Past COP side events:

UNFCCC COP21 official side event “East Asia Low Carbon Growth Dialogue”

Date Monday, 7 December 2015
Time 18:30 -- 20:00
Venue Observer Room 04
Organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan (MOFA), Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), University of Technology Malaysia (UTM)
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Overview of the side event

The East Asia Summit (EAS) region is described as the global growth center and the area where emits GHG the most. Stakeholders will discuss concrete steps to realize low carbon development through promotion of public private partnership and introduction of environmental technologies.

Program

18:30-18:40
Opening Remarks
H. E. Tamayo Marukawa, Minister of the Environment, Japan
Welcoming Address
Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES
18:40-18:45
Key note presentation “Achievement of East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership”
Ambassador Masahiko Horie, MOFA
18:45-19:55 Sharing Best Practices
NAMA/MRV framework in Vietnam
Dr. Luong Quang Huy, Director, DMHCC/MONRE Vietnam
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Cambodia
Mr. Sum Thy, Director, MoE Cambodia
Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Asia
Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu, Area Leader, IGES
Putrajaya Building Sector Carbon Emissions Monitoring & Reporting Program & PGC2025 updates
Datuk Haji Hasim Bin Haji Ismail, President of Putrajaya Corporation, Malaysia
Way Forward
(1) National planning and city actions
(2) Role of non-governmental organizations
Panelist:
Ambassador Masahiko Horie (MOFA), Mr. Kentaro Tamura (IGES), Prof. Ho Chin Siong (UTM), Dr. Luong Quang Huy(Vietnam), Mr. Sum Thy (Cambodia)
19:55-20:00
Closing Remarks
Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, Chief Executive, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)

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