Announcement of Climate Change and Zero Carbon City Week

  Toward achieving the target of limiting global warning to 1.5 degrees as advocated in the Paris Agreement, it is essential to take initiatives to decarbonize cities that account for 70% of the global GHG emissions and more than 60% of energy demand.
  MOE Japan has decided to hold the following three events related to climate change and the decarbonization of cities intensively during a week: (1) Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society; (2) International Symposium: Japan’s Contribution to the 7th Assessment Cycle of IPCC and Collaboration with IIASA on “Climate Change and Cities”; and (3) JCM Global Partnership Meeting. Through these events, MOE Japan will provide opportunities for participants in Japan and from abroad to share the latest status of initiatives and discuss future policy measures and initiatives regarding the decarbonization of cities.

　Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the City-to-City Collaboration Program for Zero Carbon Society (C3P), people from Japanese and overseas subnational governments that participate in the FY2023 program will gather together to share the achievements made thus far and discuss the future policy measures for decarbonization of cities.

（１）　Outline
Date: February 26-27, 2024
Organiser: Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan
Co-Organiser: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Venue: Iino Hall & Conference Center 4F Room A (on February 26)
(IINO BUILDING, 2-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
How to participate: Only the first session is open to the audience. Pre-registration is required for participating in the session online or at the event site. Please apply to register via the following website by February 22, 2024.
https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20240226-0

 

Session	Date and time	Date and time
First session: High-level session on the City-to-City Collaboration Program	February 26, from 10:00 to 11:30 (JST)	●Open to the audience (online and in-person) ●With Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation
Second session: Mutual learning on regional decarbonization	February 26, from 13:30 to 17:30 (JST)	●Closed
Excursion: Visit to see decarbonization efforts (Yokohama City)	February 27, morning	●Closed

 
（２）　Participants (First session) (TBD)

• YAGI Tetsuya, State Minister of the Environment, Japan
• Dr. TAKEMOTO Kazuhiko, Chair, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Council
• Mr. TANAKA Hideki, Deputy Governor, Ehime Prefecture (Japan)
• Mr. Claudio Castro, Mayor, Municipality of Renca (Chile)
• Mr. Nominchimeg Odsuren, Deputy Governor, Ulaanbaatar City (Mongolia) and others

 
（３）　For the press
Pre-registration is required to cover the event. Please send an email to register to the following email address by February 19, 2024. Describe the subject of the email as “Application to cover the Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration” and write your name, affiliation, and contact information in the main body of the email. If you wish to take pictures at the event site, state a request in the email. At the event site, present your ID card at the reception.
 
[Contact]

• Office of International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan　

       chikyu-infra@env.go.jp

　Japan‘s Contribution to the 7th Assessment Cycle of IPCC and Collaboration with IIASA on “Climate Change and Cities”

 
（１）　　 Outline
Date and Time: February 28, 2024, 14:00 - 17:00 (JST)
Organisers: Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan
　　　　　　International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Co-Organiser: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Venue: Toranomon Hills Forum Main Hall
　　　　(Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 5F, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
How to participate: The event will be held in-person and online (Zoom). For detailed information including how to apply for participation, please refer to the following website (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation will be available).
https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20240228

 
（２）　　Programme (TBD)

• Opening Remarks   YAGI Tetsuya, State Minister of the Environment, Japan
• Keynote Speech 1   “Roadmap for IPCC/AR7” (TBD)

　　Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Vice Chair of IPCC/AR7

• Keynote Speech 2   “IIASA and its Contribution to IPCC/AR7 and beyond”

　　Dr. John Schellnhuber, Director General of IIASA

• Keynote Speech 3   “Japan’s Contribution to IPCC/AR7”

　　OGAWA Masako, Deputy Executive Director, MOE Japan

• Report Launch      “IIASA-Japan Research Project on City Transformation

　　Dr. Keywan Riahi, Program Director, ECE, IIASA

• Panel Discussion

　　Moderator: Dr. OKI Taikan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, 　　University of Tokyo (IPCC/AR6 Review Editor)
　　Dr. Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of IPCC/AR6 WGII
　　Dr. Winston Chow, Co-Chair of IPCC/AR7 WGII
　　Dr. Leila Niamir, Research Scholar, ECE, IIASA
　　Dr. Eric Zusman, Research Leader, Integrated Sustainability Centre, IGES
　　OGAWA Masako, Deputy Executive Director, MOE Japan

• Wrap-up and Closing Remarks  Dr. OKI Taikan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo

 
(3)        For the press
　　　Please apply to register following the instructions described in (1) Outline, How to participate.
 

　In this meeting, people in charge of implementation in JCM Partner Countries will discuss topics including how to make use of the JCM as an initiative that will contribute to the decarbonization of cities, and the implementation of the JCM consistent with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the report thereof, while making reference to the efforts made in these countries.
 
(1)      Outline
　　Date: February 27 and 28, 2024
　　Organizer: Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan
　　Agenda:     Latest trends concerning Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the JCM
　　Preparation for a report on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
　　Establishment of a JCM registry
　　Collaboration among JCM Partner Countries
 
(2)      Participants (TBD)
　　People in charge of practice in JCM Partner Countries
 
(3)      For the press
　　This meeting is a closed meeting.
　　For the details of the meeting, please make inquiries to the following contact.
 
　[Contact]
　Seminar on City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society
　JCM Global Partnership Meeting

• Office for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
• Phone：+81-3-5521-8248

 
　International Symposium: Japan‘s Contribution to the 7th Assessment Cycle of IPCC and Collaboration 　with IIASA on “Climate Change and Cities”

• Climate Change Adaptation Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
• Phone：+81-3-5521-8242