Breakout Session - Future of Energy in East Asia In March, Fukushima nuclear accident shifted the public image of nuclear power worldwide. In the break session ‘Future of Energy in East Asia’, participants discussed the effects that Fukushima accident had on Japanese society and the current status on adopting renewable energy in China, Korea and Japan. On the panel were 5 energy experts from Korea, China, Japan and the U.S. Andrew Dwit, a professor at Rikkyo University of Japan, first put up a presumption that “After Fukushima accident, a new interest group on the renewable energy arose to compete with the existing interest group.” H added, “This phenomenon is a microcosm of the situation that the world is about to encounter.” Lee Sung-ho, the vice president of Korea Photovoltaic Industry Association, said, “World’s installed renewable energy capacity is steadily increasing, exceeding that of nuclear power. In contrast, Korea lacks of technologies and its domestic market is too small.” The panel also encouraged raising social awareness on energy issues. Ma Sheng-hong, a professor at the Institution of Electrical Engineering, said, “Fossil fuels are being depleted. Media needs to talk about it more proactively and bravely.” He added, “It is weird that China has made it cheaper to use electricity for heating than oil, while promoting saving electricity. Under such circumstances, energy related problems will not get sufficient attention.”