Press Release

December 27, 2013
  • Global Environment

Submission of 1st Biennial Report and 6th National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

In accordance with the Cancun Accord and the Durban Decision under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, developed country parties, including Japan, shall submit their 1st Biennial Report (BR1), which includes policies and measures on mitigation actions of each country, to the secretariat by 1 January 2014. These parties also shall submit their 6th National Communication (NC6) under the UNFCCC by the same date.

The Ministry of the Environment developed BR1 and NC6 based on the Japan's new greenhouse gas emission reduction target (3.8% emission reduction in 2020 compared to the 2005 level), which was registered to the secretariat this November.


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