Outcome of the Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting on Environmental Cooperation

Overview of the "ASEAN-Japan Climate Change Action Agenda 2.0"

The "ASEAN-Japan Climate Change Action Agenda" was first put forward at the Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting in 2018, following the "ASEAN-Japan Environmental Cooperation Initiative" launched in 2017. The Japan-ASEAN cooperation on climate change has since been implemented in line with this Agenda. The Agenda will now aim to strengthen the Japan-ASEAN cooperation on climate change as a core program of ASEAN's climate action and transition to decarbonization. Taking into account the three pillars on transparency, mitigation, and adaptation, the government of Japan, as a whole, has significantly expanded and strengthened its efforts towards the transition to decarbonization.

The detailed cooperation menu is as follows:

１．Transparency

MRV, Inventory, Satellite data (GHG, land), SOER6, workshop on CF and LCA, risk disclosure of financial institution

２．Mitigation

（１）Long term Strategy and Policy Making

Scenario formulation, Policy dialogue, Platform for Redesign 2020

（２）Decarbonization of Each Sector

Fluorocarbons, Renewable Energy, Waste-recycle, Water-Air (co-benefit), Green Logistics(ship, port, airport, transport)

（３）Dissemination of Decarbonization　Technologies through the JCM and related schemes

JCM (promote and scale-up by private finance), Co-Innovation (demonstration), JPRSI (public-private platform), Grant assistance for NGO project, Innovative technology (CCUS, clean Hydrogen), green investiment

（４）Expansion of Zero Carbon Cities

City-to-City Collaboration, International forum, Smart City

３．Adaptation

　AP-PLAT, Disaster Prevention (Mapping exercise, dam upgrading), Meteorological satellite data

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Attached File:

• ASEAN-Japan Climate Change Action Agenda 2.0 [PDF 210 KB]