Ministry of the Environment, COP22 JAPAN PAVILION Start OUR Story

11/17
THU

10:30-11:30

Title	Carbon Market Platform Side Event at COP22
Contents	In June 2016, representatives from Australia, Canada, Chile, EU, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Senegal, Switzerland, UK, US and Vietnam, as well as from international organizations, including the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), OECD, the UNFCCC Secretariat and the World Bank met in Tokyo, Japan for the first Strategic Dialogue of the Carbon Market Platform, which was established based on the Leadersʼ Declaration of the G7 Summit in Germany in June 2015. This event is a follow-up to the successful outcome of the Dialogue.
Organiser / Co-organiser	Government of Japan / Government of Germany
Programme	Welcoming remarks Kouichi Yamamoto, Minister of the Environment, Japan Outcome of the 1st Strategic Dialogue Shigemoto Kajihara, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs (Ministry of the Environment, Japan) Panel Discussion Facilitator: Richard Baron, Principal Advisor, OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development (OECD) Panelists: Shigemoto Kajihara, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs (MoE, Japan) Karsten Sach, DG, Climate Policy, European and International Policy (BMUB, Germany) Francesco La Camera, DG for Sustainable Development, EU and International Affairs (Ministry of Environment, Land & Sea, Italy) Venkata Ramana Putti, Program Manager, Climate and Carbon Finance unit, World Bank Andrew Howard, Director, Koru Climate Nathaniel Keohane, Vice President, Global Climate, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Closing remarks Hiroyuki Suematsu, Director-General, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan)
Session Summary	Participants came to shared recognition that the Platform is a bridge between a political will concerning carbon markets and technical knowledge. They re-acknowledged that continuous dialogue among policymakers is essential to keep providing political impetus. They confirmed that member countries should strengthen collaboration to further utilize future carbon markets and other opportunities at the Second Strategic Dialogue of the Carbon Market Platform to be held in Italy in 2017, co-chaired by Italy and Germany.
Key Messages	The Second Strategic Dialogue of the Carbon Market Platform is to be held in Italy in 2017, co-chaired by Italy and Germany.
Materials	Presentation 1（PDF・1,160KB）
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Reporters	Naoki Torii, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Thu 17 November 10:30-11:30