News - Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership

April 28, 2023May 9, 2023

Establishment of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center

Overview １．Implementing Article 6 (market mechanisms) of the Paris Agreement will stimulate decarbonization markets and private investment, which can lead to further reductions in global GHG emissions and economic growth. However, countries face challenges in implementing Article 6, such as institutional arrangements and knowledge sharing. ２．In response, the Ministry of the […]

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Article 6-related Outcome of the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo

The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment, held in Sapporo, Japan, from April 15 – 16, 2023, is one of the ministerial meetings held in conjunction with the G7 Summit. Results As the outcome of this meeting, the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué was adopted, and […]

March 17, 2023

1st Authorization Working Group of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership

March 15th, 2023, from 20:00 to 22:30 JST (11:00 to 13:30 GMT)March 17th, 2023, from 8:00 to 10:30 JST (March 16th 23:00 to March 17th 1:30 GMT)Online Objectives Participants All partner countries and relevant partner organizations Agenda of Mar. 15th and 17th (MC: Kentaro Takahashi, IGES) Time (JST) Agenda Speakers […]

February 17, 2023

1st Plenary Meeting of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership

February 20th, 2023, from 19:00 to 21:00 JST (10:00 to 12:00 GMT)February 22nd, 2023, from 9:00 to 11:00 JST (0:00 to 2:00 GMT)Online Objectives Introduce the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) and its planned working groups (Authorization WG, Reporting WG, and Tracking WG) Share the proposed workplan for […]

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Results of the official side event of COP27
“Sharing best practices and lessons learned from capacity building for implementation of Article 6”

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) held an official side event at COP27 to share countries’ and organizations’ efforts and challenges in building capacity for Article 6 implementation and to discuss the effective implementation of Article 6 from the viewpoints of both the supply side and the recipient […]

November 18, 2022November 22, 2022

Ministry of the Environment of Japan signs Letter of Intent with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat, aiming to collaborate in the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership

To Japanese 1. On November 16, 2022, on the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment (MOE), Japan, and H.E. Mr. Simon Emmanuel Kervin STIELL, […]

November 17, 2022November 22, 2022

Launch of the “Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership”: Towards High Integrity Carbon Markets

To Japanese On November 16, 2022, NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan declared the launch of the “Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership” towards the development of high integrity carbon markets, at COP27. The implementation of Article 6 is expected to revitalize decarbonization markets and private investment, and to […]

September 13, 2022November 2, 2022

Results of Preparatory Meeting for Article 6 Implementation Partnership

To Japanese The Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan, held the Preparatory Meeting for Article 6 Implementation Partnership in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, on September 9, 2022. This Preparatory Meeting welcomed a total of 55 experts from 19 countries and 14 organizations who shared capacity-building activities related to Article 6 […]

March 8, 2022November 1, 2022

Results of Part 2 of the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Following Part 1 of the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement held last month, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), held Part 2 online on March 7, 2022. The conference was held with the aim of advancing specific discussion on capacity building together with other […]

February 18, 2022November 1, 2022

Results of Part 1 of the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), held Part 1 of the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement online on February 17, 2022. The conference was held with the aim of advancing specific discussion on capacity building together with other governments and related organizations for the […]