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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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