<Upper-Intermediate> Lesson No.2
Responding to International Investors' Questions on Decarbonization Strategy / 海外投資家からの脱炭素戦略に関する質問対応
0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入
0-1 Greetings
Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.
講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。
[Tips / 会話のヒント]
・Can you hear me clearly?
私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?
今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)
軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)
0-2 Introduction
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?
本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?
- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.
経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。
- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.
What do you think would be challenging?
経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?
Situation / シチュエーション
This is a situation where ESG-focused investors from Europe and America ask tough questions about the feasibility of decarbonization targets and specific roadmaps for achieving emission reduction goals.
欧米のESG重視投資家から脱炭素目標の実現可能性や温室効果ガス削減のロードマップについて厳しい質問を受ける場面です。
1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!
1-1 Basic phrases
1.Let me elaborate on...(...について詳しく説明させてください)
2.We will accelerate renewable energy investment to...(...まで再生可能エネルギー投資を加速します)
3.We assessed our existing facilities and calculated that...(既存施設を評価し...と計算しました)
4.This allocation is consistent with...(この配分は...と一致しています)
5.We plan to retire...(...を廃止する計画です)
6.We will also collaborate with...(...とも協力します)
7.You can count on...(...を信頼していただけます)
1-2 Essential words
1.elaborate(詳しく説明する)
2.accelerate(加速する)
3.assess(評価する)
4.allocate(配分する)
5.consistent(一致した)
6.proceed(進める)
7.relocate(配置転換する)
8.collaborate(協力する)
9.mitigate(軽減する)
10.validate(検証する)
2. Try (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
This is a situation where ESG-focused investors from Europe and America ask tough questions about the feasibility of decarbonization targets and specific roadmaps for achieving emission reduction goals.
欧米のESG重視投資家から脱炭素目標の実現可能性や温室効果ガス削減のロードマップについて厳しい質問を受ける場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. We appreciate your commitment to decarbonization, but we need clarity on how you will actually achieve your 2030 and 2050 targets.
(本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。貴社の脱炭素へのコミットメントは評価していますが、2030年と2050年の目標を実際にどう達成するのか明確にしていただく必要があります。)
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
Thank you for your question. Let me elaborate on our roadmap. First, we will accelerate renewable energy investment to reach 40 percent of total capacity by 2030. Second, we will reduce fossil fuel operations by 25 percent during the same period. Third, we aim for net-zero emissions by 2050 through carbon capture technology.
(ご質問ありがとうございます。ロードマップについて詳しく説明させてください。第一に、2030年までに再生可能エネルギーへの投資を加速し、総発電容量の40パーセントに到達させます。第二に、同期間中に化石燃料事業を25パーセント削減します。第三に、2050年までに炭素回収技術を通じてネットゼロ排出を目指します。)
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Those numbers sound ambitious. Can you demonstrate that these targets are realistic given your current asset portfolio and capital constraints?
(その数字は野心的に聞こえます。現在の資産ポートフォリオと資本制約を考慮して、これらの目標が現実的であることを示していただけますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
Absolutely. We assessed our existing facilities and calculated that 15 billion USD in capital investment over 8 years will be sufficient. We will allocate 60 percent to renewable projects and 40 percent to efficiency improvements in conventional plants. This allocation is consistent with our long-term financial capacity.
(もちろんです。既存施設を評価し、8年間で150億米ドルの資本投資で十分であると計算しました。60パーセントを再生可能エネルギープロジェクトに、40パーセントを従来型発電所の効率改善に配分します。この配分は当社の長期的な財務能力と一致しています。)
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
What about your fossil fuel assets? How will you manage the phase-out without triggering financial instability or job losses?
(化石燃料資産についてはどうですか。財務不安定や雇用喪失を引き起こすことなく、段階的廃止をどう管理しますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
We will proceed carefully. We plan to retire 10 coal plants by 2030 and relocate approximately 3000 workers to renewable energy facilities or related sectors. We will also collaborate with local governments to mitigate social impact. This approach ensures a stable transition while maintaining our commitment to stakeholders.
(慎重に進めます。2030年までに10の石炭火力発電所を廃止し、約3000名の労働者を再生可能エネルギー施設または関連部門に配置転換する計画です。また、社会的影響を軽減するため地方自治体と協力します。このアプローチにより、ステークホルダーへのコミットメントを維持しながら安定した移行を確保します。)
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
One final concern. How will you monitor progress and disclose results transparently to investors like us?
(最後に1つ懸念があります。進捗をどうモニターし、私たちのような投資家に結果を透明に開示しますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
We will publish annual sustainability reports with detailed metrics on emissions reduction, renewable capacity additions, and workforce transition. We will also establish an independent advisory board to validate our progress. You can count on our transparency and accountability throughout this journey.
(排出削減、再生可能エネルギー容量の追加、労働力移行に関する詳細な指標を含む年次サステナビリティ報告書を発行します。また、進捗を検証するため独立諮問委員会を設置します。この道のりを通じて、当社の透明性と説明責任を信頼していただけます。)
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Thank you for the comprehensive explanation. We will review your roadmap carefully and look forward to seeing concrete progress in the coming years.
(包括的な説明をありがとうございます。貴社のロードマップを慎重に検討し、今後数年間で具体的な進展を見ることを楽しみにしています。)
3. Use (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
This is a situation where ESG-focused investors from Europe and America ask tough questions about the feasibility of decarbonization targets and specific roadmaps for achieving emission reduction goals.
欧米のESG重視投資家から脱炭素目標の実現可能性や温室効果ガス削減のロードマップについて厳しい質問を受ける場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. We appreciate your commitment to decarbonization, but we need clarity on how you will actually achieve your 2030 and 2050 targets.
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
Thank you for your question. Let me [詳しく説明する] on our roadmap. First, we will [加速する] renewable energy investment to reach 40 percent of total capacity by 2030. Second, we will reduce fossil fuel operations by 25 percent during the same period. Third, we aim for net-zero emissions by 2050 through carbon capture technology.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Those numbers sound ambitious. Can you demonstrate that these targets are realistic given your current asset portfolio and capital constraints?
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
Absolutely. We [評価する]ed our existing facilities and calculated that 15 billion USD in capital investment over 8 years will be sufficient. We will [配分する] 60 percent to renewable projects and 40 percent to efficiency improvements in conventional plants. This allocation is [一致した] with our long-term financial capacity.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
What about your fossil fuel assets? How will you manage the phase-out without triggering financial instability or job losses?
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
We will [進める] carefully. We plan to retire 10 coal plants by 2030 and [配置転換する] approximately 3000 workers to renewable energy facilities or related sectors. We will also [協力する] with local governments to [軽減する] social impact. This approach ensures a stable transition while maintaining our commitment to stakeholders.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
One final concern. How will you monitor progress and disclose results transparently to investors like us?
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
We will publish annual sustainability reports with detailed metrics on emissions reduction, renewable capacity additions, and workforce transition. We will also establish an independent advisory board to [検証する] our progress. You can count on our transparency and accountability throughout this journey.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Thank you for the comprehensive explanation. We will review your roadmap carefully and look forward to seeing concrete progress in the coming years.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.
このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
This is a situation where ESG-focused investors from Europe and America ask tough questions about the feasibility of decarbonization targets and specific roadmaps for achieving emission reduction goals.
欧米のESG重視投資家から脱炭素目標の実現可能性や温室効果ガス削減のロードマップについて厳しい質問を受ける場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. We appreciate your commitment to decarbonization, but we need clarity on how you will actually achieve your 2030 and 2050 targets.
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
Thank you for your question. [ロードマップについて詳しく説明させてください。] First, we will accelerate renewable energy investment to reach 40 percent of total capacity by 2030. Second, we will reduce fossil fuel operations by 25 percent during the same period. Third, we aim for net-zero emissions by 2050 through carbon capture technology.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Those numbers sound ambitious. Can you demonstrate that these targets are realistic given your current asset portfolio and capital constraints?
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
Absolutely. [既存施設を評価し、8年間で150億米ドルの資本投資で十分であると計算しました。] We will allocate 60 percent to renewable projects and 40 percent to efficiency improvements in conventional plants. [この配分は当社の長期的な財務能力と一致しています。]
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
What about your fossil fuel assets? How will you manage the phase-out without triggering financial instability or job losses?
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
We will proceed carefully. We plan to retire 10 coal plants by 2030 and relocate approximately 3000 workers to renewable energy facilities or related sectors. [また、社会的影響を軽減するため地方自治体と協力します。] This approach ensures a stable transition while maintaining our commitment to stakeholders.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
One final concern. How will you monitor progress and disclose results transparently to investors like us?
🧑🎓【Student / IR Manager】:
We will publish annual sustainability reports with detailed metrics on emissions reduction, renewable capacity additions, and workforce transition. We will also establish an independent advisory board to validate our progress. You can count on our transparency and accountability throughout this journey.
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
Thank you for the comprehensive explanation. We will review your roadmap carefully and look forward to seeing concrete progress in the coming years.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用
Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。
Situation / シチュエーション
An ESG-focused investor is questioning your company's decarbonization roadmap and requesting concrete evidence of feasibility.
The investor wants to understand your renewable energy investment plan, fossil fuel phase-out strategy, and transparent monitoring system.
ESG重視の投資家が貴社の脱炭素ロードマップについて質問し、実現可能性の具体的な証拠を求めています。
投資家は再生可能エネルギー投資計画、化石燃料段階的廃止戦略、透明な監視システムを理解したいと考えています。
👨💼【Teacher / ESG-focused Investor】:
We need to understand how your decarbonization targets are achievable. Can you walk us through your specific plans and timelines?
(貴社の脱炭素目標がどのように達成可能か理解する必要があります。具体的な計画とタイムラインを説明していただけますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)
Hints / ヒント
1. Elaborate on the decarbonization roadmap
2. Demonstrate financial feasibility
3. Explain the fossil fuel phase
4. Describe the transparency mechanism
※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6. Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り
Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!
6-1 Comments from student
・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
6-2 Feedback from teacher
・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント
*6-3 Questions from student (if any)
Japanese translation(日本語訳)
1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ
2. Try (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
3. Use (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り
"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”
「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」
5-1. Comments from Student
- Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
- Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
5-2. Feedback from Teacher
- Good points / 良かった点
- Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
- What to review / 復習ポイント
5-3. Question from Students (If any)
