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.
Event Details
COP29 Japan Pavilion (with live broadcasting/ recording)
Presentation Materials
Event Details
COP29 Japan Pavilion (with live broadcasting/ recording)
Presentation Materials
MC： Kentaro TAKAHASHI,Deputy Director, Office of Int’l Carbon Market, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:45-15:50 | Welcome remarks | H.E.Keiichiro ASAO, Minister of the Environment, Japan | |
| 15:50-15:55 | Photo Session | ||
| 15:55-16:00 | Launch of Article 6 Implementation Status Report Kazuhisa KOAKUTSU, Director of A6IP Center | PDF（1.7MB） | |
| 16:00-16:35 | Progress in High Integrity Carbon Markets | ||
| 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, 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. | |||
| 16:35-16:50 | Messages from A6IP implementation partners | ||
| Speakers: | Danielle Violetti, Senior Director, UNFCCC secretariat | ||
| Jennifer Sara, Global Director for the Climate Change Group, World Bank Group | |||
| Gareth Philips, Manager on Climate & Environment Finance, African Development Bank | |||
| 16:50-16:55 | Closing remarks | Yutaka MATSUZAWA, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | |