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Establishment of the Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center
IGES will serve as the secretariat of the "Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center" to be established by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and welcomed at the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo earlier this month. Having the general framework of Article 6 rules agreed upon, countries are now moving forward with implementing carbon market mechanisms that allow for international cooperation on emissions reductions. To expand the implementation of Article 6, it is necessary to build high-integrity carbon markets with increased private investment through international collaboration. In response, the "Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership" was launched by Japan at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). IGES will serve as the secretariat of the "Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center" to support the development of institutional and governance frameworks and capacity-building of government officials and related organisations under the Article 6 market mechanisms.
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Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership
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G7 Special Webpage is now open
The G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment was recently held in Sapporo, Japan, ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit on 19-21 May . In this special issue, our team of expert researchers has compiled insightful coverage on key updates.
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| PAST EVENTS |
Webinar: What does the "Global Biodiversity Framework" mean for the world?
The "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" (GBF), approved in December 2022, is expected to guide national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) worldwide until the end of this decade. IGES, with guests from the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), presented a webinar exploring the significance and implications of the GBF, and its implementation challenges. An opening presentation overviewed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the GBF and NBSAPs. The speakers then had a discussion, and responded to live questions and comments posted by registered participants.
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The 4th Kitakyushu SDGs Training Programme: Learn from the Front-runner Practices of Creating Synergy Effects from Renewable Energy by Visiting Two Zero-Carbon Cities in Kyushu, Japan
The 4th Kitakyushu SDG Training was held by the IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre from 6 to 10 March for undergraduate and graduate students with diverse nationalities who were selected as participants via open application. This five-day programme visited the two frontrunner zero-carbon cities in the Kyushu region, namely, Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture, where the first commercial-base offshore wind farms in Kyushu are being constructed. The participants learned how to practically integrate the three basic principles of the SDGs: environment, economy and society, from a diverse range of stakeholders, including local governments, companies, organisations and fishery associations, who are creating socio-economic synergetic effects from renewable energy projects.
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OECD Symposium "OECD's Activities and Contribution to G7 in the Area of Climate Change and the Environment"
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a key provider of policy recommendations and data to the G7, G20 and other international policy processes. More than 600 attendees gathered at this symposium, held on 17 April, to gain insights into the OECD's efforts on climate change and the environment, including its contributions to the G7 Sapporo Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment which had concluded the previous day in Sapporo, Japan. The symposium also discussed the OECD's expected role in addressing global challenges, such as transitioning towards a decarbonised society and a nature-positive economy aiming to halt biodiversity loss and promote recovery.
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The Research and Publications Unit of the Strategic Management Office (SMO-RP) Internship
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