Forum on Promoting Article 6 Business Engagement and Matching through the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Delhi
23/09/2025
10:00
IST (UTC+5:30)
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), Embassy of Japan in India• The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) • Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC), JCM Implementation Agency (JCMA)
Format
Hybrid
Coverage
Asia
Theme(s)
Private Sector Engagement, High Integrity Carbon Markets, Business Matching
This forum, co-hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India (MoEFCC), brought together private companies and government agencies from Japan and India. It introduced JCM-related systems and the latest developments, as well as technologies from companies aiming to promote and expand advanced decarbonization technologies in India through the JCM. Furthermore, to support the development of JCM projects, the forum featured business pitch presentations introducing advanced technologies and solutions applicable to the JCM, along with one-on-one business matching and consultation sessions.
Agenda and details: Program, Flyer
Meeting Summary: TBC
Date and Time: 23 September 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. (India Standard Time)
Venue: Taj Palace (Pavilion at the Raja Bagh), New Delhi, India
Program Highlights: (subject to final confirmation):
- Opening remarks by the organizers
- Overview of JCM institutional framework and bilateral collaboration
- Business pitch presentations by Japanese and Indian companies
- Introduction of JCM Global Match
- Business matching session and individual business meetings/consultation sessions
Program:
| Time | Contents (mobile users, scroll to the right to view presentations) | Presenter / Presentation |
|---|---|---|
10:00-10:10 | Opening Remarks | Mr. Amandeep Garg, Additional Secretary, MoEFCC, India |
H.E. Keiichi Ono, Ambassador of Japan to India | ||
10:10-10:30 | Keynote Speech | |
10:45-10:55 | Indian Carbon Market | |
10:55-11:05 | India’s engagement in Article 6 of Paris Agreement | |
11:05-11:15 | Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Updates | Mr. Perumal Arumugam, Manager, Mitigation Division, UNFCCC Secretariat |
11:15-11:30 | Interactive Live Q&A: Using Slido | Moderator: Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu |
11:30-11:40 | Implementation Status and Potential of the JCM | Mr. Iino Satoru, Director, Global Environmental Bureau, MOEJ |
11:40-11:50 | Creating Process of the JCM and matching platform "Global Match" | |
11:50-12:00 | ADB Support for Carbon Markets and the Japan Fund for the JCM | Mr. Virender Kumar Duggal, Head of Carbon Markets and Mr. Shohei Okano, Fund Manager of JFJCM, ADB |
12:00-12:15 | Interactive Live Q&A: Using Slido | Moderator: Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu |
12:15-13:30 | Networking lunch | |
13:30-13:35 | Introduction of the session | Mr. Norihiro Kimura, Senior Negotiator for Climate Change; Global Environmental Affairs Office, GX Policy Group, METI |
13:35-13:40 | Carbon Credits : CBG Sector | Mr. Rohit Kumar, Secretary General and Manish Dabkara, President, Carbon Market Association India |
13:40-13:45 | Strategic JCM Collaboration with ReNew | Mr. Bishwa Ranjan Roy, AVP and Head of Carbon Sales & Business Development, ReNew |
13:45-13:55 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group : Today & Tomorrow | Mr. Rei KIMURA, Managing Director, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Private Ltd. |
13:55-14:05 | Hitachi Energy : HVDC Technology - Leveraging JCM for Industrial Decarbonisation | Mr. Karthik Krishnamurthi, Country Head – Marketing & Sales, Hitachi Energy India Limited |
14:05-14:15 | Proposal for reducing GHG emissions by Controlling the Airflow Rate of an Ammonia Concentration Meter in Aeration Tank of STPs | Mr. Minto Matsunaga, Business Development Manager - Environment, Horiba India Private Ltd |
14:15-14:25 | Supply Chain GHG Reduction through Circular Resource Management | |
14:25-14:30 | Transition of Sugar Biorefineries : Investment in India's Biofuel Ecosystem | Mr. Sankalp Purwar, Manager - Energy & Environment, Indian Sugar and Bio Energy Manufactories |
14:30-14:35 | Hard to Abate Sectors : Ecosystem Curation | |
14:35-14:40 | Dalmia Bharat Decarbonisation Roadmap | Mr. Lovish Ahuja, Chief Sustainability Officer, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited |
14:40-14:45 | Leading the Change to Green Steel Future | Mr. Naveen Ahlawat, Chief Procurement Officer & Head, Jindal Steel and Power |
14:45-14:50 | Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking | |
14:50-15:10 | Interactive Live Q&A: Using Slido | Moderator: Mr. Norihiro Kimura |
15:10-15:15 | Summary | Mr. Norihiro Kimura |
15:15-15:25 | Closing Remarks | Mr. Iino Satoru, MOEJ |
Ms. Nameeta Prasad, MoEFCC | ||
15:30-17:30 | Business Matchmaking |
