At COP 26 in Glasgow, strategies and roadmaps were discussed to make the global economy greenhouse gas neutral by the middle of the century. As technology and innovation leaders, Germany and Japan are at the forefront of the global "race to Net Zero". The German-Japanese Environment and Energy Dialogue Forum (UEDF) has established itself as a platform for intensive exchange and discussion between stakeholders from politics, industry and science from both countries on important environment and energy-related topics.

Past EEDFs covered the topics of renewable energy integration, energy storage and ways to decarbonise the mobility sector and industry. This time, the 12th edition of the EEDF focused on the role of cities and municipalities on the path to "Net Zero".

The format of the Fireplace Talk allows an exchange in a smaller, less formal round. During the 6^th Fireplace Talk, 23 representatives from business, politics and science from both countries came together in Tokyo to exchange ideas on offshore wind technologies. The discussion focused on opportunities for technological cooperation, the design of regulatory frameworks and funding mechanisms.

On 27^th and 28^th of August 2020 a virtual expert meeting took place in preparation of the second Energy Transition Working Group Meeting. The first day focused on the current political developments with respect to system integration of renewables and the digitalization of the energy transition, whereas the second day discussed different technologies and solutions.

The 11^th German-Japanese Environment and Energy Dialogue Forum took place from February 16-18, 2021. Experts from politics, business and science discussed political, technical and social paths to a greenhouse gas neutral industry.

On October 29^th and 30^th 2019, around 250 Japanese and German experts from politics, business and research discussed climate and energy policy as well as the current state of research in innovative solutions at the 10^th German-Japanese Environmental and Energy Dialogue Forum in Tokyo.