[Invitation] UNFCCC COP29 JCM side event at Japan Pavilion (16th Nov. 2024)

Recent development and scale-up on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Data and time

16th Nov. 2024, 15:45-17:00（20:45～22:00 Japan time）

Style and venue

Style：Hybrid (In-person, online)

Venue：(In-person) Japan Pavilion at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, (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 has reached 29 and the number of selected JCM Model Projects has reached over 250.

This side event will introduce the status of legal arrangement in Japan related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement along with its initial report, and it will also provide updates from JCM partner countries on their efforts to implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the status of implementation of the JCM. Furthermore, this event will discuss challenges and expectations of the JCM considering global trends surrounding the Article 6 implementation.

Furthermore, this side event will focus on latest updates of the JCM including legal arrangement in Japan and partner countries including country and new partner country and speakers will discuss challenges and cooperations for scaling-up of the JCM in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Program

*The time in parentheses expresses Japan time.

Moderator: Mr. Jun Watanabe, Senior Researcher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
15:45-15:50 (20:45-20:50)	Opening Remarks - Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
15:50-15:55 (20:50-20:55)	Introduction of current status on the JCM and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement including legal arrangement in Japan - Mr. Kohei Kiname, Deputy Director, Office of International Carbon Market, Global Environment Bureau, MOEJ
15:55-16:00 (20:55-21:00)	Efforts and implementation of the JCM and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement toward decarbonization in Asia and the Pacific - Mr. Virender Kumar Duggal, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Asia Development Bank (ADB)
16:00-16:45 (21:00-21:45)	Necessary arrangements to make the JCM align with Article6 of the Paris Agreement and future expectation for the JCM - Dr. Puttipar Rotkittikhun, Director of the Carbon Credit Certification Office, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO), Thailand - Ms. Otgontsetseg Luvsandash, JCM Secretariat between Mongolia and Japan, Climate Change Research and Cooperation Centre - Mr. Cahyadi Yudodaohono, Head of Indonesia JCM Secretariat, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesia - Mr. Virender Kumar Duggal, Principal Climate Change Specialist, ADB - Mr. Kohei Kiname, Deputy Director, Office of International Carbon Market, Global Environment Bureau, MOEJ
16:45-16:55 (21:45-21:55)	Q&A Session
16:55-17:00 (21:55-22:00)	Closing remarks - Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, MOEJ

*Language：English

*Themes of presentations might be subject to change.

[Online participation]

Please access the Zoom link below on the day of the event.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83565611729?pwd=561W5si6yFKamI6WGoj6Ii7KRmcNXq.1

[Event flyer]

Please download the file from here.