[Result] UNFCCC COP28 JCM side event at Japan Pavilion（3rd Dec. 2023）

Progresses and challenges for implementing the JCM under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Date and Time

3rd Dec. 2023, 14:45-16:00（19:45~21:00 Japan time）

Style and venue

Style：Hybrid (In-person, online)
Venue：(In-person) Japan Pavilion at COP28 in Dubai, UAE, (Online) Zoom

Organizers

Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), Overseas Environmental Cooperation Centre (OECC)

Overview

The JCM has been promoting diffusion of decarbonizing technologies since its start in 2013. Currently, the number of JCM partner countries have reached 28 and the number of selected JCM Model Projects have reached over 230. This side event shared latest updates of the JCM including related policies in Japan and partner countries and discussed challenges and cooperations for promoting the JCM and implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. In particular, the increasing the climate ambitions of Japan and partner countries by the bilateral cooperations under the JCM, and with the increasing interest in the carbon market in recent years, expectations for the promotion and expansion of the JCM including expanding target sectors and project scale, introducing new decarbonization technologies were expressed.

Program

*The time in parentheses expresses Japan time.

14:45-14:500 （19:45-19:50）	Opening remarks & introduction of current status on the JCM and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: -　Ms. Maiko UGA, Program manager for international carbon markets, Office of Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, MOEJ
14:50-14:55 （19:50-19:55）	Report on decarbonization efforts and implementation of the JCM in Asia -　Mr. Virender K. Duggal, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB Asia Development Bank (ADB)
14:55-15:00 （19:55-20:00）	Perspective of JCM projects in Agriculture sector -　Ms. Ritsuko Yoneda, Director for the Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan (MAFF)
15:00-15:45 （20:00-20:45）	Roundtable discussion: Activities of the JCM and A6 of the PA in the partner countries Moderated by Mr. Makoto Kato, Board Member/Principal Researcher, OECC -　Dr. Puttipar Rotkittikhun, Director of Carbon Credit Certification Office, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) -　Ms. Isabella Villanueva, Climate Change Analyst, Climate Change Unit, Energy and Environmental Policies and Studies Division, Ministry of Energy (MoE), Chile -　Ms. Ritsuko Yoneda, Director for the Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan (MAFF) -　Mr. Virender K. Duggal, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB -　Ms. Maiko UGA, Program manager for international carbon markets, Office of Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, MOEJ
15:45-15:55 （20:45-20:55）	Q&A Session
15:55-16:00 （20:55-21:00）	Closing remarks Dr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, President, OECC

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