Outcome of the 20th Meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body

１．　The 20th meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body was held in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, from February 16 to 20, 2026. From Japan, TAKAHASHI Kentaro, Deputy Director, Office for the Joint Crediting Mechanism and International Carbon Market, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, attended the meeting as an alternate member of Asia and Pacific Group.

２．　The Supervisory Body approved the Workplans of the Supervisory Body, the Accreditation Expert Panel and the Methodological Expert Panel for 2026. It also adopted the revision to “Procedure: Transition of CDM activities to the Article 6.4 mechanism, as well as the “Methodological Tools for emissions from electricity generation and consumption, and for determination of the technical lifetime of equipment.

３．　Moreover, it agreed to accredit the four new entities as Designated Operational Entities (DOEs), validation, verification and certification functions.

４．　Japan will actively contribute to the negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Drawing on its experience in implementing over 290 projects that contribute to decarbonization under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, it will also contribute to the development of rules under Article 6.4 (UN-administered) of the Paris Agreement, thereby contributing to the swift implementation of Article 6 as a whole. Moreover, it will work to expand and accelerate JCM projects, taking into account the outcome of this meeting of the Supervisory Body.