Establishment of the “Japan GHG Center” to Consolidate Information and Insights on Greenhouse Gases — Strengthening Collaboration and Cooperation Among Relevant Organizations to Accelerate Climate Change Mitigation Efforts and Achieve Early Decarbonization —

＜Simultaneous announcement with National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), The University of Tokyo, Hiroshima University, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Meteorological Research Institute of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)＞

1. The Ministry of the Environment of Japan, together with the National Institute for Environmental Studies and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, conducts observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases using the GOSAT series of greenhouse gas observation satellites. Through collaboration among relevant organizations, the Japan GHG Center will now be established to consolidate and disseminate greenhouse gas (GHG) information and knowledge, including observational data obtained from the GOSAT series.

2. The establishment of this Center will create Japan’s first nationwide, all-Japan information hub in this field. The Center will serve as a one-stop platform for collecting, guiding users to, and disseminating greenhouse gas observation data, as well as scientific findings such as analysis and evaluation results held by participating organizations.

3. The Ministry of the Environment of Japan supports the establishment of the Japan GHG Center and will cooperate with its activities. 

Organizations responsible for the establishment and operation of the Japan GHG Center:

・National Institute for Environmental Studies
・Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
・Setouchi Carbon Neutral International Collaborative Research Center, Hiroshima University
・Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
・Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency
・Aerospace Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Contact for Content-Related Inquiries
 Japan GHG Center Secretariat
 Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
 
E-mail: ghgc-contact (please add @nies.go.jp at the end of the address)