【COP29 Side-Event】Net Zero and NDC - Science-Based Climate Policymaking and Implementation in Asia
Day：2024.12.16
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Reporting party
| identity | belong to | title |
|---|---|---|
| Ryo Hibiya | Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department | professional commission |
Outline
Date: November 18, 2024
Host: Ministry of the Environment, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Co-host: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Name of venue (pavilion name): Japan Pavilion
Speaker
| identity | belong to | title |
|---|---|---|
| Junichi Fujino | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) | Program director |
| Yutaka Matsuzawa | Ministry of the Environment | Deputy Director-General for Global Environment |
| Mimi Nameki | Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment | Counselor for International Decarbonization Transition Promotion and Environmental Infrastructure |
| Farina Ahmed | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Bangladesh | Vice minister |
| Puvong Ruangsaysana | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Lao PDR | Deputy minister |
| Chantasakul Spilak | Climate Change Mitigation Action Division, Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE), Thailand | Senior Professional Level Environmental Officer |
| Julia Suryanti | Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia（MOEF) | Director of Climate Change Mitigation |
| Koji Fukuda | JICA Vietnam Support Project for the Implementation of "Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)" to the Paris Agreement (SPI-NDC) | Long-Term Specialist |
| Ho Quoc Van | Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) | Professor / Director, Environmental Resources Research Institute |
| Wolanuch Suay cacao | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) | Deputy Director, Bureau of Environmental Affairs |
| Ho Chin Chung | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) | Professor/Director, Center for Low Carbon Asia Research Center (UTM-LCARC) |
| Koji Mitomori | JICA | Deputy General Manager, Office for Sustainability Management, Planning Department |
Background and purpose
At this event, policy makers and practitioners from several Asian countries will share the status of science-based long-term strategies and NDC updates in their countries. They also present progress made by development assistance agencies in implementing long-term strategies and NDCs and in strengthening their capacity to do so, and discuss ways to cooperate to achieve Net Zero Asia.
Contents
In Part 1, Mr. Matsuzawa of MOEJ began the session by referring to the outcome document of the Global Stocktake at COP28 last year, and stated that the next NDC to be submitted by 2025 by all parties must be consistent with the 1.5°C target. He introduced that Japan is working with countries to develop more ambitious plans in cities, using the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM), which evaluates policy options and presents reduction scenarios, as well as contributing to the formulation of long-term strategies and updating of NDCs by each country.
Next, Ms. Nameki of MOEJ emphasized that the Japanese government and research institutions are working together as "Team Japan" to support climate change countermeasures in Asian countries. The AIM team will further deepen joint research with Asian countries to realize a low-carbon society and further promote efforts toward the realization of a carbon-free society.
Representatives from Bangladesh, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia then gave presentations on the status and challenges of their countries' efforts to develop the next NDC and long-term strategies, referring to key sectors. In their presentations, they introduced the application of the AIM model and the joint research that each country has conducted with the AIM team so far, and expressed their expectations for the AIM model in scientific goal setting.
Mr. Fukuda of JICA introduced concrete measures and lessons learned to bridge the gap between planning and implementation, based on Vietnam's experience in supporting NDC. He summarized Part 1 by pointing out the importance of the catalytic role of development assistance agencies in fostering domestic human resources and promoting self-reliance in Asian countries that has beenincreasingly developing.
In Part 2, Professor Ho from Vietnam National University (VNU) first presented an evaluation of the air pollution reduction effects of NDC measures in Vietnam as part of the JICA SPI-NDC project, citing the introduction of EV buses in Hanoi as a case study.
Mr. Wolanuch of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) expressed his gratitude for the close support from Japan in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Master Plan project, which has been ongoing since 2007, and stated that they will continue their comprehensive efforts to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Prof. Ho from University of Teknology Malaysia (UTM) introduced the Climate Action Plans for each major city in Malaysia and stated that net zero in Malaysian cities is complex but achievable.
In closing remarks, Mr. Mitomori of JICA praised the current status of scientific scenario development in each country toward net-zero and stated that JICA will continue to support climate change action in Asia in cooperation with Japanese partners.
Group photo
Mr. Mitomori, Deputy General Manager, delivers closing remarks
Long-term expert Fukuda sums up Part 1
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