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COP27 (27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6th to November 18th, 2022.

On November 8, the United Nations’ High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities released its Recommendations for Net-Zero Standards for Non-State Actors. From now on, more and more attention will be paid to how to commit to net zero and the quality of the efforts to achieve it.

During COP27, the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) organized an event at the COP27 Japan Pavilion, the Japanese government’s event venue. In addition, various events were held by the Alliances for Climate Action (ACA), a global network of non-state and subnational actors’ alliances from ten countries, including JCI, at WWF/ACA Pavilion.

■November 14th: Now is the Time to Accelerate Action: Japanese Non-State Actors’ Path to Net-Zero

The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report announced by the Working Group III stated that while there are still options available to reach the 1.5 ° C target, immediate mitigation measures across all sectors are essential to achieving it. Even during periods of global energy crises, climate action must not be allowed to take a back seat. At this event, various members of the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), a coalition of Japanese non-state actors, shared their efforts to achieve the 1.5 ° C target, and discussed on the path to net zero from the perspective of each sector.

Date and Time: 3:00-4:30 PM Egypt, Monday, 14th November
Venue: COP27 Japan Pavilion
Fee: Free
Language: English

Recorded video:

Program:
MC: Ken Tanaka, Climate & Energy Group Officer, WWF Japan
1. Opening Remarks
Takejiro Sueyoshi, the Representative of Japan Climate Initiative

2. Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Kokoa Adachi, Youth Coordination Staff, Youth for One Earth  PDF
Nobuyuki Asai, Executive Director of Soka Gakkai Peace Committee PDF
Toshifumi Fukuyasu, Director for Policy Planning and Coordination, Climate Change Division, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government   PDF
Michihiro Kishimoto, Environment Strategy Director, Environment Strategy Business Division, Hitachi, Ltd.  PDF
Hiroshi Ota, Fellow, Regulatory Relations Division, Regulatory Affairs Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited  PDF
Moderator: Naoyuki Yamagishi, Chief Conservation Officer, Director, Conservation Division, WWF Japan

3. A message to Japan
Tessa Vincent, Engagement Lead Race to Zero, UN Climate Change High-Level Champions

4. Closing

■November 15th: Financing disruptive climate solutions in key sectors in Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil
Experiences shared globally from our ACA members in Japan, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico

In this session we discussed how climate finance can help subnational government and companies reduce greenhouse emissions, facilitating transitions in the energy, transport, and infrastructure sectors. Different ACA members including JCI shared with each other how they are developing and utilizing novel climate finance solutions.

Date and Time: 1:00-2:00 PM Egypt, Tuesday, 15th November
Venue: COP27 WWF / ACA Pavilion
Fee: Free
Youtube stream: Recorded Video

Speakers:
Toshi Hayashi, Nippon Life Global Investors Europe Plc ★JCI member
Martín Dapelo, Board of Directors Member and Financing Committee Coordinator.
Sergio Graff, International Coordinator of Climate Action, State of Jalisco, Mexico.
Rebeca Lima, Executive Director, Latin America, CDP

■November 15th: ACA Event Day @COP27 WWF / ACA Pavilion
On 15th November, the ACA will host a variety of events throughout the day. Please find the details of  each event in the link below.
See the event details *jump to the website of America Is All In

Event schedule
12:50-13:00
Inauguration
Ricardo Bosshard Interim Global ACA Director
Ms. Rachel Ruto First Lady of Kenya

13:00-14:00 ★JCI member joned as a speaker
Financing disruptive climate solutions in key sectors in Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil
Experiences shared globally from our ACA members in Japan, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico
Recorded Video

14:30-15:30
From local to global: Growth and Impact of the Alliances for Climate Action
10th Alliance “ACA-UAE” launced!
Gonzalo Muñoz, COP25 High Level Champion
Manuel Pulgar Vidal, WWF Climate & Energy Practice Leader
Launch of ACA UAE
Recorded Video

16:00-17:00
Exploring the power of nature to combat climate change in cities and organizations
Experience shared from ACA Members from Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, Australia, Argentina, and Chile
Recorded Video

17:30-18:30
Dry cities: Managing water scarcity in Cape Town, Phoenix, Monterrey and Santiago.
Experiences from members in South Africa, Chile, Mexico and the United States of America
Recorded Video

■November 16th: JCI members dialogued with Minister of the Environment of Japan 

JCI members had a dialogue with Mr. Akihiro Nishimura, Minister of the Environment, who was in Sharm El Sheikh to attend COP27. JCI member business companies, institutional investors, a company and an organization working to spread renewable energy in local areas, youth groups, Takejiro Sueyoshi, the JCI representative and secretariat participated.
Each member of the group shared their efforts and expectations for the government, and Mr. Sueyoshi asked for continuing to have opportunities to exchange opinions with the non-state actors even after returing to Japan.


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