{"id":3858,"date":"2023-10-02T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanclimate.org\/english\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:57:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:57:05","slug":"rtz-persuade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japanclimate.org\/english\/news-topics\/rtz-persuade\/","title":{"rendered":"[Videos & Slides available] JCI Webinar: Raising Voices | Aligning Advocacy and Policy with Net Zero : What actions are required of non-state actors (Online \/ September 28th)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JCI held a series of webinars to introduce and discuss on domestic and international trend about climate change prior to the Japan Climate Action Summit 2023 planned to be held on Friday, October 6. The 3rd webinar focused on actions required of Non-State Actors to align advocacy and policy with Net Zero in collaboration with the international campaign “Race To Zero” promoted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).<\/p>\n

To limit the global temperature rise to 1.5\u00b0C and avoid a crisis caused by climate change, greenhouse gas emissions must be sharply reduced, reaching a 60% reduction by 2035 and net zero by 2050. In order to realize this major shift, not only voluntary efforts by individual companies and local governments, but also policies that support the positive transition are essential. In recent years, non-state actors, such as companies and local governments, have been called upon internationally to raise their voices for such policies.<\/p>\n

In November 2022, the UN High\u2011Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities released a report<\/a> with 10 recommendations on how non-state actors should declare net zero, including Recommendation 6 to “Aligning Lobbying and Advocacy” and Recommendation 10 to “Accelerating the Road to Regulation.”<\/p>\n

In June of the same year, “Persuade” was added to the Race To Zero criteria as the 5th P, which requires Race To Zero members to actively call on their associations, governments, and others to take actions and introduce policies consistent with the realization of the 1.5\u00b0C target. A handbook of the “Persuade”<\/a> was released this June. JCI has also published a Japanese provisional translation<\/a> of the handbook.<\/p>\n

In this JCI webinar, we discussed international trends in advocacy for net-zero emissions, the current status of climate advocacy and lobbying by Japanese companies and introduce some examples of proactive efforts by non-state actors.<\/p>\n

JCI Webinar #3\u00a0<\/strong>
\nRaising Voices| Aligning Advocacy & Policy with Net Zero : What actions are required of non-state actors?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date and Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm JST, Thursday, September 28th, 2023
\nOrganized by Race To Zero and Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)
\nFormat: Online (Zoom Webinar)
\nInterpretation: Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation is available.
\nAdmission: Free, pre-registration required.<\/p>\n

Program:<\/p>\n

1. Keynote: Aligning Advocacy & Policy with Net Zero recommended by UN High-Level Expert Group\u3000PDF<\/a>
\nKahori Miyake<\/a>, Co-Chair of Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP) \/ Executive Manager of ESG Strategy and Solution Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank<\/p>\n

2. Presentation: Race To Zero’s New Criteria: What is Persuade? PDF<\/a> \/ the 5th P (Persuade) Handbook<\/a>
\nTessa Vincent<\/a>, Policy and Engagement Lead, Race To Zero<\/p>\n

3. Current situation and case studies
\ni) Current status of climate advocacy and lobbying in Japan PDF<\/a>
\nMonica Nagashima<\/a>, Japan Country Manager, InfluenceMap<\/p>\n

ii) Climate advocacy by company PDF<\/a>
\nEgle Gintautaite<\/a>, Global Public Affairs Leader, Ingka Group<\/p>\n

iii) JCI’s advocacy activities PDF<\/a>
\nTomomi Hirakami<\/a>, Liaison Coordinator, Renewable Energy Institute<\/p>\n

4. Discussion \/ Q&A<\/p>\n

Moderator: Ken Tanaka<\/a>, Climate & Energy Group Officer, WWF Japan<\/p>\n

\u25c6Recorded video with English interpretation<\/p>\n