On April 10, three institutes at Waseda University\u2014namely the Institute for Advanced Social Sciences (IASS), the Research Institute for Environmental Economics and Management (RIEEM) and the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)\u2014jointly held an online symposium \u201cSolve Climate by 2030 in Waseda\u201d aimed at addressing climate and environmental issues. At the event, experts from respective fields delivered lectures to more than 200 high school and university students.<\/p>\n
Solve Climate by 2030 is a climate education initiative coordinated by the Open Society University Network (OSUN) that cooperates closely with the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), of which Waseda University is a member. Some of OSUN\u2019s other international members include the University of British Columbia, the Australian National University, Oakland University and the National University of Singapore. At present, it aims to attract participation from more than 100,000 students worldwide.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the symposium, Vice President Masahiko Gemma took some time to address the participants and shared Waseda\u2019s declaration on committing to carbon neutrality by 2050. Specifically, the four areas which the University is committed to are \u201cBreaking Free From Fossil Fuels,\u201d \u201cAddressing Decarbonization Through Novel Research and Development,\u201d \u201cPromoting Carbon Recycling\u201d and \u201cRaising Awareness on Climate Change.\u201d In his address, Vice President Gemma also stressed the importance of student participation in finding solutions to solve global warming by 2030.<\/p>\n