Berlin, May 27th, 2022

G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué

1. We, the G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment, met on 26th–27th
May 2022 in Berlin to address the multiple crises that are endangering our climate andenvironment and causing severe impacts on the planet, lives and livelihoods, and the next
generations’ needs around the world.
2. We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s unjustifiable, unprovoked and illegal
war of aggression against Ukraine and the appalling atrocities committed by Russian armed
forces in the sovereign territory of Ukraine. We stand united against Russia’s violation of the
UN Charter and other fundamental principles of international law and are steadfast in oursolidarity with and our support for Ukraine, including for emergency responses to keep thecritical infrastructure running. Russia’s war of aggression is causing tragic human suffering,
global economic and social disruptions, and severe environmental harm. We stand ready tocooperate with Ukraine on green reconstruction and recovery. We are deeply concerned
about the devastating impacts of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which hassignificantly exacerbated existing challenges, leading to shortages and disruptions in foodand energy systems and steep price rises in commodity markets, especially including energy
and global food markets. This heavily affects the lives of people around the world andincreases their humanitarian and protection needs. We are determined to accelerate acoordinated multilateral response to preserve global food and energy security and stand by
our most vulnerable partners in this respect.
3. We remain steadfast in our deep commitment to the rules-based international
order that is central to protecting open, free and inclusive societies. We are determined tolive up to our joint responsibility to counter the existential threats caused by the climate crisis,biodiversity loss and pollution.

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I. Joint Action: Advancing the Climate, Energy and Environment
Agenda Together
4. Tackling the triple global crisis: We express our deep concern regarding the triple
global crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, recognising that thesechallenges are inextricably interlinked and mutually reinforcing, and that they are driven
largely by human activity and by unsustainable patterns of consumption and production. We
therefore commit to immediate, short- and medium-term action in this critical decade,leveraging the synergies between climate and biodiversity action, the clean energy transitionand environmental protection, which should inform long-term transformative change. We
call on the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other relevant international scienceand policy panels to intensify their cooperation in this regard. We recognise the opportunities
offered by the transition to a more resource-efficient and circular economy. We recognise
the necessity of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a plan of action
for people, planet and prosperity in its entirety and we will work towards a successful
outcome at the Future Summit in 2023 as an important milestone. We highlight that the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Rio Conventions, the Paris Agreement and thedecisions thereunder, including the Glasgow Climate Pact, the urgently needed Post-2020
Global Biodiversity Framework, other existing international instruments that address waterand pollution, including relevant multilateral agreements on air, chemicals, and waste, andnegotiations of international legally binding instruments on plastic pollution as well as on
marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ), among others,
advance our collective efforts to address global environmental challenges. We aredetermined to urgently step up their implementation to achieve the goals anchored in these
agreements. We emphasise the need for an urgent response in line with the latest scientificfindings and an effective and integrated approach to these crises, which transform lives,
health, the economy and all sectors of society. We highlight the message from the latest
report of the IPCC that the window of opportunity is rapidly closing to keep a limit of 1.5°C
temperature rise within reach and secure a liveable and sustainable future for all. We
underscore with concern its findings that current policies put the world on track to reach
median global warming of 3.2°C by 2100, with irreversible and lasting impacts on nature andpeople. We also highlight with concern the findings of the IPBES, indicating that around 1
million species are threatened by extinction, many within decades, and that biodiversity is
declining and ecosystems are degrading faster than at any time in human history. We stressthe urgency of adopting a new global biodiversity framework in 2022 and its prompt and swift
implementation for halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. We note with deep
concern, and reaffirm our commitment to tackling, the disproportionate impacts of climatechange and biodiversity loss on those already facing poverty, gender and social inequalities.
Climate change and pollution are key drivers of biodiversity loss, and at the same time,

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combating pollution, desertification, land and ocean degradation and water scarcity andprotecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity are crucial for addressing climate change.
5. Mobilising and aligning financial flows: We recognise that combating climatechange, biodiversity loss and pollution requires mobilising private and public, domestic andinternational financial resources. We commit to implementing clear policies and strategies toalign financial flows with these objectives. We are determined to implement Paris-aligned
and nature-positive COVID-19 recovery measures that do not harm the environment tocounter the continuing devastating impact of the pandemic on all spheres of life. Recognising
the importance of public action, we commit to being at the forefront of a global effort
working towards fully aligning government action with our climate, energy, biodiversity andother environmental objectives, including by greening our public procurement in line with
SDG 12.7 and collaborating via the Greening Government Initiative. We note that sustainablefinance policies are pivotal for a green and equitable recovery and support resilience bymobilising private capital for the transition, while mitigating climate and nature-related
financial risks. We recognise the key role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) inmobilising finance for addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution as well as
the importance of mainstreaming these issues in their policies, investments and operations.
We strongly welcome the Statement made by the MDBs at UNFCCC COP26 and call upon
MDBs to commit to pledging concrete amounts to international biodiversity finance before
CBD COP15.2. We welcome the establishment of the International Sustainability Standards
Board and continue to support its work program to develop a global baseline forsustainability reporting standards. Moreover, we support the work of G7 Ministers of Financein this regard. We recommit to increasing the gender-responsiveness and inclusivity of ourclimate and biodiversity finance. We welcome the strong eighth replenishment of the Global
Environment Facility as the main financial mechanism that addresses all aspects of theenvironment in an integrated and synergistic manner and as a reflection of our commitment
to tackle environmental challenges.
6. Linking climate and biodiversity: Healthy ecosystems are more resilient to climatechange; they support adaptation and play an important role in mitigation by sequestering
carbon. At the same time, climate change is a key driver of ecosystem degradation andbiodiversity loss. We stress the importance of protecting, conserving, sustainably managing
and restoring ecosystems for halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 and to keep a
1.5°C limit of temperature rise within reach. We will demonstrate leadership by calling for
ambitious international action and commit to developing and implementing ambitious
national policies, strategies and programmes that address climate change and biodiversity
loss in an integrated way and promote mutually beneficial approaches. We highlight that
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) represent a critical lever for tackling the climate crisis,biodiversity loss, deforestation, desertification, and degradation of ocean and freshwater, andare essential for carbon sequestration and for climate change adaptation. In this regard, NbS

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contribute to our efforts under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and towards
achieving the SDGs and the Rio Conventions. We therefore commit to step up
implementation of NbS, as defined in the recent UNEA resolution ‘Nature-based Solutionsfor Sustainable Development’, for tackling the triple crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change
and pollution, with significant benefits for adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Weemphasise that social and environmental safeguards are an integral part of NbS. We arecommitted to increased resource mobilisation for NbS, domestically and internationally, inline with our commitment in the Nature Compact. We will ensure that NbS are integrated
into the implementation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs), long-term strategies(LTSs), national adaptation plans (NAPs) or strategies and National Biodiversity Strategies
and Action Plans (NBSAPs) or other strategies and plans and promote their integration into
strategies for sustainable development while stressing the importance of working withpartners. We stress that NbS cannot replace urgent action on decarbonisation and reductionof greenhouse gas emissions, but are necessary alongside these efforts in order to reach our
net zero greenhouse gas emissions goals by 2050 at the latest, to halt and reverse biodiversity
loss by 2030 and achieve the SDGs by 2030.
7. Land use, land-use change and forestry: Land-use change, including
deforestation, and loss of habitats to agriculture as well as unsustainable agricultural
practices are key drivers of biodiversity loss, land degradation, climate change, increasingwater scarcity, and pollution. It is therefore crucial to align biodiversity-friendly and naturepositive policies on land-use, land-use change and forestry with the goals of the Rio
Conventions and the Paris Agreement and the urgently needed Post-2020 Global Biodiversity
Framework to achieve both climate and biodiversity goals. We welcome the discussions of
G7 Agriculture Ministers regarding carbon sequestration. We restate our commitment toachieving land degradation neutrality, in line with SDG 15.3. We welcome the outcome of the
15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertificationin Abidjan (9th – 20th May 2022) and look forward to cooperating with other Parties toimplement its decisions. Building on work by the Global Soil Partnership and on the Glasgow
Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, the G7 2030 Nature Compact and its collective
commitment to halt and reverse forest loss, deforestation and land degradation by 2030, we
commit to establishing ambitious national targets and strategies to protect, conserve, restore
and sustainably manage and use terrestrial ecosystems, especially forests, and to monitoring
and reporting on these targets. We commit to strengthening natural carbon sequestration
and reducing emissions in agriculture, forestry and other land-use sectors while conserving
or protecting biodiversity, including by implementing sustainable land management practices
and supporting efforts towards substituting emissions-intensive materials with sustainablyproduced emissions-reducing or climate-neutral and nature-positive alternatives as well as
improved monitoring. Moreover, we highlight the importance of investment in climate-smart
and nature-positive agriculture innovation to further expand the set of solutions that canaddress the multiple challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, andG7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué | Page 4

enhance food security and contribute to the One Health approach, and we note efforts ofinitiatives such as the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate in galvanising additional
investment.
8. Sustainable and climate resilient water management: We recognise that, due toclimate change, population growth and unsustainable water practices, freshwater resources
are increasingly deteriorating, thus threatening sustainable development, especially foodsecurity, human health, energy security and gender equality, and the environment including
biodiversity. We are therefore committed to reducing anthropogenic pressures on
freshwater, including groundwater, supporting sustainable water practices such as integrated
water resources management (IWRM) at all levels, including through transboundary
cooperation, as appropriate, in order to conserve or protect the multiple services of waterbased ecosystems by enhancing their resilience, including through NbS. We will assist
particularly vulnerable countries in sustainable and climate-resilient water management. We
will enhance efforts for achieving the water-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda
globally, especially through strengthening synergies and interlinkages with other sectors. For
this purpose, we are committed to contributing to a successful outcome at the UN 2023
Water Conference.
9. Ocean: We recognise the critical importance of a healthy global ocean and seas
and resilient marine and coastal ecosystems in our joint effort to address climate change,enhance adaptation and resilience for coastal and vulnerable communities, halt and reverse
biodiversity loss, improve food and nutrition security and enable sustainable development
and resilient livelihoods, especially for coastal populations worldwide, ensuring no one is left
behind. We therefore commit to showing global leadership and taking urgent concrete action
to tackle the decline of ocean health including by combating marine pollution and ending
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing. We emphasise the urgent need for enhanced
ocean governance, scientific cooperation and bold ocean action within the G7 and beyond
and contribute to it through the annexed G7 Ocean Deal.
10. Circular economy and resource efficiency: We highlight the need to move awayfrom fossil fuel-based, linear economic systems and towards circular and regenerative
systems, which value nature as an asset and in which resources remain in the economy aslong as possible. Making resource efficiency and circular economy the norm, including
throughout value chains, will foster the competitiveness and resilience of our economies andcommunities, while simultaneously supporting our efforts to achieve deep emission cuts andreach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest, halt and reverse biodiversity
loss by 2030 and minimise pollution. We recognise that sustainable consumption andproduction and sound management of chemicals and waste are intrinsically linked andmutually interdependent. Design for durability and longevity, technologies needed for
decarbonisation such as lightweighting technologies, and sustainable chemistry approaches

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as well as actions to improve recyclability, design out waste and reduce food loss and waste
are effective for enhancing resource efficiency.
11. Clean energy technologies and investments: We recognise the essential role ofclean energy technologies, energy efficiency solutions and circular economy in achieving
sustainable development and a climate-neutral, nature-positive future, decarbonising global
economic systems, reducing pollution and creating millions of good paying jobs in the net
zero transition. We emphasise that energy efficiency and net zero energy systems contributeto an affordable, clean, and sustainable future for all, in particular for vulnerable consumers
and communities, whilst protecting biodiversity. Ensuring this energy transition requires thatpublic and private investment is rapidly scaled up. As the world engages in these efforts,
certain foreign direct investments in technologies that are fundamental to technologicalleadership can have significant national security implications as well.
12. Supply chains: Acknowledging the impact that Russia’s war of aggression against
Ukraine has had on global supply chains, we underline the importance of well-functioning
and sustainable global supply chains and diversification for the resilience of our economies.
Likewise, we recognise that across sectors, securing effective supply chains is an importantmeans for implementing sustainable shifts in our production and consumption patterns. We
will therefore strive for openness through ambitious policies to support the diversification,
resilience and sustainability of supply chains. In addition, promoting the environmental,social, and economic sustainability of supply chains will enable a transition to a climateneutral, nature-positive, equitable and resilient economy in a way that protects theenvironment, climate and human rights. We highlight the important role of the private sector
in advancing the sustainability and resilience of supply chains, including through theimplementation of transparency measures such as reporting and traceability as well as
through environmental and human rights due diligence in line with the OECD Guidelines forMultinational Enterprises (MNEs) and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights (UNGP), and commit to promoting the effective implementation of such measures.
13. Minerals: We are steadfastly committed to accelerating the clean energy
transition, as it is critical for achieving climate change mitigation based on energy efficiency
and a shift to the use of clean, safe and sustainable energies in our countries and beyond. We
note that the technology deployment requirements associated with this transition will be
underpinned by an unprecedented need for enhanced resource efficiency, as well as a shift
in demand for specific minerals and metals essential for net-zero emissions energy supply,with associated impacts on the environment, human health and human rights that need tobe effectively addressed. It is essential that critical mineral supply chains follow the highest
possible environmental and human rights standards. We encourage investment intechnologies, processes, and methods that expand sustainable production while improving
resource efficiency and circular economy. We are determined to ensure a sufficiently
transparent and sustainable supply of critical minerals to maintain energy security, and a

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competitive and affordable energy market amidst the infrastructure build-out associatedwith our net-zero objectives, giving priority to diversification and to the most responsible
forms of producing, processing and sourcing raw materials, as well as to the promotion of
resource circulation. Recognising the work undertaken in other multilateral fora, including
the International Energy Agency, to advance collaboration on the critical minerals needed forthe clean energy transition, the G7 is exercising leadership on climate, inclusive and green
growth and to foster resilience in global critical mineral supply chains. To achieve these goals,
the G7 will convene discussions to identify how to enhance collaboration on mineral security
to build secure, responsible, and integrated critical mineral supply chains using international
cooperation‚ policy and financial tools. We will expedite solutions that will enable the most
responsible forms of producing, processing and manufacturing materials, including efforts toimprove resource efficiency, waste management, conservation and substitution in the pursuitof supply chain transparency, climate change mitigation and resilience, sustainability andcircularity in supply chains in line with our international climate, energy, environmental andeconomic goals.
14. Sustainable agriculture and food systems: Russia’s war of aggression against
Ukraine further intensifies pressure on global agriculture and food systems. As we respondto the immediate crisis, we will ensure that the measures we take contribute to building
sustainability and resilience in agriculture and food systems, including fisheries andaquaculture, and to achieving the goals of international commitments, including the Paris
Agreement and the urgently needed Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework by ensuring theconservation, protection, sustainable management and restoration of forests and otherterrestrial ecosystems. We note that climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation
threaten healthy and productive lands and soils, which constitute the foundation of foodsystems. We are convinced that the continued domestic and international transformation tosustainable food systems, as highlighted at the UN Food Systems Summit and COP 26, isfundamental for achieving the SDGs by 2030, global food security and health resilience, as
well as our biodiversity and climate goals. Recognising the close interlinkages between foodsystems and human, animal, including wildlife and plant health, we recommit tostrengthening the One Health approach and working holistically to effectively mitigate theimpact of threats, including zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance and biodiversity loss,
across all sectors.
15. Inclusive and just transition: We emphasise the importance of strengthening
respect for human rights and leaving no one behind in the context of our efforts to transition
to a net-zero, nature-positive, resilient, and sustainable future. This includes the needs ofaffected workers, businesses and communities. We note that our economies can contributeto sustainable and inclusive growth and recognise the importance of a just transition andaccordingly seek to strengthen social protection systems and promote employability andcontinuing education, reskilling, and training as well as acknowledge changes in occupational

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safety and health. We stress the intrinsic value of gender and LGBTQ+ equality, theempowerment of women and girls, disability inclusion, inter-generational justice anddiversity. We champion the active involvement, consultation, leadership and participation inclimate, energy and environment decision-making from all groups of society, Indigenous
Peoples, women and girls, people with disabilities and their representative organisations,
local communities, low-income communities and marginalised populations. These groups
are critical for achieving environmental justice and social and economic sustainability in linewith the SDGs. To this end, we aim to deliver climate, energy and nature policies, plans,
finance and actions that advance gender equality, gender empowerment and social inclusion,
enabling locally-led adaptation and mitigation as well as conservation and sustainable use
activities and addressing the barriers to accessing climate, energy and nature finance faced
by local civil society organisations, such as women’s rights organisations, and by Indigenous
Peoples. We further reaffirm our commitment to action in support of the UNFCCC-enhanced
Lima Work Programme on Gender and its Gender Action Plan, the CBD Gender Action Plans
and 2030 Nature Compact, as well as the Glasgow Climate Pact to increase the full,meaningful and equal participation of women in climate and biodiversity action, and toensure gender-responsive implementation and means of implementation, which are vital for
raising ambition and achieving climate and biodiversity goals.

II. Environment(1) Protection, Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
16. Global biodiversity goals and targets, notably the Aichi Targets, have not been
fully achieved and biodiversity continues to be lost at alarming rates, jeopardising sustainableeconomic development and human well-being. A transformative Post-2020 Global
Biodiversity Framework with ambitious goals and targets, strengthened implementation andenhanced planning, monitoring, reporting and review is crucial to halt and reverse
biodiversity loss by 2030. As the G7, we remain committed to a target of conserving orprotecting at least 30% of global land and at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030 and will
advocate for improved quality, effectiveness and connectivity of protected areas and othereffective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). We are also committed to an
ambitious restoration target, in line with the commitments such as those under the UN
Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People andthe Leaders’ Pledge for Nature. We support the inclusion of Nature-based Solutions (NbS),
as defined in the recent UNEA resolution on Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable
Development, in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and stress that ambitious
global targets on mainstreaming biodiversity across and within government, society and all
sectors are pivotal. Further, we call for enhanced action on the sustainable use of biodiversity

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in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and we commit to adopting an ambitious
target on the sustainable management of biodiversity in key productive sectors. To meetbiodiversity finance needs and building on efforts already made, we support that the
Framework include a target for the alignment of public and private financial flows withbiodiversity objectives and a holistic approach to resource mobilisation, including an increase
in resources from all sources, a more efficient and effective use of resources as well as
identifying and, for those G7 members Party to the CBD, redirecting or eliminating incentives,
including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity. We advocate for the full and effective inclusion,
consultation and participation of Indigenous Peoples as well as local communities andrespect for and protection of the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the new framework, and theneed to obtain free, prior and informed consent, as set out in the UN Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Ambitious targets by themselves, however, will not
suffice. To ensure delivery, we will champion coherent and robust planning, monitoring,
reporting and review mechanisms, with NBSAPs as the main implementation tool, a robust
set of headline indicators to track progress by parties to the CBD, as well as a global stocktakeof ambition and implementation and a ratcheting up mechanism to increase ambition andimplementation over time.
17. As the G7, we will lead by example and will advocate for a strong, ambitious andeffective Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, to be adopted at CBD COP 15, and act
right away to implement it. We are going to effectively conserve or protect at least 30% of
our own lands, including terrestrial and inland waters, and 30% of our coastal and marine
areas by 2030. We continue to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration with
ambitious restoration initiatives in our own countries and bi- and multilateral support ofrestoration activities globally. In this context, we welcome and support, on a voluntary basis,
the UN Decade’s Multi-Partner Trust Fund. Committed to further mainstreaming biodiversity
in decision-making, we will ensure implementation of the System of Environmental
Economic Accounting (SEEA), which includes a Central Framework (CF) and the recently
adopted Ecosystem Accounting (EA), a regular and institutionalised compilation of accounts,
will use related indicators for policy and decision-making, and provide international support
for further development and implementation of SEEA-EA, including knowledge and capacity
development and system refinements. Those G7 members party to the CBD will submit
revised NBSAPs by CBD COP 16 to reflect and contribute to the fulfilment of the latter’s
ambitious goals and targets. In these strategies and plans we will build on the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development and continue to create meaningful linkages to the climate
agenda, including through NbS.
18. We recognise that increased financial and other resources from all sources,
including private and public, national and international, are required to achieve our collective
ambition to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and implement the Post-2020 Global
Biodiversity Framework. We emphasise the critical role of private finance in advancing

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transformative changes towards nature-positive economies and call on private actors to aligntheir financial flows. We will ensure robust policies and systems are in place to facilitate thealignment of financial flows with sustainability objectives, including biodiversity. Aware of
our role as major economies, we are committed to mobilising resources from all sources,
including public finance, to substantially increase our national and international funding fornature by 2025 including increased funding for Nature-based Solutions, commensurate withthe level of ambition of the new global biodiversity framework, and ensure our economic andfinancial decision-making is aligned with and supports national and international biodiversity
objectives. We encourage countries beyond the G7 that have not already done so to join us
and make commitments on international public biodiversity finance by COP 15.2 and to
dedicate increased resources to biodiversity domestically. Building on the G7 2030 Nature
Compact, we will ensure our international development assistance does no harm to natureby 2025, and delivers positive outcomes overall for people, climate and nature.
Acknowledging the harmful effect of some subsidies on the environment and the need toreform policies with recognised negative impacts on nature: we commit to lead by example
by reviewing relevant domestic policies as soon as possible, according to national
circumstances, and will take action as appropriate to develop replacements that are nature
positive. In addition, those G7 members party to the CBD commit to aligning all financial
flows with biodiversity objectives including identifying and redirecting or eliminating
subsidies harmful to biodiversity, at the latest by 2030, taking initial steps without delay, andcall on all countries and financial institutions, in particular Multilateral Development Banks(MDBs), to do the same. We strongly support the Global Environment Facility and its key rolein supporting the implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, including
NBSAP development. We also commend the successful 8 th replenishment of the Global
Environment Facility which includes an increase of funding for biodiversity. We call on MDBs
and Development Finance Institutions to increase and mobilise their finance for nature andfurther leverage private capital. We welcome the MDB Joint Statement on Nature, People
and Planet and call on MDBs to commit to clear and time-bound actions for its
implementation and report on their funding for nature by CBD COP15. We also invite other
MDBs to join and subsequently implement the Joint Statement. We therefore call on MDBs
to ensure alignment of their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement and theanticipated Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Task-Force on Nature-related
Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can contribute to the alignment of financial flows byencouraging and supporting better-informed decision making on nature-related risks. We
therefore urge market participants to engage in the development of the TNFD’s framework.
We urge governments and regulators to support its development.
19. NbS are among the actions that play an essential role in the overall global effort
to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals including by effectively and efficiently
addressing major social, economic and environmental challenges. We commit tomainstreaming, enhancing and scaling up, across all sectors, at home and abroad, theG7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué | Page 10

implementation of NbS, to benefit biodiversity and climate. We welcome the UNEA 5.2Resolution Nature-based Solutions for supporting sustainable development. We understandNbS as actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified
terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems, which address social, economic andenvironmental challenges effectively and adaptively, while simultaneously providing humanwell-being, ecosystem services, and resilience and biodiversity benefits. We emphasise thatsocial and environmental safeguards - as highlighted by the UNEA 5.2 resolution – are an
integral part of NbS, allowing them to deliver their full potential effectively, equitably andsustainably and we will ensure that such safeguards, for example those under the UN system,
are employed. We encourage the use of internationally recognised standards that ensure
quality and sustainability of NbS. When deploying NbS, we will secure or increase ecosystem
integrity and strong benefits for biodiversity and secure inclusive and equitable governanceprocesses. In doing so, we will respect and protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, as
reflected in relevant national law and international instruments such as UNDRIP, andthrough consultation and with their consent, integrate the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples
as well as local communities. We commit to better mainstreaming NbS throughout ourgovernance, instruments and policies across sectors as well as our Covid-19 recovery
programme.
20. Stressing the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services for human,
animal, including wildlife, and plant health and well-being, we will promote and support theimplementation of an integrated One Health approach. This includes reducing pollution andaddressing climate change, as well as a reduction of the risk of future emergence or reemergence of diseases, zoonotic spill-over, epidemics or pandemics resulting frombiodiversity loss and the degradation or destruction of natural ecosystems. We welcome thedevelopment of the definition of One Health by the One Health High Level Expert Panel,endorsed by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Organisation for Animal Health (OIE),World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
and look forward to its forthcoming recommendations on monitoring and surveillance of
emerging zoonotic diseases. We also welcome the new Quadripartite Alliance for One Healthcomposed of FAO, OIE, UNEP and WHO. We support the adoption of an ambitious andeffective CBD Global Action Plan for Biodiversity and Health at COP 16. Further, we welcome
the new Multi-Partner Trust Fund on Nature for Health aimed at helping countries target
their policies more holistically and supporting decision-makers and relevant stakeholders intaking measures to help prevent future pandemics. Finally, building on last year’scommitment and the recommendations of UNEP’s report on Environmental Dimensions of
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), we remain committed to accumulating knowledge on AMR
in the environment. We will continue to work with our ministerial colleagues withresponsibility for health, food and farming and medicines regulators, where independent ofgovernment, as appropriate, to develop and agree on international standards.

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(2) Protection, Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Ocean
21. We acknowledge a healthy, clean and productive ocean, its resources and uniqueecosystem as essential for all life on earth and recognise the outstanding global importanceof its protection, conservation, restoration and sustainable use. We realise with great
apprehension that the ocean is under high and still growing anthropogenic and cumulative
pressures. It is with utmost concern that we recognise the accelerating effects of climatechange on the ocean, including six consecutive years of record-breaking ocean temperatures,
as well as increasing ocean acidification, pollution and biodiversity loss. We recognise that
our efforts fall short of the global commitments on ocean protection and conservation underthe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with SDG14 and relevant UNEA resolutions,as well as relevant commitments under the CBD and consistent with international law asreflected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. We underline the key role of theregional dimension, namely the Regional Seas Conventions and Regional Fisheries
Management Organizations (RFMOs) and Regional Fisheries Advisory Bodies (RFABs). To live
up to these pledges, raise ambition and ensure sufficient and timely progress in
implementation, we are adopting the annexed G7 Ocean Deal.
22. We will increase our efforts nationally and internationally to conserve or protect
at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030 through ecologically representative, well-connected
networks of effectively and equitably managed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and OECMs.
This commitment could include highly and fully protected MPAs in our own coastal andmarine areas, as appropriate and respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, as reflected in
relevant national law and international instruments such as UNDRIP.
23. We acknowledge the key role of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning inachieving the objectives of protecting, conserving, restoring and sustainably using the Ocean.
24. We call for the conclusion of the negotiations for an international legally binding
instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biologicaldiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) in 2022. We strive for an ambitious,
effective, inclusive, fair, balanced and future-proofed BBNJ instrument that will be a major
contribution to enhanced multilateral cooperation for the ocean taking into account the
precautionary approach as set out in Principle 15 on the Rio Declaration of Environment andDevelopment and an ecosystem-based approach. We will support its future implementationand contribution to conservation or protection of at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030
through an ecologically representative, well connected network of MPAs and OECMs andother area-based management tools including as appropriate, highly and fully protectedmarine areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué | Page 1225. We fully support the commitment of the Commission for the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to establish a representative system of MPAs
in the Convention area as soon as possible. This should be based on the best available
scientific evidence as well as on the proposals to establish MPAs in the Weddell Sea, East
Antarctica and the region around the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Large-scale andecologically significant MPAs, such as those under consideration in CCAMLR, are crucial toconserve biodiversity and to build ocean resilience to climate change impacts in Antarctica.
We intend to continue high-level outreach to CCAMLR members to facilitate the discussion
for the designation of MPAs in the Southern Ocean.
26. We fully welcome the global, regional and national initiatives to protect, conserveand restore coastal and marine ecosystems and acknowledge their great potential for
providing climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. We pledge to contribute withnational, regional and international efforts in the conservation, protection and restoration ofthese ecosystems. Recognising that SDG 14 is among the least funded of the SDGs we arecommitted to enhanced ocean finance, including for coastal and marine NbS that deliver for
people, biodiversity and climate whilst respecting their strong social and environmental
safeguards within the G7 and beyond.
27. We are ready to do our utmost to end plastic pollution worldwide. We laud the
UNEA 5.2 resolution End Plastic Pollution: Towards an international legally binding
instrument and are committed to the rapid progression of negotiations initiated under that
resolution with the aim of their completion by the end of 2024. We underline that acomprehensive approach is required that addresses the lifecycle of plastics andacknowledges that technical and financial resources are needed to support such an
instrument. We emphasise that the cost of environmental damage has been growing
tremendously and will continue to grow without intensified and coordinated action.
28. Rather than waiting for the new instrument and without prejudice to ongoingnegotiations, we each commit to, without delay, taking ambitious actions that haveenvironmental and socio-economic benefits along the lifecycle of plastics, and we encourage
and support partner countries to do the same. Our actions could include, as appropriate:
addressing single-use plastics, non-recyclable plastics as well as plastics with harmful
additives through measures such as phasing out when possible and reducing their production
and consumption; applying tools to internalise attributable costs of plastic pollution; andaddressing the sources, pathways and impacts of microplastics, as well as promoting
environmentally sound waste management. In so doing, we will also foster robust
engagement and involvement of stakeholders. Additionally, we commit to supporting efforts
to improve transparency and traceability throughout the global plastic value chains.
Advancing our efforts against marine litter, we will continue the work on the prevention,
mitigation and recovery of ghost fishing gear by measures like marking and reporting.

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29. With regard to possible future deep-sea mining, we highlight the unique chance
to regulate a human activity before it is put into practice in order to prevent damage to themarine environment. Fully aware of the potentially devastating impacts on marine
ecosystems and the functioning of the ocean as a climate regulator and in order to safeguard
the integrity, connectivity and functioning of the deep-sea ecosystems, we will continue toactively engage in the development of the regulations for exploitation under theInternational Seabed Authority (ISA). We will continue enhancing knowledge on the deepsea, its unique ecosystems and the impacts of possible deep-sea mining and put a particularfocus on developing effective environmental standards as binding elements in future
permitting processes. These standards should include science-based threshold values forpressures and impacts on benthic, demersal and pelagic ecosystems, as well as a requirementthat a Regional Environmental Management Plan, including a network of representative,
effectively managed protected areas is in place before an exploitation license is granted in aregion. Furthermore, we strongly support the consideration of including a specificrequirement for test mining as part of an EIA. We also support the adoption of a standardised
approach by the ISA to the designation of Regional Environmental Management Plans. We
underline that the recent triggering of the UNCLOS “two year rule” should not diminish ourambitions for developing a regulatory framework that ensures the effective protection of themarine environment. We affirm taking a precautionary approach to potential mining ofmarine minerals in the Area. A robust knowledge basis on the deep sea marine environmentand on the risks and potential impacts of deep sea mining operations, that is able todemonstrate the environment is not seriously harmed, is critical for considering our consent
in the ISA council for any future mining permits.
30. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is still one of the biggest threats
to marine ecosystems, depleting fish stocks and destroying marine habitats. We renew thecommitment to ending IUU fishing through strengthened international and multilateral
cooperation, increased transparency and traceability, information sharing and enforcement
as well as stronger monitoring, control and surveillance. This will contribute to a sustainable
management of fish stocks and fish supply for local food and nutrition security. We will
undertake every effort in the World Trade Organization to successfully conclude the fisheries
subsidies negotiations with a meaningful agreement as soon as possible on comprehensive
and effective disciplines that eliminate subsidies that contribute to IUU fishing and toprohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing.
We will also promote global ratification and implementation of the FAO Agreement on Port
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(3) Increasing Resource Efficiency, Transforming Economies towards Circularity
31. We note with great concern that the exploitation of natural resources is a main
driver of the climate, biodiversity, and pollution triple crisis. The International Resource
Panel has highlighted that the global extraction and processing of material resources
accounts for 90% of biodiversity loss and half of greenhouse gas emissions. Resource
efficiency and circular economy are indispensable tools to reach our goals in these areas andto reduce pressure on key natural resources such as water and land which are increasingly
under stress. We stress the importance of adopting an integrated approach in managing
resources efficiently to simultaneously address multiple environmental challenges. Recallingthe 2016 Toyama Framework on Material Cycles and our goal to reduce the consumption ofnatural resources, noting that current resource exploitation is resulting in environmental
degradation and is placing increasing pressure on the planet, endangering the very systems
that provide the basis for sustainable development, we will therefore increase our efforts tofully leverage resource efficiency and circular economy for achieving the 2030 Agenda andits SDGs, our respective NDCs, global biodiversity targets and national biodiversity strategies
and action plans. We strive for our economies to quickly become more circular.
32. In order to harness the full potential of resource efficiency and circular economy,
policy coherence and a systemic approach across the entire product life cycle are needed. We
therefore welcome the adoption by UNEA 5.2 of the resolution ‘Enhancing Circular Economy
as a contribution to achieving sustainable consumption and production’. We will takemeasures, in cooperation with the private sector, to enhance the design of products including
taking into account lifecycle assessment to favour product lifetime extension, repair, re-use
and easier recycling, among other actions. We will respond to the Assembly’s invitation toshare and discuss best practices regarding relevant product information along value chains.
Furthermore, we task the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency to support such cooperation
within the G7 and more widely.
33. The Bologna Roadmap, the working document of the G7 Alliance on Resource
Efficiency adopted in 2017, has successfully guided our work on resource efficiency andcircular economy in the past five years. During its implementation phase, we havestrengthened our collaboration and built a strong basis for our future work. Building on the
Bologna Roadmap, we will start a new work stream within the G7 Alliance on Resource
Efficiency dedicated to identifying effective ways to use resource efficiency and circular
economy as tools for achieving and stepping up our climate and biodiversity targets. To guidethe future work of the Alliance, we adopt the new Berlin Roadmap, as set out in the annex.

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(4) Managing Chemicals and Waste Sustainably related to SDG Target 12.4
34. We note with serious concern the findings and conclusions of the Global
Chemicals Outlook II and recognise the need to address the adverse effects of themismanagement of chemicals and waste and to achieve SDG Target 12.4 related to chemicals
and waste. We recognise with alarm the mismanagement of chemicals and waste contributeto the global pollution crisis, threatening human, animal and environmental health asreported by UNEP. We recognise the need to stop unsustainable business-as-usual practices
and to increase efforts to achieve the sound management of chemicals and waste throughout
their life cycle in order to substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses fromexposure to hazardous chemicals as well as to air, water and soil pollution. Therefore, we will
decisively step up global action against pollution and to achieve the sound management ofchemicals and waste.
35. Recognising the need for an improved scientific basis for policy action, we will
actively work through the ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group established at UNEA 5.2
towards the establishment of a Science-Policy Panel by the end of 2024 to contribute further
to the sound management of chemicals waste and to prevent pollution.
36. Underscoring our strong commitment to reduce lead in the environment, toreduce the disproportionate lead exposure in vulnerable communities, we encourage
appropriate domestic regulation or control of lead in all countries, which can deliver societal
benefits that far exceed the costs. We look forward to the EU-USA co-hosted workshop to
be held under the German Presidency to take stock of G7 activities and develop possible
options for future work and cooperation on sources of lead to reduce lead exposure indeveloping countries. The G7 aims to identify areas of action to strengthen the work tominimise lead pollution and exposure globally and strengthen cooperation with existing
international initiatives and instruments, particularly SAICM. In doing so, the G7 will continue
to work with multilateral organisations such as UNEP, WHO and UNICEF.
37. We strive for an ambitious result of the Fifth International Conference on
Chemicals Management (ICCM5) including the adoption of an ambitious improved enabling
framework to address the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020,reflecting the lifecycle approach and putting in place the means for its effective
implementation.
38. We recognise the importance of the implementation of the Globally Harmonized
System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and will continue and intensify
our work with the UN GHS Sub-Committee to encourage its broader adoption and promote
its implementation including in developing countries.

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39. We aim to strengthen cross-sectoral and international cooperation on chemicals
and waste management at all levels, to achieve joint benefits. In particular, we support
capacity building in developing countries and countries with economies in transition by
providing expertise and improved assistance for gaining access to all available resources forsound management of chemicals and waste. Furthermore, we welcome the increased volume
of funding in the 8th replenishment of the Global Environment Facility to support theimplementation of the Stockholm and Minamata Conventions and the sound managementof chemicals throughout their life cycle in general.
40. We note the importance of effectively implementing respective obligations under
the Stockholm Convention, especially regarding the elimination of the use of PolychlorinatedBiphenyls (PCB) in equipment by 2025 and the environmentally sound management of PCB
waste by 2028, and, therefore, support decisive action, potentially including envisaged
arrangements by the GEF to accelerate action on PCB elimination.

(5) Implementing Environmental Sustainability through our Supply Chains
41. We commit to supporting a transition to environmentally sustainable supply
chains which are net-zero aligned and climate resilient, reduce pollution, decouple
agricultural production from forest loss and land degradation, use resources sustainably,
reduce product environmental impact, foster circular economy, and are nature-positive.
42. We recognise that the protection of human rights, the environment and climate
are inextricably linked. We encourage companies to contribute, through their supply chains,to the achievement of environmental, social and economic sustainability goals worldwide.
National and international environmental and social safeguards and labour standards such as
the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) andSocial Policy, the OECD Guidelines for MNEs and other international legal instruments
continue to provide the framework for promoting sustainability of corporate action in theiroperations and supply chains. While taking into account the need to avoid disproportionate
burdens and costs for SMEs, we will strengthen our efforts to implement and promote a mix
of effective binding and non-binding policy measures that incentivise sustainability in supply
chains and take due account of the environmental impacts of supply chains, including, as
appropriate, effective domestic due diligence regulation, the enhancement of transparency
and reporting throughout supply chains, and a strengthening of sustainable and green public
procurement.
43. We recognise the need for legal clarity for businesses across jurisdictions, theconsideration of the needs of producer countries, and the risk of supply chains shifting to
avoid regulation necessitate solutions for coherent and comprehensive action.
Internationally accepted risk-based due diligence standards, as developed under the UN

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Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises, should be used as a basis of and to streamline our due diligence endeavours.
44. We welcome the ongoing discussions in the OECD Working Party for Responsible
Business Conduct and the stocktaking report on the OECD Guidelines for MNEs, whichnotably highlights the important role the Guidelines can play in providing unified guidanceon the scope of environmental impacts and risk that business should address. We support areview of the OECD Guidelines that takes into account the findings of the stocktaking report,
particularly with respect to the environmental chapter. Responsible business conduct
guidance should clarify expectations regarding the current global crises, including the triple
crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, and reflect the need to transition tosustainable production and consumption patterns and implement the SDGs by 2030.
45. We underline the importance of international exchange of information to share
best practices and identify solutions in all types of supply chains of relevant enterprises. We
commit to supporting businesses, particularly SMEs, e.g. through help desks, sectoral
dialogues, and recommendations, including for sustainable land use. We underline theimportance of cooperation and support between and among the G7 governments, the private
sector, consumer and producer countries, international organisations, academia, and civilsociety, including youth. We welcome discussions by G7 Labour Ministers, Agriculture
Ministers and Trade Ministers on ways to facilitate sustainable supply chains.
46. Agricultural expansion is the driver of around 90% of global deforestation and has
a major impact on land degradation. Many agricultural commodities are tradedinternationally. We will therefore accelerate the transition to sustainable supply chains that
decouple trade and agricultural production from deforestation and forest degradation, tomeet our joint commitment to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 in
the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use. We acknowledge the need to work
towards a shared understanding of the underlying challenges of addressing deforestation andto develop complementary approaches to overcome them, thereby reducing costs throughcoordinated action. The basis could be to look to existing authoritative standards andguidelines on responsible business conduct from OECD and others in order to drive
coherence. As consumer countries, we are determined to take responsibility including
through demand-side measures, strengthening governance and transparency, and throughcapacity building for industries and producer countries to increase sustainability in their
supply chains. We will, if appropriate, develop regulatory frameworks or policies, which may
include the introduction of due diligence requirements for commodities associated with therisk of deforestation and forest degradation, and review our progress by the end of 2023. We
take note of the work done by the German Presidency and welcome the Presidency’s initiative
to commission the OECD to provide further analysis and guidance. In addition, to explore
opportunities to increase the coherence of approaches, we will work with partners, foremost

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producer countries and other consumer countries, Indigenous Peoples, the private sector,
non-governmental organisations, academia, relevant international organisations and local
communities. In this context, we will continue our participation in and support of relevant
initiatives, inter alia the Forest Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, and wewill promote sustainable forest management and sustainably produced wood and wood
products, including through work by the International Tropical Timber Organisation.

III. Climate and Energy Transition
47. Accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement: We reaffirm ourunwavering commitment to strengthening the implementation of the Paris Agreement. To
this end, we commit to urgent, ambitious and inclusive action in this decade to reduce
emissions to keep a limit of 1.5 °C temperature rise within reach, enhance resilience andadaptive capacity to the impacts of climate change and to align financial flows with the goalsof the Paris Agreement. We remain steadfast in our commitments to provide finance to thosemost vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. We will fully play our part in urgently
implementing the Glasgow Climate Pact, and further commitments made at COP26,
including sectoral initiatives. Following these objectives, we will work towards a successful
COP27 and beyond.
48. Urgent action to close the gap for 1.5 °C: The contribution of IPCC Working
Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report has found that there has been a consistent
expansion of policies and laws addressing mitigation, and this has led to the avoidance ofemissions that would otherwise have occurred. However, we note with serious concern theexisting gap between limiting global warming to 1.5 °C and current targets leading to anincrease in emissions by 13.6 percent compared to 2010 levels in 2030, as shown in the March2022 UNFCCC Global Stocktake synthesis report on nationally determined contributions(NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. We also recognise the implementation gap between NDC
targets and the expected outcome of existing policies. In light of the latest findings of the
IPCC, we highlight the increased urgency to act for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, so as
to have peaked global greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2025 and to reduce themby around 43 percent by 2030 and 84 percent by 2050 relative to the 2019 level. As part ofthis decline in emissions, global carbon dioxide emissions need to be reduced by around 48
percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2040 relative to the 2019 level, with global net zero carbon
dioxide emissions to be reached in the early 2050s. It is imperative to close the gaps andurgently take action ensuring climate commitments such as NDCs and long-term strategies(LTSs) are based on the latest available science including the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.
49. 1.5 °C mid-term and long-term mitigation ambition and implementation: We
highlight that all G7 members committed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by
2050 at the latest and submitted ambitious updated NDCs before COP26. We welcome that

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many other countries committed to net zero targets and updated their NDCs as well. We
recall and support the Glasgow Climate Pact’s resolve to pursue efforts to limit thetemperature increase to 1.5 °C and request to Parties to revisit and strengthen the 2030
targets in their NDCs as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by theend of 2022. We urge all countries – especially major emitters – whose 2030 NDC targets are
not yet aligned with a 1.5 °C pathway to increase the ambition of these 2030 targets wellbefore COP27. We urge all countries to move towards economy-wide emission reduction
targets. We reiterate our commitment to effectively implement domestic mitigation
measures aimed at achieving our NDC targets and we commit to increase our ambition,
including for example, by adopting or strengthening sectoral targets, by developing non-CO2
sub-targets, or by adopting stringent implementation measures. We stress the importance of
the annual update of the UNFCCC NDC synthesis report and its inclusion of sectoral
measures noting the deadline of 23 September 2022 for NDC submissions to be reflected inthis report. Those of us who have not done so, commit to submitting LTSs that set out
concrete pathways to net zero greenhouse gas emissions before or by 2050 and to do this assoon as possible, making utmost efforts to do so in time for inclusion in the UNFCCC LTS
Synthesis Report ahead of COP27. We call on all countries that have not yet submitted suchstrategies towards just transitions to net zero emissions by or around mid-century to do soprior to COP27. We commit to enhance our support for developing countries in updating andimplementing their NDCs and LTSs including through our contribution to multilateral funds
or bilateral support. We welcome the facilitative work of the NDC Partnership and other suchinitiatives. We commit to support the first annual high level ministerial roundtable on pre2030 ambition at COP27, and an ambitious work programme under the Paris Agreement tourgently scale up mitigation ambition and implementation in this decade in a manner thatcomplements the global stocktake as Parties decided in the Glasgow Climate Pact.
50. Adaptation: We recognise with deep concern that continued global warming
leads to increased risks and impacts in all regions globally, including in our countries,
profoundly affecting human life and disproportionately impacting women and marginalised
groups, as well as livelihoods and ecosystems, as identified in the Working Group II
contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. We emphasise the finding that inadequate
progress towards the SDGs by 2030 reduces climate resilient development prospects. At thesame time, accelerated climate action is a prerequisite of achieving the SDGs. We recognisethat climate resilient development is already challenging at current warming levels and will
become even more so if global warming exceeds 1.5 °C and may not be possible in someregions if global warming exceeds 2 °C. Against these findings, we highlight that all countries,
including the G7, must enhance adaptation efforts while urgently reducing emissions as the
only way to keep the need for adaptation within manageable bounds. In particular, we
recognise the need to enhance action and support for adaptation in vulnerable countries. We
underline the central role of effectively implemented national adaptation strategies and plans
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strategies, plans and respective communications as well as in monitoring and assessing the
progress of adaptation actions. We recently submitted our adaptation communications to theParis Agreement detailing our respective measures, as the G7 committed to last year. We will
mainstream adaptation across sectors and governance levels including local planning andpromote awareness of the role of the private sector in increasing resilience of infrastructure
and companies including building climate-resilient supply chains. We will scale up Naturebased Solutions to improve resilience to climate change, and substantially increase ourefforts for sustainable water management around the world. Demonstrating progress
towards the global goal on adaptation is key and thus, we support the objectives of the twoyear Glasgow-Sharm el-Sheikh work programme and are committed to leverage this process
into tangible results for enhanced adaptive capacities, strengthened resilience and reduced
vulnerability to protect people, livelihoods and ecosystems. Both this programme andreporting of adaptation action will inform the Global Stocktake.
51. Loss and damage: Despite ongoing efforts in climate change mitigation andadaptation, risks from climate change impacts remain in all countries for all plausible
scenarios and are already resulting in economic and non-economic losses and damages. We
stress that comprehensive risk management approaches are key to building long-term
resilience of countries, vulnerable populations and communities to loss and damage. We
recognise that action and support for vulnerable countries, populations and vulnerable
groups need to be further scaled up and emphasise the role of private and public sources,
including from G7 members, in providing enhanced support regarding averting, minimisingand addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse impacts of climate change. We
strongly support the operationalisation of the Santiago Network for averting, minimising andaddressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change to catalysedemand-driven technical assistance of relevant organisations, bodies, networks and experts
for the implementation of relevant approaches in particularly vulnerable developing
countries. In addition, we fully support and will constructively engage in the Glasgow
Dialogue among Parties, relevant organisations and stakeholders to discuss the arrangements
for the funding of activities for averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage
associated with the adverse effects of climate change. We welcome the work by
Development Ministers towards a global shield against climate risks for poor and vulnerable
people and countries by strengthening the climate and disaster risk financing and insurance(CDRFI) architecture, building on the InsuResilience Global Partnership.
52. Mobilising and aligning finance for a climate-neutral and resilient world: We
are collectively committed to delivering on the US$100 billion joint mobilisation goal as soon
as possible and through to 2025, in the context of meaningful mitigation actions andtransparency on implementation. We reiterate the deep regret expressed by Parties in
Glasgow that this goal has not yet been fully delivered. We reaffirm our commitment toworking with other developed country parties to urgently implement the Climate Finance
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Glasgow, to reinforce our confidence that it will be met in 2023. We will, together with otherdeveloped country parties, work on a progress report ahead of COP27 focused on theimplementation of the ten guiding principles for collective action, as identified in last year’s
Delivery Plan. Further, we highlight the Paris Agreement’s recognition that mobilising financerequires a global effort and call on all countries to scale up their efforts to mobilise financefrom all sources to support climate action. We recognise the urgent need to align financial
flows with the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement as required in Article 2.1.c. Making
finance flows consistent with low-emissions and climate-resilient development is anobjective of all Parties and we call on all countries to enhance the understanding of ways toimplement and progress towards this goal. All relevant economic and financial decisionmaking processes need to fully take into account climate and sustainability aspects andpromote the implementation of ambitious nationally determined contributions and the
SDGs. For shifting from billions to trillions, we underline the urgent need to scale up efforts
to mobilise the private sector for accelerated action in mitigation and adaptation to achieve
net zero emissions by 2050 and climate-resilient development, recognising the critical rolethat strong enabling environments, innovative finance vehicles, public and private financeinstitutions, blended finance, policies and risk pools play in this regard. We note with concern
the scale of private finance currently still supporting non-Paris aligned activities especially inthe fossil fuel sector. We welcome private sector initiatives and voluntary commitments
including through their active participation in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.
Additionally, we underline the urgent need for the public sector to further enhance theenabling environments in all countries by adopting appropriate regulatory frameworks,
policies and fiscal and economic levers in order to create more sustainable investment
opportunities for private investors contributing to the implementation of NDCs. We also
welcome the establishment of the UN Secretary General’s High-level Expert Group toenhance the credibility of net zero commitments by non-state actors. We are committed toengaging in constructive and collaborative exchanges in an open, inclusive and transparent
manner, ensuring participatory representativeness, with the aim of setting a new collective
quantified climate finance goal by 2024 that is fit for purpose for reaching the long-termgoals of the Paris Agreement and reflects the need to align all global finance flows with theseobjectives.
53. Adaptation finance and access to climate finance: We are working alongsideothers towards implementation of the Glasgow Climate Pact’s call to collectively at least
double the provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing countries from 2019
levels by 2025, in the context of achieving a balance between mitigation and adaptation
finance in the provision of scaled-up financial resources. We strongly call on all relevant
finance institutions, such as MDBs, DFI and multilateral funds to further strengthen theirefforts, including by setting ambitious adaptation finance targets and by supporting thescaled-up participation of the private sector. We will work together through the agreed
progress report to the Delivery Plan to provide more information on these adaptation finance

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efforts. We highlight the importance of improving access to climate finance, with a specificfocus on poor and most vulnerable countries, particularly LDCs and SIDS. In this regard, wewelcome the leadership of climate finance providers and recipients in applying the Taskforce
on Access to Climate Finance’s Principles and Recommendations and pioneer country trials
launched at COP 26 and are looking forward to the lessons learned from the implementationof its pilot phase in 2022. We urge all climate finance providers and recipients to apply theTaskforce’s Principles and Recommendations and encourage the Taskforce to continue toadvance its work, in particular with regard to the role of the private sector.
54. MDBs Paris Alignment: We recognise the crucial role of integrating climatechange considerations consistently into all relevant economic and financial decision-making
processes. We urge Development Finance Institutions, including MDBs, to present concreteplans for aligning their direct and indirect operations with the goals of the Paris Agreement
as soon as possible, at the latest by COP27, and to leverage their balance sheets and enhancetheir private sector engagement to support the enhancement of NDCs and LTSs, support
economic development in alignment with a 1.5 °C pathway and climate resilience, and toincrease the use of risk mitigation tools such as guarantees. In this regard, we call on all
multilateral development banks to finalise and make publicly available robust methodologies
for Paris alignment before COP27 for all its activities, in particular for indirect and policybased lending, and to set out how they collectively plan to report on the alignment of theirportfolios by COP27. We further call on MDBs to set out plans by 2022 to mobilise private
finance, in line with their mandates, and strategically de-risk investments in view of cosharing risks with the private sector, including through country-led processes and platforms.
MDBs also have a critical role in supporting developing economies in their pathways towards
low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. We as G7 Members
commit to use our roles as shareholders of the relevant institutions to facilitate these actions.
We acknowledge the need to make climate finance gender-responsive and enhance its
effectiveness, especially to unleash the potential of women empowered to contribute toclimate and sustainability action.
55. Role of international cooperation: We commit to further deepen and strengtheninternational cooperation to keep 1.5 °C within reach, highlighting that we can only reach ourshared climate and energy goals by joining our efforts, benefiting from faster diffusion andcost reduction of green technologies, an accelerated SDG implementation and strengthened
natural ecosystems. In this context, we also recognise the need to enhance the mobilisationof financial and technical support to developing countries to facilitate the necessary just andequitable economic and societal transitions in the context of their sustainable development
priorities and prospects. Being mindful of limited government resources and a multitude ofinternational cooperation formats, we highlight the necessity to review and, where possible,
streamline existing cooperation formats to strengthen their effectiveness and efficiency. Wellestablished international energy organisations and multilateral platforms like the Clean
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International Energy Agency, and the International Renewable Energy Agency can play animportant role in this process. We commend the work of the OECD ‘International
Programme for Action on Climate’ in its support of countries to make progress towards net
zero emissions and more resilient economies by 2050.
56. Supporting the Breakthrough Agenda: We welcome the launch of the
Breakthrough Agenda at COP26 which aims to make clean technologies and sustainable
solutions the most affordable, accessible and attractive option in each emitting sector
globally before 2030. We reaffirm our respective endorsements of the Glasgow
Breakthroughs as its first set of global leader-led common targets on power, road transport,
steel and hydrogen, and call for more countries to join in, and support the development ofadditional breakthroughs as appropriate. We are ready to partner with other countries toensure delivery on the Glasgow Breakthroughs through existing processes such as Mission
Innovation and the Clean Energy Ministerial, informed by an annual report.
57. Open, cooperative international Climate Club: Open, cooperative international
Climate Club: We recall the G7 Leaders’ decision in February 2022 to explore establishing an
open, cooperative international Climate Club, consistent with international rules, and withparticipation beyond the G7. We appreciate the value of initiatives aimed at strengthening
international climate responses, including with respect to keeping the 1.5 °C limit withinreach and otherwise strengthening implementation of the Paris Agreement. We had a first
discussion on the Climate Club proposal and look forward to intensifying our discussions andexpanding consultations, including with G20 partners and other developing and emerging
countries. In our discussions, we focused on a Climate Club’s potential contribution topromoting ambitious climate action, including by serving as a forum for discussion andcoordination; on its relationship to the Paris Agreement; on participation; and on a Club’s
potential role in inter alia accelerating decarbonisation, sharing best practices regarding thecomparability among and efficacy of various mitigation efforts and outcomes, and addressing
risks of carbon leakage, while complementing our internal policy approaches. We note thediscussions other G7 Ministers had on the Climate Club proposal and welcome theircontribution. We consider that a Climate Club could drive forward industrial green
transformation, taking into account the G7 Industrial Decarbonisation Agenda and the G7
Hydrogen Action Pact (G7-HAP).
58. Just energy transition partnerships: We will not only accelerate our own energy
transitions and decarbonisation efforts, but act as an incubator for global efforts. Therefore,in line with the concept of just transition, we will collaborate with partners to advanceambitious Just Energy Transition Partnerships with developing countries and emerging
economies that seek to significantly raise their climate ambition and accelerate theirtransition to a net zero pathway, in a manner that is consistent with keeping a limit of 1.5 °C
temperature rise within reach. The Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa
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coordination with countries committed to advance ambitious reforms can work to mobilise
finance to deliver emission reductions. Inspired by this experience, together with future
partners, and a more ambitious approach from MDBs and private finance, we aim to support
several developing countries and emerging economies that demonstrate a high level ofambition in developing and implementing a country-led, accelerated, sustainable and sociallyjust energy transition that contributes to net zero emissions, strengthened NDCs, andsustainable societies and economies that are aligned with the Paris Agreement and support
the 2030 Agenda, considering each country’s specific situation. These partnerships willcomplement, strengthen and support our ongoing international climate cooperation efforts
and build on well-established international initiatives such as the NDC Partnership and othersuch initiatives. The partnerships will act as a catalyst to encourage and facilitate relevant
regulatory reforms, mobilise finance and achieve tangible mitigation outcomes at scale. They
will promote the alignment of finance with the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement while
ensuring the conditions for affected workers and communities to thrive in a net zero carbon
economy.
59. Carbon markets and carbon pricing: We recognise the crucial potential of carbon
markets and carbon pricing for incentivising investments in technologies, infrastructure andNature-based Solutions that promote a transformation to net zero, accelerate cost-efficientemission reductions, and enhance the alignment of financial flows with the long-term goalsof the Paris Agreement. In this context, we highlight that the revenues generated throughcarbon markets and carbon pricing can enable countries to finance further climate action,and to support vulnerable and low-income households in the transformation to net zero. We
will work together, and with partners beyond the G7, to expand the ambitious use of carbon
markets and carbon pricing around the world. Acknowledging the critical role ofgovernments in leading by example as well as catalysing economy-wide changes through ouractions, we will explore and promote the adoption of other carbon pricing and carbon
market-based measures, including carbon shadow pricing, for accelerating the reduction ofemissions related to public procurement and investments. We recognise that the risk ofcarbon leakage may increase with more divergent climate policy ambition among otherfactors.
60. Reducing emission intensities: We emphasise that in order to achieve net zeroglobally, it is essential to produce and introduce products with a minimal or negative carbon
footprint and reduce emission intensity as fast as possible taking into consideration
trajectories in the transition to net zero. In the context of industrial production, taking into
account that reductions in emission intensity are an outcome of various reduction efforts by
various actors, such as national governments, regions, local governments, and companies,
according to each country’s energy situation and industrial structure, we recognise thatemission intensity along with other key metrics including sustainability, security, and good
governance, transparency and accountability can contribute to coordinating policies for thedevelopment and diffusion of low-carbon emission intensity products in the near-term. We

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recognise that emission intensity is an important factor for the implementation of
instruments to address the risk of carbon leakage. We therefore recognise the need tocollaborate on the development of measurement standards for evaluating the emissions
intensity of production as well as other social and governance metrics starting with what areunderstood to be essential elements of production.
61. Implementation of Article 6: We welcome the CMA.3 decision on guidance /rules for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement which provides a robust framework for Parties toavoid double-counting, ensures environmental integrity, and promotes sustainable
development where Parties engage in international carbon markets to implement andachieve their NDCs. While the focus needs to remain on domestically reducing emissions andincreasing removals, we recognise the potential of Article 6 for facilitating further ambition
to close the gap towards limiting global warming to 1.5 °C and fostering private sector
involvement in and mobilisation of finance and resources for climate action. We stress theimportance of strengthening support for capacity-building to developing countries withrespect to the robust implementation of Article 6 and the International Civil Aviation
Organization’s global market-based measure, CORSIA. We will review the objectives of the
Carbon Market Platform and enhance outreach to partner countries in light of the new
guidance and rules for Article 6. We reaffirm the fundamental importance of environmental
integrity and sustainable development in the design of high integrity carbon market
mechanisms, including those used by the private sector for voluntary purposes which should
be based on robust rules and accounting that ensure avoidance of all forms of doublecounting. We encourage the private sector to set out and undertake aggressive mitigation
strategies that target net zero emissions by 2050, prioritising reductions in greenhouse gases
across their full value chain.
62. Collaborative climate and energy action: We encourage ambitious, Paris-aligned
action and collaboration and coordination across all levels and sectors of government,
involving all cities, regions, communities, stakeholders, citizens and business sectors,
acknowledging that the necessary transformation to net zero and climate resilience will be
driven and implemented to a large extent at local level, including through initiatives
developed by local governments, city networks such as the Global Covenant of Mayors, ICLEIand C40, as well as civil society and private sector-led initiatives. In this context, we recognise
the need to include and engage subnational and non-state actors in the development, update
and implementation of NDCs and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and to support them intheir efforts to educate, raise awareness, enhance public participation and implement
localised climate action, including through technical assistance, capacity-building, andfinance. This includes empowering and supporting the role of those most affected by climatechange as agents of change, particularly women, girls, youth, and indigenous peoples. We
recognise that women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership at all levelsof decision-making are critical for making climate change action more effective. We

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underline the importance of the enhanced Marrakesh Partnership and its work programme
2021-2025 for a catalysed implementation across sectors.
63. Gender equality and diversity in the energy sector: We look forward to theforthcoming joint G7 Gender Equality and Diversity in the Energy Sector Report on activities
and progress made so far and stress the need for enhanced action to achieve equality anddignity for all. We reaffirm our commitment to the Equal by 30 campaign launched in 2018
and the set of strengthened commitments adopted in 2021 to work towards equal pay,leadership and opportunities for women and to advance gender equality and diversity in theclean energy sector by 2030. (1) We will lead by example to strive for gender balance inleadership positions across national public energy institutions. (2) To further leverage thepotential of women’s participation in the clean energy industry, we intend to amplify bestpractices from the G7 Gender Equality and Diversity in the Energy Sector Report and identify
potential further areas of action by the end of the year on how to address social, cultural andeducational barriers to entry and retention in the sustainable energy workforce, monitor our
progress annually, and aim to collect better gender-disaggregated data. (3) We will makeefforts within our governments, which may include designating a national gender and energy
transition focal point, to work to coordinate and facilitate implementation and integration
with economy-wide gender strategies. (4) Finally, we invite the G7 Gender Equality Advisory
Council, the Clean Energy Ministerial, IEA and IRENA to work with us on reporting on our
progress annually and to develop recommendations for further action.
64. HFCs, Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment and related initiatives: We
reaffirm the importance of consistent and universal implementation of the Montreal Protocol
for both the protection of the ozone layer and the climate and call upon all countries who
have not already done so to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. We willcontinue to implement the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption
reflected in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol while supporting the directtransition to efficient, climate- and environmentally friendly alternatives. Apart from theMontreal Protocol, we also highlight the importance of reducing emissions ofhydrofluorocarbons (HFC) throughout the life cycle and welcome international efforts andknowledge sharing initiatives in this regard, including approaches for sustainable waste
management of appliances containing ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and HFC.
65. Methane: We highlight that in order to keep 1.5 °C within reach and to reduce
the likelihood of overshoot, significant methane emission reductions must be achieved
globally by 2030. In this context and in the light of the latest findings of the IPCC, wehighlight the need to reduce global methane emissions by 34 percent by 2030 and by 44
percent by 2040 relative to the 2019 level to limit global warming to 1.5 °C by 2100 with noor limited overshoot. We therefore reaffirm our commitment made at COP26 to implement
the Global Methane Pledge, whose endorsers are committed to collectively reduce global
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to accelerate its implementation, those of us who have not already done so endeavour toimplement domestic methane emission reductions by developing national climate plans andstrategies and implementing accompanying measures, and we encourage those who do not
yet have such plans to develop them. We stand ready to support the Climate and Clean Air
Coalition as a core implementing partner of the Pledge. While the generation of waste is notencouraged, we recognise the opportunities to mitigate methane emissions from the waste
sector, primarily by diversion of organic waste from landfills through best management
practice and processes aiming at material and energy recovery and as appropriate by soundmanagement of landfill sites as well as by using waste-to-fuel technologies to produce
renewable methane from organic waste, agricultural residues and biomass that does notdepend on arable land or cannot be utilised in a better way. The waste sector can contributeto a reduction in atmospheric methane emissions if the infrastructure in place to transport
the renewable methane does not allow for intentional or unintentional venting of methane.
We also recognise the opportunities to mitigate methane emissions from the energy sector
by capturing and using methane from the oil and gas sector that would otherwise have been
vented, wasted, flared or lost in transport, and by using best practices to minimise methanefrom coal mining. We further recognise that more efforts are needed to reduce agricultural
methane emissions. We recognise the need to continuously improve emissions
measurement, reporting and verification to inform national emissions inventories and thework of the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), launched during G20 2021
by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with the support from the European Union, incollecting, reconciling and verifying anthropogenic methane emissions data at a global leveland encourage continued cooperation with relevant stakeholders such as the International
Energy Agency. In addition to our national efforts, we highlight the importance of reducing
the methane emissions associated with energy production and consumption. We therefore
will consider providing increased support to methane reduction and elimination projects indeveloping and emerging economies. In particular, we are committed to working with otheroil and gas producing countries to accelerate flaring and methane abatement projects andstrengthen policies to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas sector.
66. Impact of Russian war of aggression on current energy market situation andenergy supply security: Russia’s unjustifiable, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression
against Ukraine is causing strong reverberations in international energy markets and has led
to further significant price increases on oil, gas, coal, minerals and, indirectly, electricity,
goods and services and food across the G7 and beyond. We note with grave concern theburden this creates for households, in particular for low-income households, as well as
businesses and industry, in G7 countries and beyond. We also acknowledge that elevatedprices will be felt acutely both in mature economies as well as in developing countries thatare net energy importers with already drained financial resources. We will monitor
developments closely in order to take further concerted and stringent measures if necessary,
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measures in order to stop the increase in the energy prices driven by extraordinary market
conditions, without compromising key climate policy mechanisms to drive the energy
transition. Recent events have also given rise to significant risks to the energy supply securityof G7 countries and beyond. We call on oil and gas producing countries to act in a responsible
manner and to respond to tightening international markets, noting that OPEC has a key roleto play. We will work with them and all partners to ensure stable and sustainable global
energy supplies. We will act in solidarity and close coordination in the event of potential
supply disruptions and will do what is needed to mitigate the impact on our economies andcitizens, especially in order to protect vulnerable groups. We commit to continue working
together to ensure diversification of energy and related critical minerals sources, supplies,
routes, and means of transport to build system resilience and promote competitive, reliable,
affordable energy markets based on transparent rules. On 8th May 2022, G7 Leaders
committed to phase out our dependency on Russian energy, including by phasing out orbanning the import of Russian oil. Some G7 members have stepped up their efforts toenhance energy self-sufficiency. Decreasing dependence on natural gas from Russia in theEuropean Union is of special urgency. We welcome the timely 10-Point Plans put forward by
the International Energy Agency. We acknowledge that the European Commission has
published its REPower EU Plan to phase out dependency on Russian fossil fuels as soon as
possible. We stress the important role increased deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) canplay in order to mitigate potential supply disruptions of pipeline gas, especially to European
markets. We acknowledge that investment in this sector is necessary in response to thecurrent crisis, in a manner consistent with our climate objectives and without creating lockin effects. The current crisis highlights the real, urgent need and the opportunity for Europe
to reduce its dependency on Russia by diversifying supply, accelerating the roll out of clean,safe and sustainable energy technologies, and critically enhancing energy efficiency, withsignificant progress possible by the end of the year.
67. Increasing energy security through an accelerated energy transition: The
current crisis underlines the critical need to ensure a strong contribution of innovative, clean,safe, reliable and sustainable energy technologies in enhancing energy efficiency and the
security and stability of energy supply. We are thus further strengthened in our resolve toaccelerate the clean energy transition towards a net zero emissions future by 2050, while also
keeping energy security and affordability at the core of our action, including through the rapid
expansion of low-carbon and renewable energies and an increase in energy efficiency. Weemphasise that an accelerated clean energy transition is key to improving security, stability
and affordability of energy supply by reducing the supply security and climate risks associatedwith dependence on fossil fuel energy sources and making energy more widely accessible,
enhancing industrial competitiveness and protecting energy consumers. We note that thedevelopment and deployment of clean, safe and sustainable energy technologies, inparticular energy efficiency improvements and the expansion of low-carbon and renewableenergies, supports economic growth and job creation including as many as 2.6 million jobs in

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the G7 over the next decade according to the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the
Global Energy Sector report. We also appreciate that an accelerated energy transition serves
as a catalyst for the implementation of SDG 7 and for the 2030 Agenda as a whole. The energy
transition will continue to be materially intensive, and we need to ensure secure, responsible
and sustainable supply chains for the critical minerals needed to power the net zeroeconomies. We also reaffirm the importance of open, flexible, transparent, competitive andsustainable energy markets. This includes ensuring secure, sustainable and resilient markets
for critical minerals and critical clean technology components to achieve stable, secure andaffordable clean energy supply without harm to the environment.
68. Energy efficiency: We highlight the role of energy efficiency as the “first fuel” inthe energy transition. We underscore that conserving and making efficient use of energy andresources are key across all sectors and can strengthen energy and resource security, lower
greenhouse gas emissions, boost economic competitiveness, create jobs, help prevent
biodiversity loss and environmental pollution, reduce energy poverty and mitigate themacroeconomic and social impact of high energy prices. To this end, we will improve ourregulatory frameworks and leverage public and private finance to promote bothtechnological and non-technological solutions to foster energy efficiency improvements in
our economies. This should include measures such as behaviour change and publicguarantees to de-risk private investments. We will increase our efforts towards meeting the
Sustainable Development Goal 7.3 on energy efficiency and strengthen our international
cooperation including through the IEA Energy Efficiency Hub and the Super-efficientEquipment Appliance Deployment Initiative for those that have already joined these
initiatives. We recognise efforts to implement stronger demand side measures that will
benefit consumers while reducing emissions.
69. Renewable energy: Emphasising the major importance of an enhanced and rapid
growth in the deployment of renewable energy in our economies and globally for keeping 1.5°C temperature rise within reach, we will drastically increase electricity generated byrenewable energies, as well as the use of renewables in heating, cooling and transportation.
We acknowledge that a greenhouse gas neutral energy supply with strong reliance on
renewable energy is economically sensible, technically feasible, reliable and safe. In
deploying renewables, we will fully harness their positive potential for improved energy
security and access as well as economic growth. We also recognise the importance of R&D
activities to support the growth of the most innovative renewable technologies that willcontribute to a net zero future. We recognise work by international energy organisations to
support efforts to accelerate and expand the use of renewable energy technologies. To
achieve our goals, we will remove barriers and obstacles that currently hinder or slow down
the expansion of renewable energies, for example in the context of planning and permitting
procedures, market design, grid operation, fiscal incentives, and investments in infrastructureneeded for the integration of high shares of variable renewables. We recognise that in orderto get on a pathway to net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest we will need to provide public

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financing for renewables as a means of leveraging the required levels of private investment.
In this regard, we acknowledge the IEA net zero scenario which suggests that G7 economies
invest at least US$1.3 trillion in renewable energy including tripling investments in clean
power and electricity networks between 2021 and 2030. In addition, we will continue to shareknowledge and best practices gathered across the G7 on the grid integration of renewables
and fostering the creation of enabling regulatory frameworks within developing andemerging economies.
70. Power-to-X, low-carbon and renewable hydrogen and its derivatives such as
ammonia, G7 Hydrogen Action Pact (G7-HAP): We emphasise the central role of low-carbon
and renewable hydrogen and its derivatives such as ammonia for achieving net zero emissions
and an energy-secure future. Ramping-up global markets and supply chains for low-carbon
and renewable hydrogen and its derivatives is a key enabling step towards a fulldecarbonisation of our economies. This need has become even more prevalent given thecurrent geopolitical turmoil and disruptions, which led to record-high energy prices and asevere risk for our energy security. In line with the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda, wetherefore aim at accelerating and strengthening our joint action in the field of low-carbon
and renewable hydrogen and its derivatives, as well as at streamlining the implementation ofexisting multilateral activities. To this end, in cooperation with and avoiding duplication withother initiatives such as relevant initiatives under the Clean Energy Ministerial, Mission
Innovation, the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy,
IRENA, the IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes, and the Hydrogen Energy
Ministerial, we launch the G7 Hydrogen Action Pact (G7-HAP). We commit to take thefollowing actions, which will contribute to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement as wellas to providing new opportunities for the sustainable development of economies andsocieties in G7 countries and beyond: (i) We will accelerate the development of low-carbon
and renewable hydrogen, and other Power-to-X value chains, domestically and at global
scale, notably in hard-to-abate sectors. (ii) We will speed-up the shaping of regulatory
frameworks and common standards which facilitate the production, trade, transport and useof low-carbon and renewable hydrogen and derived products. (iii) We confirm our strong
financial commitments for the market ramp-up of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen andits derivatives, thereby signalling an irreversible shift towards a world economy based on lowcarbon and renewable energy sources. (iv) We will identify and close existing gaps for the
ramp-up of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen value chains, reaching also beyond G7
countries. (v) We will exchange best practices on low-carbon and renewable hydrogenproduction based on sustainability criteria and facilitate dialogue on the geopolitical
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and renewable hydrogen and its derivatives in the decarbonisation of natural gas
infrastructure and for zero-emission thermal power generation.
71. Decarbonisation of power systems: We note the IPCC AR 6 Working Group III
Report and its findings on the need, to substantially reduce overall fossil fuel use, switch toalternative energy carriers and increase energy efficiency and conservation. We further notethat the report also highlights that the continued installation of unabated fossil fuelinfrastructure will lock-in GHG-emissions. We welcome the Glasgow Climate Pact and its
call to accelerate efforts towards the phasedown of unabated coal power. We highlight that,
wherever feasible, electrification of energy demand sectors is key to decarbonising our energy
systems. Recalling our agreement in the 2021 Climate and Environment communique, we
further commit to a goal of achieving predominantly decarbonised electricity sectors by 2035,
prioritising, consistent with our 2030 NDCs, our power sector transition commitments andour respective net zero commitments, concrete and timely steps towards the goal of aneventual phase-out of domestic unabated coal power generation. To this end, we will rapidly
scale up the necessary technologies and policies for the clean energy transition. In doing so,
we reaffirm the importance of national energy security, affordability and resilience andunderscore the importance of providing support for affected workers, regions andcommunities. We commit to supporting an accelerated global unabated coal phase-out andrecognise that some Members participate in the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which
contributes to the achievement of this objective.
72. Nuclear energy: Those countries that opt to use it, reaffirmed the role of nuclear
energy in their energy mix. Those countries recognise its potential to provide affordable lowcarbon energy and contribute to the security of energy supply as a source of baseload energy
and grid flexibility. They state their assessment that the development and deployment ofadvanced nuclear technologies including Small Modular Reactors within the next decade will
likely contribute to more countries around the world adopting nuclear power as part of theirenergy mix. The G7 underline that the highest standards of nuclear safety and security areimportant to all countries and their respective publics.
73. Fossil fuels subsidies: We stress that fossil fuel subsidies are inconsistent withthe goals of the Paris Agreement. Phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies is a key
component of delivering on Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement. Phasing out inefficient fossil
fuel subsidies frees up scarce public resources, which can be used to support an accelerated
clean energy transition and can help reduce competitive disadvantages for clean energy
technologies. In view of the Russian attack on Ukraine, financial support for companies andcitizens affected by severely rising prices for fossil fuels is now on the political agenda forseveral countries. Nevertheless, we aim for our relief measures to be temporary and targeted
and we reaffirm our commitment to the elimination of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by2025. To accelerate the achievement of our collective goal, we will take action as required toensure full implementation of our commitment. Recognising the need to increase

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transparency, we aim to report on progress towards the achievement of our commitment in
2023 building on ongoing processes including in the G20, SDG target 12.c and in the OECD,and will consider options for developing joint public inventories of fossil fuel subsidies assoon as possible. Building on this work and the COP26 commitment to accelerate efforts
towards the phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, we call on other countries to makeprogress on these efforts ahead of COP27. In this regard, we will also take steps to increasecooperation, discussion, and best practice sharing on eliminating inefficient fossil fuelsubsidies and enhancing transparency at the international level.
74. International fossil fuel finance: We reiterate our commitment to align official
international financing with the goals of the Paris Agreement as reflected in Article 2.1.c, andto achieve deep global emissions reductions in the 2020s, as well as in the 2030s and 2040s.
In this context, we also highlight that we have ended new direct government support for
unabated international thermal coal-fired power generation by the end of 2021, including
through Official Development Assistance, export finance, investment, and financial and tradepromotion support. We remain convinced that the most important contribution towards
energy security is an accelerated and prudently managed clean energy transition and aresteadfastly committed to pursuing this. We stress that global investments in low and zero
emissions energy need to significantly increase to keep the world on track for net zero
emissions and the 1.5 °C limit. We highlight the importance of supporting developing
countries to achieve their climate goals and the energy transition in a timely and wellmanaged fashion. We will continue to promote the flow of public and private capital towards
investment aligned with the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. Recognising that
advancing national security and geostrategic interests is crucial, and further recognising that
accelerating the international clean energy transition and phasing out continued global
investment in the unabated fossil fuel sector is essential to keep a limit of 1.5 °C temperaturerise within reach, we commit to end new direct public support for the international unabatedfossil fuel energy sector by the end of 2022, except in limited circumstances clearly definedby each country that are consistent with a 1.5 °C warming limit and the goals of the Paris
Agreement. We commit to align our official trade, export and development finance policies
towards these objectives, including the possibility of providing additional incentives for clean
energy technologies, and implementing these commitments within this time frame. This will
also guide our approach in public finance institutions and on the boards of MDBs and bilateral
DFIs. We therefore call on other major economies, the MDBs and bilateral DFIs, multilateralfunds, public banks and relevant agencies to also adopt these commitments. We commit toreview our progress against our commitments.
75. Decarbonising our industries: We underline the key importance of decarbonising
key industrial sectors to keep a limit of 1.5 °C temperature rise within reach. The 2020s aredecisive years to shape the regulatory policy framework that guides investments reaching
beyond 2050 and prevent stranded assets in the industry. We therefore commit to support
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emissions are hard to abate, and to strengthening cooperation on transforming our industries
towards climate neutrality. We will therefore further advance the work on the G7 Industrial
Decarbonisation Agenda (IDA) to complement and support the activities of existing key
initiatives and will amplify ambition. We will further work on promoting appropriate pushand pull mechanisms to accelerate the innovation and scaling-up of near-zero technologies
and infrastructure across G7 members and beyond to support a sustainable and justtransition. We recognise that research and innovation play a vital role in driving forwardfurther the decarbonisation of all industrial sectors. We therefore commit to continue
focusing on public clean energy and low-carbon RD&D efforts that support the emergenceof new technologies, underpin the development of necessary codes, standards andregulations while reducing market distortions. Keeping in mind the importance of reducing
emissions immediately and across all sectors, we will also continue and strengthen our work
to reduce emissions from key industrial processes through enhanced energy and resource
efficiency, electrification, process integration, low-carbon and renewable hydrogen,comprehensive industrial heat utilisation and reduced waste in industry, fuel switching andcarbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and carbon recycling. Acknowledging that
achieving net zero industry will require enhanced global efforts, we will explore supporting
low and middle-income countries through financial and technical cooperation, as well as inmultilateral fora. To build demand, we want to accelerate the momentum on market uptake
for near zero industrial production products on a broader scale and will push for theadvancement of the issue on the agenda in other international fora.
76. Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry Sectors in G7 Members: We welcome thereport by the International Energy Agency on “Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry Sectors in
G7 Members”, especially its recommendations regarding the suitable policies and financing
mechanisms on the pathway to near zero industry production and the suggested principles
of common and practicable definitions of near-zero-emission materials production, taking
into consideration circumstances unique to each sector and region. Taking into account the
timeline for technological innovation, we recognise that lead markets for near zero emission
materials should be scaled-up already in this decade to gain dominance after 2030, consistent
with our goal of achieving net zero emissions by or before 2050. While actively stepping up
to near-zero-emission, all countries should provide policy support for the necessarytransition which are in line with pathways towards net zero. From the IEA report we further
note that lead markets for near-zero-emissions primary steel and clinker used in cement canpotentially grow respectively to 100 and 250 million tonnes worldwide by 2030 and we
endeavour to deploy relevant policy measures and stimulate private initiatives to contributeto realise this opportunity.
77. Advancing the G7 Industrial Decarbonisation Agenda: We want to foster andaccelerate the emergence of markets for near zero industrial products. Advancing the G7
Industrial Decarbonisation Agenda and informed by the IEA Report on Net Zero Heavy
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starting point for a common understanding of ambitious general definitions for near-zeroemission steel and cement production, taking into consideration circumstances unique toeach sector and region for near zero industrial production processes (see annex “Conclusions
regarding the Industrial Decarbonisation Agenda”). We will work to align definitions in future
projects for industry decarbonisation. We note that this can serve as a model to develop andagree on definitions for further energy-intensive industry sectors. We also underscore that acomprehensive set of different policies addressing key areas is needed to accelerate industry
decarbonisation, especially in the sectors in which emissions are hard to abate and recognise
the toolbox of potential policy measures, identified in the IDA (see annex “Conclusions
regarding the Industrial Decarbonisation Agenda”). We decide to explore the details of theseelements and actions further within the IDA framework and review its progress adequately.
We highlight sustainable and green procurement as an appropriate mechanism to accelerate
a technology switch in hard to abate sectors, especially steel and cement, taking into accountthe timeline for technological innovation. With its significant market power in each country
and relevance for global emissions, the public sector is crucial for the creation of lead markets
for near-zero-emission materials. We further welcome the agreements reached on the
Glasgow Breakthrough on steel as a promising step to unlocking green steel production. We
will work to advance its goals over time. We further welcome the work to accelerate thedecarbonisation of industry done by international initiatives such as the Clean Energy
Ministerial’s Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI), the First Movers Coalition, theLeadership Group for Industry Transition and the Mission Innovation net zero Industries.
78. Road sector: We acknowledge that the transport sector accounts forapproximately one quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions. We emphasise thatkeeping a limit of 1.5 °C temperature rise within reach is only possible through a swift andsubstantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector by a massive
uptake of electrification technology and deep cuts in emissions in the 2020s, facilitated by an
overall transformation of the sector. We note AR 6 Working Group III Report and its findings
on decarbonising the transport sector, which states that, electric vehicles powered by low
emissions electricity offer the largest decarbonisation potential for land-based transport, on
a life cycle basis. The IPCC report further states, that sustainable biofuels can offer additional
mitigation benefits in land-based transport in the short and medium-term and thatsustainable biofuels, low-emissions hydrogen, and derivatives (including synthetic fuels) can
support mitigation of CO2 emissions from shipping, aviation, and heavy-duty land transport
but require production process improvements and cost reductions. Working towards a zero
emission road sector as a critical component of keeping 1.5 °C within reach, we commit to ahighly decarbonised road sector by 2030 including by, in this decade: significantly increasing
the sale, share and uptake of zero emission light duty vehicles, including zero emission public
transport and public vehicle fleets; accelerating the transition away from new sales of diesel
and petrol cars; substantially reducing emissions from medium and heavy duty vehicles;
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supporting sustainable and safe battery recycling. We recognise the range of pathways that
Members are adopting to approach these goals. We note the commitments made by those
who signed the COP26 declaration on “Accelerating the transition to zero emission cars andvans”. We welcome and support the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition Council and will workwith other global partners to accelerate the deployment of zero emission vehicles forpassengers and freight including exploring ways to support developing countries in making
the transition. We further commit to supporting our industries and citizens with thistransition in an equitable and inclusive way. We commit to ambitious action to promotesustainability and decarbonisation along the life cycle of vehicles.
79. Sustainable transport modes in urban and rural areas: We stress the urgent needto promote sustainable mobility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport
sector to help achieve net zero emissions globally by 2050. We set a goal to significantly
increase the share of our transport budgets spent on sustainable low or zero-carbon
transport modes such as public transport, railways, shared mobility, cycling, walking and on
accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles by funding charging infrastructure. We will
intensify our efforts in enhancing the offer of more sustainable and interlinked transportmodes in urban and rural areas and supporting inter-modal transport with investment in rail
and waterborne infrastructure. We commit to promote a modal shift to encourage ourindustries and citizens to use low or zero emission transport modes. Furthermore, we alsoneed to promote decarbonising the entire life cycle of vehicles. We commit to support thetransition of our industrial bases and to provide ambitious investment to research, and tofurther develop and scale up the technologies needed to support a rapidly growing global
market for sustainable mobility.
80. International aviation: We commit to support an ambitious Paris-compatible
long-term aspirational goal that delivers net zero emissions from international aviation nolater than 2050, and to work together to secure an effective and ambitious outcome of thefirst periodic review of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for international
aviation (CORSIA) at the 41st ICAO Assembly in 2022. Therefore, we commit to support joint
measures to increase fuel efficiency for civil aviation accompanied by strong research anddevelopment to foster the development of low-carbon aircrafts including electric andhydrogen-based solutions and innovative engine technology. In addition, we support
measures to jointly increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels, in order to lower
CO2 emissions of the aviation sector in the short-term. We support the COP26 International
Aviation Climate Ambition Declaration, and those countries who have joined it, the Toulouse
Declaration.
81. International Shipping: We commit to strengthen global efforts to achieve zero
emissions from international shipping by 2050 at the latest. We pledge to work at theInternational Maritime Organisation (IMO) towards such a goal, including the development
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2030 and 2040 to ensure an adequate trajectory. In this regard, we also commit to build aglobal consensus on strengthening the levels of ambition in the initial IMO strategy on
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships in the context of its forthcoming revision,in line with the Paris Agreement temperature goal. We recognise the crucial role of zero andlow emission life cycle technologies and fuels, and the need for action across the entire
shipping value chain, including zero and low emission green ports and investments for the
production of zero and low emission fuels and infrastructure, as well as considering life cycle
zero emission fuel standards to ensure sufficient supply of these fuels to the sector. We
support the COP26 Clydebank Declaration for green shipping corridors and, for those whohave joined it, the Declaration on Zero Emission Shipping by 2050.
82. Net zero buildings: We note the AR 6 Working Group III Report and its findings
on decarbonising buildings and recognise the need for more ambitious and more effective
policies to accelerate renovation rates, improve energy efficiency, leverage renewable energy
and build the technical, institutional and financial capacity to reach net zero greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050. With direct, indirect, and embodied emissions from existing buildings andfrom the construction industry contributing to approximately 40 per cent of global CO2
emissions and rising demand for building materials, especially in emerging countries withgrowing urban middle classes, we note the importance of decarbonising buildings incombatting climate change and the need to enhance buildings’ climate resilience. Where notyet in place, we commit to advance targets, with the earliest possible dates, to reduce energyrelated emissions from public and/or private buildings in line with keeping 1.5 °C limit totemperature rise within reach. We will sustainably increase energy efficiency, including bypromoting the setting of performance standards for existing buildings and design standards
for new buildings, as well as and incentivising renovations, and enhance action to reduce alltypes of greenhouse gas emissions during the entire life cycle of buildings, such as in landuse, design, building materials, construction and dismantling, and by supporting the growthof lead markets and demand for sustainable building materials, exploring also the potentialof buildings to store carbon in sustainably sourced construction materials. We view as
essential the development of circularity based on the durability, reuse and recycling ofbuilding materials and equipment. We commit to increase the availability and disclosure ofdomestic data on the embodied carbon of our buildings with the aim of enabling targeted
policies to, e.g., reduce life cycle emissions and use the carbon storage potential of buildings.
We commit to increase national efforts to decarbonise building heating and cooling systems
by using appropriate policy tools, including regulations and incentives, with the ultimate
objective of transitioning away from fossil fuels. We will therefore take a phased approach towork towards new heating and cooling systems being zero carbon-ready and orinterconnected to an increased share of renewable energy, and also aim to accelerate thetransition away from the installation of new fossil fuel boilers. In addition, we will support
the roll-out of heat-pumps and the rapid phase-in of more climate-friendly refrigerants. To
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we will increase our annual rates for renovations and retrofits, with special emphasis on theworst performing buildings and on public buildings. We will promote reaching zero carbonready/zero emission new buildings, ideally by 2030 or sooner, reflecting also the role ofbuildings in facilitating the deployment of zero emission transport such as via charging
infrastructure and parking provisions. We will support the training of professionals working
in the buildings sector to help achieve our climate objectives. We note the Net Zero Carbon
Buildings Commitment initiated by the World Green Building Council and signed bybusinesses, cities and regional governments. We call in particular on the private sector toincrease its contribution to reducing emissions from buildings globally. We will increase ourefforts to support the transformation of the buildings and construction sector in partnercountries. We recognise the role of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction as a
critical international forum to advance the sector’s transition towards climate neutrality
globally and engage with national governments.
83. Resilient and net-zero-emission cities: We acknowledge the important role ofcities, regions and local governments in implementing a just climate and energy transition
and in making the transition socially acceptable in the context of local needs andenvironmental conditions. We acknowledge cities and urban areas are critical global systems
to combat the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. At the sametime, cities and their residents are vulnerable to climate change impacts, and we acknowledge
the need to reduce vulnerability by increasing adaptive capacity. Smart, sustainable andresilient cities can act as a laboratory for a future with net zero emissions, through thedevelopment of innovative and sustainable energy solutions based on the key role ofrenewable energies, sustainable mobility, demand side management and the active
participation of energy consumers. We note that, with the SDGs as a roadmap, global
urbanisation presents an opportunity, inter alia, for transformational and climate resilient
adaptation and to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions as recognised in the IPCC’s
2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C and the contributions of Working Groups
I, II and III to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report respectively. We note the immediateemission reduction potential of cities and the importance of avoiding locking in carbon in
fast-growing cities. Mayors and other local stakeholders have a key role to play in thistransformation, including through bottom-up initiatives such as strengthening municipal
planning capacities and city networks. In that regard, we stress the urgent need to accelerate
investments in decarbonised and resilient urban planning and infrastructures, including
through Nature-based Solutions to intensify progress on power system decarbonisation,
digitalisation and effective utilisation of demand- and supply-side resources as one strategic
priority, particularly in partner countries. We underline that the urban system transformationneeds to be driven to a large extent at, by and with local levels of government and we willconsider the potential and needs of subnational actors as one strategic priority ininfrastructure investments and initiatives including for a green recovery and a just andG7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué | Page 38

inclusive transition. We will facilitate international city-to-city collaboration towards
decarbonisation.
84. Carbon dioxide removal: We recognise that the IPCC's latest analysis shows that
almost all pathways that limit global warming to 1.5 °C with limited or no overshoot project
the use of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) on the order of 100–1000 GtCO2 over the 21st
century. While bearing in mind the risks and limitations associated with some of thesetechnologies, we commit to working together to investigate the efficacy of particularapplications and as appropriate accelerate the scale-up of CDR technologies, underlining that
CDR cannot replace but must supplement urgent action on decarbonisation and reduction ofgreenhouse gas emissions. While it remains imperative to protect, restore and expand our
natural carbon sinks, including through Nature-based Solutions, we also recognise that
additional negative emissions technologies with robust social and environmental safeguards,
such as Bioenergy with Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (BECCS) and Direct Air Carbon
Dioxide Capture and Storage (DACCS), could also play a role in reaching net zero emissions,and are poised to see significant cost declines over this decade with further innovation anddeployment. Carbon dioxide removal can contribute to lowering net emissions in the nearterm, to offsetting residual emissions in sectors that are difficult to decarbonise completely
in the mid-term, and to achieving net negative emissions in the long-term if deployed at
levels exceeding annual residual emissions. Technical solutions such as CCUS and carbon
recycling though not necessarily negative emissions technologies on their own, can reduce
emissions from large-scale energy and industrial sources that cannot be avoided otherwise,and can be of relevance for some countries in meeting the goal of a net zero economy. To
that end, we commit to provide innovation funding to further lower the costs of thesetechnologies, and recognise such initiatives as the Mission Innovation Carbon Dioxide
Removal Initiative and the First Movers Coalition.

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