For the Enhancement of the Implementation of Article 6 through Synergy of Capacity-Building and Private Investment

COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event

The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) highlights its commitment to capacity building, optimizing private investment, and building momentum for establishing a high-integrity carbon market after completing Article 6 negotiations at COP29.

Organiser

Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ)

Date and Time

November 18, 2024, 15:45 – 17:00 (AZT) (UTC+4)

Online Streaming

Click here to watch.

Location

COP29 Japan Pavilion, Baku, Azerbaijan

Agenda

MC: Yuka OKAJIMA, Section Chief, Office of International Carbon Market, Global Environmental Department, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Time (AZT) Agenda and Speakers
Welcome Remarks
15:45-15:50 Keiichiro ASAO, Minister of the Environment, Japan (TBC)
Photo Session
Launch of Article 6 Implementation Status Report
15:55-16:00 Kazuhisa KOAKUTSU, Director of A6IP Center
Progress in High Integrity Carbon Markets
16:00-16:35 Speakers:Ministers from several partner countries (TBC)

・ H.E. Hon. Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Environment and National Resources, Azerbaijan (TBC)
・ Rochelle Newbold, Special Advisor for Climate Change & Environmental Matters, Office of Prime Minister, Bahamas
・ Hon. Syeda Lizwana Hasan, Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh (TBC)
・ H.E. Hon. Stefan Wenzel, Parliamentarian State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
・ H.E. Hon. Simon Watts, Minister of Climate Change, New Zealand (TBC)
・ H.E. Hon. Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Minister of Environment, Nigeria
・ Singapore
・ H.E. Hon. Habib Abid, Minister of the Environment, Tunisia
・ H.E. Hon. Rachel Kyte, Special Represrntative for Climate, U.K.(TBC)
・ Pham Van Tan, Deputy Director-General, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam (TBC)
Messages from A6IP implementation partners
16:35-16:50 Danielle VIOLETTI, Senior Director of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat
Jennifer SARA, Global Director for the Climate Change Global Practice, World Bank
Gareth PHILIPPS, Manager on Climate & Environment Finance, African Development Bank
Mark KENBER, Executive Director, VCMI(Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative)
Closing Remarks
16:50-16:55 Yutaka MATSUZAWA, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Related links

COP29 Japan Pavilion
IGES COP29 Side Events information
A6IP ISR (comming soon)