Also on February 29, Keidanren USA hosted Mr. Takahiro Ueno, Energy Technology Assessment Researcher at the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI).  Mr. Ueno gave a presentation on the current status and prospects for U.S. environmental policy and the impact on Japan.  Keidanren member companies focused interest on such issues as the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the role of states in environmental policy, and the U.S.-China climate change agreement.