With many countries embarking on Article 6 implementation, coordinated yet country-driven capacity building becomes key to realizing high integrity carbon markets. This event launched the Article 6 Implementation support package, together with capacity building tools to support enhancing the NDCs.
【Outline of the Side Event】
1. Side Event Overview
<Opening Remarks>
H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, Minister, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
<Photo Session>
<Launch of Article 6 Implementation Support Package>
Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu, Director, Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center
< Messages from Partners on Support Package >
- Ms. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh
- Mr. Stanley Loh, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore
- H.E. Mr. Simon Watts, Minister for Climate Change, New Zealand
- Mr. Trigg Talley, Senior Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Director, Climate Negotiations and Programs at U.S. Department of State
< Messages from A6IP Support package implementation partners >
- Mr. James Grabert, Director, Mitigation, UNFCCC secretariat
- Ms. Jennifer Sara, Global Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank Group
- Mr. Federico Di Credico, Vice-Chairs, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
<Closing Remarks>
Porf. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
2. Summary
In the presence of Minister Ito, the Minister of the Environment of Japan, and other high-level participants from various countries and organizations, the Article 6 Implementation Support Packages were introduced. This initiative aims to enhance the ambitions of NDCs, which are currently considered insufficient to meet the 1.5-degree target. Similar to the launch of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) at COP 27 last year, high-level participants from partner countries and organizations expressed their support.