【COP30 Side-Event】 Unlocking the Power of AI and DPI for Climate Action
Day：2025.12.10
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Person in charge
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Ryosuke Takahashi | Operations Strategy Department | Deputy Director |
Overview
Date：2025/11/11
Host：UNFCCC, ITU, JICA, Gates Foundation, Co-Develop, CDPI
Location（Pavilion Name)：Official Event Venue of the COP30 Presidency
Moderators and panelists
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Kyosuke Inada | JICA | Director General for Sustainability Management, JICA |
| Varad Pande | Partner | Boston Consulting Group (BCG) |
| Brayon Pieske | Founder | Trust Carbon |
| Dietram Oppert | UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee | UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee |
| Seizo Onoue | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau |
Primary objectives and outcomes
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), including digital ID, digital payments and data exchange, is increasingly recognized as a foundation that enables inclusive service delivery and efficient information management. JICA sees strong potential for applying DPI to climate action and launched the “DPI for People and Planet (DPI4PP)” initiative in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Co-Develop, the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). This initiative aims to identify and support innovative climate solutions that leverage DPI. The event was organized to present the achievements of the five finalists selected from 544 applications across 73 countries and to highlight the potential of DPI in driving effective climate action.
Content of the discussions
At the COP30 official side event “Unlocking the Power of AI and DPI for Climate Action,” JICA, alongside co-organizers UNFCCC and ITU, presented on the potential of new climate change countermeasures combining DPI and AI, discovered through their respective innovation challenges.
The session opened with BCG outlining the objectives and value of the co-creation program.
Trust Carbon, a Brazilian innovator, one of the five DPI4PP finalists introduced a platform linked to personal IDs that enables smallholder farmers to measure and demonstrate the environmental value of their land and obtain carbon credits.
Representing JICA, Mr. Inada, Director General of Office for Sustainability management highlighted the importance of leveraging DPI and AI to accelerate climate action in developing countries. He further emphasized the critical importance of strengthening international collaboration on climate change measures centered around DPI, while ensuring inclusivity, transparency, and efficiency to drive innovation forward.
Representatives from international organizations, including the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), also shared related initiatives, reaffirming the importance of global collaboration in DPI and AI.
Photo1: Mr. Inada, Director for Sustainability Promotion at JICA, speaking at the COP30 side event.
Photo2:Mr. Brayon Pieske from Trust Carbon (one of the top five finalists) delivering his presentation.
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