Cities account for approximately 70% of global GHG emissions, and subnational governments are at the forefront of making global efforts to address climate change as well as of adapting to its impacts. The latest IPCC report stated that government actions at subnational, national, and international levels, with civil society and the private sector, play a crucial role. The G7 established “G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions” for G7 members to share national policies and programs promoting subnational climate actions both domestic and across borders, seeking co-benefits and exploring international cooperation. This event shared the output of the Roundtable meeting held in October 2023 and the messages to trigger an upward spiral towards decarbonaization in collaboration with national and subnational actors.
You can refer to the Summary Report of the "G7 Roundtable meeting on Subnational Climate Actions" as below.
SUMMARY REPORT PDF (7.5MB) / Annex PDF (2.9MB)
Event Details
Japan Pavilion
Presentation Materials
Event Details
Japan Pavilion
Programme
| High Level Session | |||
| Opening Remarks | Ms. Masako OGAWA, Deputy Director-General Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | ||
| Mr. Francesco Corvaro, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Italy | |||
| Ambassador Nina Hachigian, Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy, the USA | |||
| Photo Session | |||
| Technical Session | |||
| Importance of subnational actions to address climate change Dr. Winston Chow, Co-Chair, Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | PDF (2.4MB) | ||
| Key points from the G7 Roundtable Meeting on Subnational Climate Actions (Launch of the summary report) Ms. Masako OGAWA, Deputy Director-General Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | PDF (914KB) | ||
| Cases of Climate Actions at the Subnational Level | Mr. Hayato SHIMIZU, Mayor of Saitama City, Japan (video message) | ||
| Mr. Marvin Rees, Mayor, the City of Bristol, UK | |||
| Mr. Andreas Wolter, Vice Mayor, the CIty of Cologne, Germany | |||
| Mr. Kazuhiro KUBOTA, Executive Director, International Affairs Department, General Affairs and Planning Bureau, Fukuoka City, Japan | PDF (4.5MB) | ||
| Mr. Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary-General of ICLEI and Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia | |||
| Comments from Italy | Ms. Annalidia Pansini, Senior Expert on Climate Change, Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security | ||
| Adjourn | |||
| Moderator | Ms. Giorgia Rambelli, Director Mission Innovation Urban Transitions Mission, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) | ||