COP29 Japan Pavilion Side Event
The event entitled “For the Enhancement of the Implementation of Article 6 through Synergy of Capacity-Building and Private Investment” was held at the COP29 Japan Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18 November, 2024.
At this seminar, Minister Asao, ministers from various countries, and other distinguished guests delivered remarks on the importance of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement which allows for GHG emission reduction and other mitigation measures to be implemented through international cooperation, as well as the expectations on the support activities implemented by the Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center. A6IP Center also delivered the presentation on “the Article 6 Implementation Status Report” which contains information on the implementation status and challenges of A6.
Recording
Organiser
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ)
Date and Time
November 18, 2024, 15:45 – 17:00 (AZT) (UTC+4)
Location
COP29 Japan Pavilion, Baku, Azerbaijan
Agenda
MC： Kentaro Takahashi, Deputy Director, Office of Int’l Carbon Market, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
| Time (AZT) | Agenda and Speakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Remarks | ||
| 15:45-15:50 | H.E. Keiichiro ASAO, Minister of the Environment, Japan | Photo Session |
| Launch of Article 6 Implementation Status Report | ||
| 15:55-16:00 | Kazuhisa KOAKUTSU, Director of A6IP Center  [PDF 2MB] |
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| Progress in High Integrity Carbon Markets | ||
| 16:00-16:35 | Speakers: Ministers and high-level officials from several partner countries
・ H.E. Hon. Stefan Wenzel, Parliamentarian State Secretary for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany ・ H.E. Hon. Simon Watts, Minister of Climate Change, New Zealand ・ Hon. Dr Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change, NCCC, Nigeria ・ H.E. Hon. Habib Abid, Minister of the Environment, Tunisia ・ Hon. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh ・ Chris Shipley, Head of Global Carbon Markets, Department of Energy Security and NetZero, U.K. |
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| Messages from A6IP implementation partners | ||
| 16:35-16:50 | Danielle Violetti, Senior Director, UNFCCC secretariat
Jennifer Sara, Global Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank Group Gareth Philips, Manager on Climate & Environment Finance, African Development Bank |
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| 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
A6 Implementation Status Report (A6 ISR)
Speakers (order of appearance on stage)
H.E.Keiichiro Asao,
Minister of the Environment, Japan
Kazuhisa Koakutsu
Director, A6IP Center
H.E. Hon. Stefan Wenzel, Parliamentarian State Secretary for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
H.E. Hon. Simon Watts,
Minister of Climate Change, New Zealand
Hon. Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe,
Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change, Nigeria
H.E. Hon. Habib Abid,
Minister of the Environment Tunisia
Hon. Syeda Rizwana Hasan,
Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh
Chris Shipley,
Head of Global Carbon Markets, Department of Energy Security and NetZero, U.K.
Danielle Violetti,
Senior Director, UNFCCC secretariat
Jennifer Sara,
Global Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank Group
Gareth Philips,
Manager on Climate and Environment Finance, African Development Bank
Yutaka Matsuzawa, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
