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MOEJ held a side event, "Circular Economy x Carbon Neutrality," at COP26
On November 11 (November 12, JST), 2021, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), held a side event, "Circular Economy x Carbon Neutrality," at Japan Pavilion in the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, UK.
At this side event, Minister YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister for Environment of the Netherlands Steven van Weyenberg, countries, international organizations, and global companies shared the recognition that a transition to a circular economy is necessary to achieve carbon neutrality. In addition, they exchanged views on the issues to be addressed in order to further promote the circular economy and the cooperation strategy.
Outline of the side event "Circular Economy x Carbon Neutrality":
Date and Time: November 11, 2021 17:00 - 18:30 (GTM)
(2:00am - 3:30am November 12, 2021, JST)
Location: Japan Pavilion in COP26
Cooperation: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Speakers (In no particular order):
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YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi |
Minister of the Environment, Japan |
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Steven van Weyenberg |
Minister for Environment of the Netherlands |
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Florika Fink Hooijer |
Director-General, Environment Department, European Commission |
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Joss Blériot |
Executive Lead, International Institutions & Governments at Ellen MacArthur Foundation |
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Faustine Delasalle |
Co-Executive Director, Mission Possible Partnership and Director, Energy Transitions Commission |
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Alex Saer |
Director of Climate Change and Risk Management, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Columbia |
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Al-Hamdou Dorsouma |
Acting Director for Climate and Green Growth , African Development Bank |
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Cédric de Meeûs |
Vice-President, Public Affairs and Government relations, at Holcim |
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Bob Maughan |
Executive Vice President, CTO/CSO, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation |
Third from the left:
Minister YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi
Reference (IGES URL): https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20211111-0
【YouTube URL】：https://youtu.be/YVt50S74zKI