(CCS Tech related) ”MHI’s CO₂ Capture Solutions: Advancements and Recent Project Updates”	Shigetaka Kubomura CCUS & Plant Business Department Plants & Infrastructure Systems Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)	〇	〇
	Presentation 7　(CCS Tech related) “Beyond CCS: Creating Value from Carbon through DAC, Utilization and Hydrogen”	Dr. Shinichi Taniguchi Chief Executive Staff Officer CN Business Strategy Office, Hydrogen & Carbon Neutral Div. Energy Solution & Marine Engineering Company Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.(KHI)	〇	〇
	Lunch Break
	Presentation 8　 “Energy for a Bright Future: Advancing Metropolitan CCS for Net Zero”	Tetsuo Sasagawa General Manager of the Strategy & Projects Development Unit Low Carbon Solutions Division INPEX CORPORATION	〇	〇
	Presentation 9 “Towards the Decarbonization of Fossil Fuels JAPEX’s Efforts for Realizing Tomakomai CCS”	Yoshinori Yamanouchi General Manager, Business Department Japan Carbon Neutral Division Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.(JAPEX) and President of Tomakomai CCS Co., Ltd.	〇	〇
	Presentation 10 “R&D and Demonstration of CO₂ Ship Transportation Project”	Takao Fukunaga Associate General Manager, Technology and Planning Department Japan CCS Co., Ltd	〇	〇
	Presentation 11 “Offshore Basalt CCS: A New Frontier for GX Innovation”	Fumio Inagaki Project Leader, Principal Scientist SIP Ocean Theme 4: Basic Research for Ocean Basalt CCS Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)	〇	〇
	Wrap-up	Hiroshi Nambo Global CCS Institute
	Networking break
	Part II　 “Panel Discussion: Advancing Cross-Border CCS: Lessons from Europe and Australia – Policy, Regulation and Commercial Project Development”	(Facilitator) Poh Boon Ung General Manager – Strategic Advocacy, Growth and Engagement Global CCS Institute		〇
		Government representatives and stakeholders from Norway, the United Kingdom, France and Australia are expected to participate as panellists.	〇	〇


16:25	Wrap-up and closing remarks	Hiroshi Nambo Global CCS Institute
16:30	Registration desk opens
17:00	Networking Reception starts ＠Foyer

Further information about the event will be made available on this page in due course.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Japan Office at Japan.Events@globalccsinstitute.com.