1Introduction

International Cooperation, Including Technical Assistance toDeveloping Countries2

Support Activities for United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) International Environmental Technology
Centre (IETC) to Promote Environmentally Sound Technologies

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Support for Local Company Innovation Business5

Promotion of the Water Environment Business6

Support for Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting among
China, Japan and Korea (TEMM) (commissioned by OECC)

Addressing Climate Change Mitigation
Technology Transfer for Developing Countries through the Joint
Crediting Mechanism
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Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects

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Consultancy engagement with the MOEJ to support
the efficient implementation of MRV activities, to promote
understanding and participation in the JCM projects
domestically and internationally in fiscal 202013

Support on Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Project Development

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Support for Japan Fund for Joint Crediting Mechanism (JFJCM)

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Support for Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable
Infrastructure (JPRSI)

Renovation and Demonstration of Decarbonising Technologies throughcollaboration with developing countries
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Financing Programme to Demonstrate Decarbonisation
Technology for Realising Co-Innovation in FY2020

International Training
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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Group Training Project16

GEC Networking Project for Former Training Course Participants

Introduction
The Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) engages in a wide range of activities to promote projects forconserving the global environment, including through international cooperation to provide technical assistance todeveloping countries and contribution to the fight against global warming, as well as to help achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions under the Paris Agreement.
In FY2020, our activities to support the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International
Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), in line with one of the objectives of the GEC’s establishment, included theorganisation of an online seminar on plastic waste in collaboration with partners such as the City of Osaka, culminatingin the sharing of Osaka Blue Ocean Vision at the G20 Osaka Summit. In an effort to achieve the SDGs, the IETC
launched UNEP Sustainability Action, a cross-sectional platform for diverse parties including the UN, governments,
businesses and civil society, to encourage sustainable action in daily life. The GEC is committed to working actively
with the IETC to roll out this platform both in Japan and overseas.
Elsewhere in the field of international cooperation, our Support for Local Company Innovation Business (a projectcommissioned by the Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry) promoted the transfer of advanced environmental/
energy-efficient technologies from Japan to overseas, particularly China and ASEAN countries, leveraging the Kansai
Asia Environmental and Energy Saving Business Promotion Forum (Team E-Kansai) as a platform. In particular,
our water-related business-matching project, implemented at an industrial park in Ðông Nai Province, Vietnam incollaboration with the Promotion of Water Environment Business project (commissioned by Shiga Prefecture), helped
strengthen our efforts for business development and environmental improvement for the future.
With regard to climate action, Prime Minister Suga pledged in October 2020 ‘carbon neutrality by 2050’, thus
announcing Japan’s commitment to net-zero emissions. With the return of the US to the Paris Agreement in February
2021 and the requirement for raising targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the run-up to COP26
slated for November 2021, climate action has been accelerating both nationally and internationally, as attested by
Japan’s raising of its 2030 reduction target to 46% compared with 2013 levels.
In an effort to promote the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), implemented by the Japanese government incoordination with partner countries, the GEC administers the Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects, intended
to finance climate action projects in partner countries. While providing assistance in a series of procedures ranging
from the registration of JCM projects to the issuance of credit, we have conducted extension and awareness-raising
activities on the JCM both in Japan and overseas. Specific activities in FY2020 included the organisation of online
seminars in five partner countries under the common theme of ‘Utilising JCM during the Covid-19 Period’, which
attracted a large number of participants. We also manage the Financing Programme to Demonstrate Decarbonisation
Technology for Realising Co-Innovation, an initiative for collaboration between Japan and developing countries torenovate and demonstrate high-quality decarbonisation technology suited to the characteristics of the implementing
country. Thus, the GEC is supporting climate action overseas through active implementation of various JCM-related
projects as one of Japan’s key interventions to address global warming.
Our training activities on environmental technology included the provision of a waste management technology
course as a JICA training project. This course, leveraging our network with local governments and businesses in the
Kansai area, was organised as a remote training course for the first time. We also sought to further our international
cooperation including on human resource development, by building human networks with JICA training alumni
overseas.
The GEC is committed to proactively contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and climate action under
the Paris Agreement through closer coordination and cooperation with relevant institutions, and by leveraging our
expertise, experience and national/international networks.
The Covid-19 pandemic will surely have a substantial impact on the entire human race and our lifestyles. Even
during this unprecedented crisis, we will ensure that our projects make steady progress and will keep working toconserve the sustainable environment of our planet that supports the lives of everyone, keeping in mind the vision of
the post-pandemic world.
We would appreciate your continued understanding and support for the GEC’s activities.
July 2021
SUZUKI, Naoshi
President
Global Environment Centre Foundation

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International Cooperation, Including Technical Assistance to Developing Countries

Support Activities for United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) International Environmental
Technology Centre (IETC) to Promote Environmentally
Sound Technologies

Support Activities for IETC Collaboration Project (Commissioned by the City of Osaka)(1) UNEP Seminar
The UNEP Special Online Seminar was organised at EcoPro Online2020, to exchange
information on the challenges of recycling plastic waste and systems for solving social
problems in developing countries, and the future direction was discussed.
UNEP Special Online Seminar – Plastic Waste
Management in Developing Countries Towards
a Circular Economy – Considering Systems for
Solving Social Problems
Date:
Organizers:
Participants:

Languages:

November 25–28
UNEP-IETC, Osaka City
UNEP-IETC, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Osaka City, GEC, experts fromIndonesia and Thailand
Japanese and English

UNEP Special Online Seminar (EcoPro Online2020)(2) Needs Survey for Environmental Support in India
The 1st Japan-India Business Online Seminar was successfully organised. A total of 163 participantsfrom local governments and private companies in Japan and India attended the seminar.
The 1st Japan-India Business Online Seminar– Promoting Japan-India Partnership in the Fields
of Environment and Port & Logistics
Date and time:
Organizers:

Support:Languages:

February 24, 14:00–17:30
Environment Bureau, Osaka City,
Osaka Port and Harbour Bureau, Osaka
City, Osaka Port Corporation, and GEC
Team-E Kansai, Team OSAKA Network,
Osaka Port Promotion Association,
SCM Programs Private Limited
Japanese and English

1st Japan-India Business Online Seminar(3) Public Relations and Outreach Activities
UNEP-IETC’s new platform, UNEP Sustainability Action (SA), was launched in June 2020. The
GEC carried out outreach activities to raise awareness of the platform, including organising thefollowing online events and promoting the UNEP SA’s activities through the IETC website andofficial social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube).
UNEP-IETC Leaflet• UNEP-IETC ×
Afu-no-wa Dialogue:
September 23• 1st, 2nd and 3rd UNEP SA Talk Events:
December 22, January 31, and March
26• ECO En-nichi 2020:
October 30 –November 30• One World Festival:
February 2–21

In addition, the IETC leaflet and Annual Report 2020 were prepared.

UNEP-IETC Annual
Report 20202

GEC 2020(4) Technology survey on plastic waste reduction
In order to promote the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision Project initiated by the City of Osaka, weconducted a survey and compiled the following:• A list of advanced technologies (including alternative technologies, IoT adaptive technologies, etc.)• A summary of the study and strategies for overseas deployment of technologies

(5) Working group meetings
In order to promote Osaka City’s efforts to reduce plastic waste in cooperation with UNEP
Sustainability Action, two working group meetings were held to exchange opinions on thefollowing themes.
Working Group Meeting 1
Theme 1: Effective information dissemination to
encourage citizens to change their behaviour inconsideration of the global environment
Date and time:
Attendees:

10 March, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (webconference)
30 persons
UNEP-IETC, Ministry of the Environment,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries, Fast Retailing, Seven & i
Holdings, Rakuten, Avex Management,
Osaka University Graduate School,
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture and GEC

Working Group Meeting 1

Working Group Meeting 2
Theme 2: Appropriate technologies andapproaches for reducing plastic waste
Date and time:
Attendees:

16 March, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (webconference)
11 persons
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO),
Clean Ocean Materials Alliance (CLOMA),
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, GEC

Working Group Meeting 2(6) Campaigning Activities
In collaboration with UNEP Sustainability Action’s ‘Campaign Activities’ project, we created a
promotion video (in Japanese and English) for PR for consumers and citizens.
Project on ‘Promotion and Delivery of Environmentally Sound Waste Management
Technologies and Methods, and Advisory Support’ (commissioned by UNEP-IETC)(1) Building a digital platform for the promotion and implementation of waste
management technologies
The GEC prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the ‘Waste Management Technology
Digital Platform’ to develop a platform for promoting and implementing environmentally soundwaste management technologies.
(2) Online dialogues and support outreach activities for UNEP Sustainability Action
The GEC implemented the following online events and conducted outreach activities throughthe IETC website and social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube).
UNEP Sustainability Action: First Talk Event
Theme:
Date:
Organizer:
Language:
Participants:

Summary:

Actions to be taken now for a sustainable future
December 22 (recorded the recorded video wasreleased on IETC website)
UNEP-IETC
Japanese
Guest: Mr. Tatsuhiko Seki, Chief Producer, FRaU,
Kodansha
Moderator: Mr. Shunichi Honda, UNEP-IETC
Speaker: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
UNEP SA: First Talk Event
Seven & i Holdings Co. and EARTH MALL with Rakuten
For the first talk event of UNEP Sustainability Action, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries, Seven & i Holdings, and EARTH MALL with Rakuten, and the chief producer of FRaU
magazine were invited to talk about a sustainable and environmentally friendly future.

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UNEP Sustainability Action: Second Talk Event
Theme:
Date and Time:
Organizer:
Language:
Guest:
Interviewer:
Summary:

Electronic and electrical wastes (E-waste) andinternational cooperation
January 31, 13:45 – 14:45 (the recorded video wasreleased on “EARTH CAMP” website.)
UNEP-IETC
Japanese and English
Mr. Mago Nagasaka, Artist, MAGO Art & Study
Institute Founder
Mr. Shunichi Honda, UNEP-IETC
UNEP SA: Second Talk Event
The event was organised as part of the ‘EARTH
CAMP’ event. Mr. Nagasaka introduced the situation of Agbogbloshie in Ghana, which is agraveyard for E-waste, the history of his work, and sustainable capitalism.

UNEP Sustainability Action: Third Talk Event
Theme:
Date and Time:
Organizer:
Language:
Participants:

Summary:

Achieving SDG12 - Thinking about the future
through waste
March 26, 19:00 – 19:45
UNEP-IETC
English and Japanese
Mr. Kosaka Daimaou, Comedian, Avex Management
Inc.
Ms. Risako Tanabe, Talent, Avex Management Inc.
Mr. Shunichi Honda, UNEP IETC
Ms. Josephine Tan, Penang Green Council (Malaysia)

UNEP SA: Third Talk Event

Ms. Aditi Ramola, International Waste Council (India/Denmark)(Facilitator) Ms. Akari Terrell, Buzz Feed JapanThe UNEP-IETC session dialogue was organised in the ‘SDG Global Festival of Action from JAPAN’.
Speakers with diverse backgrounds talked about the single issue of waste, and a variety of ideas
for solving waste issues which are causing climate change were proposed. The session also
successfully conveyed the idea that reducing waste by circulating resources is something thateveryone can do to help protect the environment for future generations.

Support for Local Company Innovation Business

The GEC has served as secretariat to the Kansai Asia Environmental and Energy Saving
Business Promotion Forum (Team E-Kansai) since May 2013. Building on Team E-Kansai
initiatives thus far, METI Kansai commissioned us to undertake the Support for Local Company
Innovation Business in FY2020.
Based on Team E-Kansai, the project is building a network with government agencies andlocal business associations in Asian countries to support market development and advanced
project creation of companies related to the environment and energy conservation.
(1) Activities in key areas
For this project, we designated China (Guangdong Province), Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand
as key areas, and developed frameworks for cooperation with local business associations andgovernment agencies with the support of coordinators. We have also supported the creation of
new projects and the development of sales overseas through various events such as seminars
and business matching.
List of activities in FY2020
Briefing session for matching
aiming to develop overseas
markets with trading andconsulting companies

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Japan• Briefing session for matching aiming to develop
overseas markets with trading and consulting companies• 3 consecutive seminars in autumn
1st session: Indonesia and Thailand

28 July 2020

Online29 September 2020

OnlineJapanChina

Vietnam• 3 consecutive seminars in autumn
2nd session: Vietnam• 3 consecutive seminars in autumn
3rd session: Myanmar• Seminar for Water Business Collaboration in Asia,
co-organised with Osaka Chamber of Commerceand Industry

21 October 2020

Online3 December 2019

Online1 December 2020

Online• Web meeting between China Guangdong Scienceand Technology Agency and METI Kansai• Participation in FBC Guangdong 2021
(Manufacturers’ Business Negotiation) in Nanhai• Two Japan–China collaboration projects wereselected for the International Science andTechnology Cooperation Specialised Project on
Guangdong Province 2020–2021• Business matching in the hydrogen field with
Chinese companies

20 July 2020

Online23–24 September 2020
March 2021

Foshan, Guangdong
Province
Guangdong Province

8–10 March 2021

Online• Business matching on water treatment incollaboration with Dong Nai Industrial Park
Management Bureau

3 December 2020

Dong Nai provinceand online

3 consecutive seminars inautumn
3rd session: Myanmar

Business matching on water
treatment in collaboration
with Dong Nai Industrial Park
Management Bureau(2) Information dissemination through the Team E-Kansai platform• Provision of information through e-mail magazines
We sent a total of 39 e-mail magazines on a biweekly basis to provide information on specificTeam E-Kansai projects (dispatch of missions, organisation of seminars, etc.), surveys andneeds related to the environment and energy efficiency in Asia, and applications for projects tobe supported by public institutions.
• Provision of information to full members through newsletters
We sent a total of seven newsletters to our full members to provide information on the needs
identified by local coordinators and on upcoming events. We also posted a total of 16 reports
from local coordinators, available to full members only.

Promotion of the Water Environment Business

The Shiga Prefectural Government established the Shiga Water Environment Business
Promotion Forum (Team Water Shiga) in March 2013 to facilitate development of the water
environment business by taking advantage of the accumulated results of water environmentrelated industries and research institutions as well as activities to conserve the water
environment of Lake Biwa. The Prefectural Government not only provides information about
recent trends in the water environment business, activities of pioneering companies, andvarious support measures, but also operates Team Water Shiga as a forum for matching andteam-building to set up actual business projects, joint development, and so on.
Commissioned to conduct the ‘Survey & Coordination for Water Environment Business
Promotion’ by the Shiga Prefectural Government, activities of the project included: (1) support
for hosting/offering seminars and section meetings in Shiga prefecture, (2) support forparticipating in business exhibitions in Japan, (3) business matching on water treatment in
Vietnam and the Philippines, (4) study on identifying technological needs and issues related to
the water environment in the Asian region, and (5) the production of case study booklets.
(1) Support for seminar and session held in Shiga Prefecture
The Shiga Water Environment Business Seminar was held online in November 2020, and
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introduced various efforts by industry-academia-government collaboration aimed at improving
water treatment.
Asia Regional Sessions for relevant Forum members were also held online in October 2020and January 2021 to discuss this year’s forum activity plan and how to develop the project.
(2) Support for participating in business exhibitions in JapanTo secure new Forum members and promotesales by members through introducing theactivities of the Forum, the GEC supported
Team Water Shiga’s booth at InterAqua2021,
which is a domestic exhibition related to thewater environment. During the exhibition,
activities of the Forum such as the JICA
project at Katt Ba Island in Vietnam wereintroduced.
The booth at InterAqua2021(3) Business matching on water treatment in Vietnam and the Philippines
Business matching seminars between Japanese companies and organisations related to the water
environment in Vietnam and the Philippines were held. Details of the seminars are listed below.

Business matching in
VietnamBusiness exchange meetingin the Philippines

Countries

Seminars

Date

Venue

VietnamBusiness matching on water treatment in collaboration
with Dong Nai Industrial Park Management Bureau

3 December 2020

Dong Nai province /onlinePhilippines

Business Exchange Meeting on Water Technology
with Baliwag Water District

24 February 2021

Online(4) Survey on identifying water environment-related needs and related issues in the
Asian region
Considering the needs of the members of Team Water Shiga, desk-based research on water
treatment in Vietnam and China, which are priority countries, was conducted.
Reports on water treatment policies and issues were produced by experts with knowledgeof the water environment of each country.
(5) Production of case study booklets
Interviews with six Team Water Shiga companies that have experience in implementing
overseas projects related to the water environment by using public funds, such as the Ministryof the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Shiga
Prefecture, were conducted. Based on the interviews, case study booklets, which summarise
the company’s know-how and key factors for success regarding overseas expansion, werecreated.

Support for Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting
among China, Japan and Korea (TEMM)(commissioned by OECC)

The Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting among China, Japan and Korea (TEMM) was notheld in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic; the meeting is planned to be held in 2021. Tasks
including the support of TEMM and the establishment of a web platform for the Tripartite
Cooperation Network for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies,
contracted by the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Centre, Japan (OECC), were also
postponed to 2021.
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Technology Transfer for Developing Countries throughthe Joint Crediting Mechanism
What is the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)?
The JCM is a mechanism based on bilateral agreements between Japan and developing
countries. It facilitates the diffusion of leading decarbonising technologies, products,
systems, services, and infrastructure as well as the implementation of mitigation actions,and contributes to sustainable development in developing countries. It quantitatively
evaluates contributions to GHG emission reductions or removals by Japan and uses themto achieve Japan’s emission reduction target.
The JCM contributes to
JCM scheme between Japan and partner country
the ultimate objective of thePartner
Leading Low Carbon Technologies,
UNFCCC by facilitating global
CountryJapanetc, and Implementation ofactions for GHG emission
mitigation actions
reduction or removal. To date,
JCM
Projects
the following 17 countries have
Operation and management
signed bilateral documents forby the Joint Committee consists ofintroducing the JCM: Mongolia,
MRV*
representatives from
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya,both sides
the Maldives, Vietnam, Lao
Used to achieve
GHG
PDR, Indonesia, Costa Rica,
Japan’semission
Credits
Palau, Cambodia, Mexico, Saudi
emission
reductions/
reduction target
removals
Arabia, Chile, Myanmar, Thailand
and the Philippines.

*measurement, reporting and verification

Programmes and Activities Supported by the Ministry of the Environment, JapanThe Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) provides financial support for several
programmes and activities including the Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects tofacilitate the development of JCM projects. The GEC is commissioned by the MOEJ to serve as
an implementing organisation or secretariat to manage these programmes and activities.

Financing Programme for
JCM Model Projects

The GEC has been supporting
the MOEJ to implement the
Financing Programme for
JCM Model Projects. Since
2014, officially assigned by the
MOEJ, the GEC has been an
implementing organisation of the
programme.
The purpose of thisprogramme is to financially
support the implementationof projects that reduce GHG
emissions by utilising leading

JCM Model Projects by MOE
Government of Japan

Finance part of aninvestment cost
(up to half)

Conduct MRV
and expect to deliverat least half of
JCM credits issued*Includes collaboration
with projects supported
by JICA and othergoverment-affiliatedfinancial instituteInternational consortiums(which include Japanese entities)• Scope of the financing: facilities, equipment, vehicles, etc. which
reduce CO2 from fossil fuel combustion as well as construction costs
for installing such facilities, etc.
• Eligible projects: those starting installation after the adoption of thefinancing and finishing installation within three years.

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decarbonising technologies in developing countries, and in return, to seek to acquire JCM
credits towards achieving Japan’s GHG emission reduction target.
The total number of JCM Model Projects reached 167, including those selected in FY2020.
The total expected reduction is 1,881,913 tCO2. Of these, 114 projects have started operations
and are thus contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions.
JCM Financing Programme by MOEJ (FY2013〜2020)
Total 176 projects / 17 countries● Model Project: 167■ ADB: 5◆ REDD+: 2

Lao PDR: 5 projects

Mongolia: 8 projects●●●●◆●●●●■■●●

Myanmar: 9 projects▲ F-gas: 2

Viet Nam: 28 projects●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●▲

Bangladesh: 5 projects●●●●■
Saudi Arabia: 2 project●●

Cambodia: 6 projects

Mexico: 6 projects●●●●●●●●●●●●

Ethiopia: 1 project●

Phillipines: 13 projects

Kenya: 2 projects●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Palau: 5 projects

Maldives: 3 projects

Costa Rica: 2 projects

●●

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●●■
Thailand: 38 projects

Indonesia: 38 projects

Chile: 5 projects●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●▲●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●◆●●●●●● Renewable Energy● Transport● Effective Use of Energy● Energy Efficiency Improvement● Waste Handling and Disposal
as of Apr. 7, 2021

Each year, the GEC calls for, reviews and selects project proposals for the financing
programme, and manages the selected projects. In FY2020, the GEC held open calls for
proposals from April through October and selected 25 projects in total in consultation with the
MOEJ, as listed in the table below.
JCM Model Projects Selected in FY2020

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No. Partner Country

Representative Participant

Title

1

VietnamKanematsu KGK Corp.

57MW Solar Power Project in An Giang Province

2

Vietnam

DAIICHI JITSUGYO CO., LTD.

Introduction of Biomass Co-generation system to Food
Factory3

VietnamMarubeni Corporation

Introduction of Biomass Boiler to Soluble Coffee
Manufacturing Plant

4

Vietnam

Acecook Co., Ltd.

Introduction of High Efficiency Boiler System to Food
Factory5Vietnam

Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air
Conditioning, Inc

Introduction of High Efficiency Air-conditioning System toHotel in Ho Chi Minh City

6

Lao PDR

Kayama Kogyo Co., Ltd.

14MW Solar Power Project in Vientiane Province and
Borikhamxay Province

7

Indonesia

NiX Co., Ltd.

6MW Mini Hydro Power Plant Project in West Pasaman,
West Sumatra

8

ThailandThe Kansai Electric Power Company,
Incorporated

Introduction of 8.1MW Rooftop Solar Power System inMotorcycle Factory and Fiber Factory

9

ThailandThe Kansai Electric Power Company,
Incorporated

Introduction of Energy Saving Centrifugal Chillers to
Machinery Factory

No. Partner Country

Representative Participant

Title

10

Philippines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

29MW Binary Power Generation Project at Palayan
Geothermal Power Plant

11

Saudi Arabia

Marubeni Corporation

400MW Solar Power Project in Rabigh Region

12

Chile

FARMLAND Co., Ltd.

3MW Solar Power Project Utilizing Farmland in Valparaiso
Region13

Myanmar

Tokyo Century Corporation

7.3MW Solar Power Project in Mandalay International
Airport and Yangon City

14

Thailand

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance andLeasing Company, Limited

Introduction of 5MW Rooftop Solar Power System to
Aluminium Building Materials Factory

15

ThailandThe Kansai Electric Power Company,
Incorporated

Introduction of 2.6MW Rooftop Solar Power System to
Semiconductor Factory

16

ThailandInabata Co., Ltd.

2.5MW Solar Power Project with Blockchain Technology in
Chiang Mai University Town Community

17

Philippines

Tokyo Century Corporation

Introduction of 2MW Solar Power System to Shopping
Mall (JCM Eco Lease Scheme)

18

Indonesia

Voith Fuji Hydro K.K.

5MW Hydro Power Project in Bengkulu Province

19

Myanmar

Yuko Keiso Co., Ltd.

Introduction of Energy Saving Equipment to Complex
Buildings of Smart Urban Development Project in Yangon

20

Vietnam

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Introduction of 2MW Solar Power System for Pellet Factory

21

Indonesia

Alamport Inc.

4.2MW Rooftop Solar Power Project to Pharmaceutical
Factories, Vehicles Dealers, and Timber Factories

22

ThailandSHIZUOKA GAS CO., LTD.

Introduction of 2MW Rooftop Solar Power System to
University

23

Indonesia

AURA-Green Energy Co., Ltd.

8MW Mini Hydro Power Plant Project in Maluku Province

24

Chile

Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation

34MW Solar Power Project in Nuble Region

25

Thailand

Shizen Energy Inc.

30MW Floating Solar Power Project in Industrial Park

As of March 2021, the GEC has managed a total of 167 Model Projects and more thanhalf of the projects have completed the installation of facilities. These projects have been,or are expected to be, registered as JCM Projects, and the GHG emission reductions will beappropriately calculated for issuing JCM credits through a robust process.
Photos from Model Projects that completed installation in FY2020
Indonesia• 10MW Mini Hydro Power
Plant Project in North
Sumatra• Toyo Energy Farm Co., Ltd.
• PT. Citra Multi Energi

Vietnam• Introduction of AmorphousHigh Efficiency Transformers
in Southern and Central
Power Grids II• Yuko Keiso Co., Ltd.
• Khanh Hoa PC• Don Nai PC

Vietnam• Energy Saving by
Introduction of Inverters for
Raw Water Intake Pumps• Yokohama Water Co., Ltd.
• Thu Duc Water B.O.O
Corporation

Palau• Introduction of 0.4MW
Rooftop Solar Power System
in Supermarket• Sharp Energy Solutions
Corporation• Western Caroline Trading
Company, Inc.

Lao PDR• 11MW Solar Power Projectin Savannakhet Province• Sharp Energy Solutions
Corporation• Khounxay Construction
Development Group Sole Co., Ltd• Green Energy Laos Development Co., Ltd

Thailand• Introduction of 0.8MW Solar
Power System and High
Efficiency Refrigerator to
Food Factory• Kanematsu KGK Corp.
• Thai Delmar Co.,Ltd.

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Mongolia• Fuel Conversion by
Introduction of LPG Boilers
to Beverage Factory• Saisan Co.,Ltd.
• MCS International LLC• MCS Coca Cola LLC

Thailand• Efficiency Improvement of
Co-generation System by
Installation of Heat Exchanger
in Fiber Factory• Nippon Steel Engineering
Co., LTD.
• NS-OG Energy Solutions (Thailand) Ltd.

Vietnam• 49MW Solar Power Projectin An Giang Province• Kanematsu KGK Corp.
• Sao Mai Group Corporation

Vietnam• 57MW Solar Power Projectin An Giang Province• Kanematsu KGK Corp.
• Sao Mai Group Corporation

Thailand• Introduction of Biomass Co-Generation System to Food Factory• Fuji-Foods Corporation• Thai Foods International Co., Ltd.

Consultancy engagement with the MOEJ tosupport the efficient implementation of
MRV activities, to promote understanding
and participation in the JCM projects
domestically and internationally in fiscal 2020

The GEC was commissioned in April 2020 by the MOEJ to serve as an implementing
organisation to manage ‘Consultancy engagement to support the efficient implementation of
MRV activities, to promote understanding and participation in the JCM projects domesticallyand internationally in fiscal 2020’. The GEC supported the efficient implementation of MRV
activities related to the Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects, implemented theprogramme smoothly, and promoted understanding and participation in the JCM scheme
domestically and internationally.
A

Various support for efficient implementation of MRV activities for the Financing
Programme for JCM Model Projects
This task involves supporting the process of MRV activities such as JCM project registrationand credit issuance of JCM Model Projects. In fiscal 2020, the GEC supported 17 projectregistrations and three credit issuances for projects of which facilities were installed in the
JCM Model Projects in coordination
with the MOEJ, related institutions,and partner countries.
In FY2020, the joint committees
with partner countries, which
consist of government membersof both Japan and the partnercountry and which implement thesequence of processes, were not
Web meeting with members of Mexico JCM Secretariat
held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Accordingly, the GEC actively participated in various meetings with partner countries organisedby the related institutions and gave presentations on the ongoing and past projects and shared
the latest information based on accumulated knowledge and experience as the implementing
organisation of the JCM Model Projects.
The GEC held a webinar for the representative participants together with the MOEJ, theInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Overseas Environmental Cooperation
Centre (OECC) to explain the procedures of MRV activities after completion of installation of
the facilities, focusing on the schedule and points to be noted during MRV activities.
B

Awareness-raising Activities for JCM(1) Website and social media platform• JCM website by GEC
New additions to the website include a webpage for each JCM Model Project that were
newly selected for fiscal 2020, as well as options to search existing projects by GHG emission
reduction and JCM credits.
In addition, a new webpage was added for five programmes that are compatible with theJCM and implemented by other organisations, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB),Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA), Japan ICT Fund (JICT), and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation forTransport and Urban Development (JOIN). Lastly, the webpage for the JCM Global Match aswell as the JCM brochure were updated to attract more viewers.
• Twitter
130 posts were made on Twitter to disseminate information regarding JCM news and events,
which resulted in an increase in the number of followers by 93, totalling 973 as of March
2021.
(2) JCM Seminars in JCM Partner Countries
A series of webinars was held for the audience in Thailand, Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, andCosta Rica.
With this year’s theme ‘Utilising JCM during the Covid-19 Period’, a wide range of
information was discussed by the presenters, including
how they navigated through the challenges posedby Covid-19, as well as the role of the JCM in green
recovery in JCM partner countries. The Q&A sessions
were equally active and fruitful.
Furthermore, individual meetings were held withthose who expressed interest where they received
Thailand JCM Webinar
guidance directly from the GEC.
• JCM Webinar for Thailand
A webinar was held on 25 August 2020 with 285
attendees. The GEC and presenters also received
requests for 12 individual meetings where they provided
guidance on JCM.
Indonesia JCM Webinar• JCM Webinar for Indonesia
A webinar was held on 30 September 2020 with 351
attendees. The GEC received 33 requests for individual
online meetings.
• JCM Webinar for Chile
A webinar was held on 10 December 2020 with 134
attendees. The GEC also received nine requests for
Chile JCM Webinar
individual online meetings.
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11Addressing Climate Change Mitigation• JCM Webinar for Mexico
A webinar was held on 20 January 2021 with 127
attendees. The GEC also received eight requests forindividual online meetings.
• JCM Webinar for Costa Rica
A JCM webinar was held on 10 March 2021 with 66
attendees. This was the first JCM-related event organisedby the GEC for Costa Rica. The GEC also received ninerequests for individual online meetings.
(3) JCM Symposium in JapanTo further promote the JCM, an online JCM symposium
was held on 7 December 2020 with 181 attendees.
During the symposium, examples of how JCM
project implementers addressed the challenges posedby Covid-19 were introduced, in addition to an insightful
panel discussion on the role of the JCM in post-Covid-19
green recovery in JCM partner countries.

Mexico JCM Webinar

Costa Rica JCM Webinar

JCM Symposium in JapanC

Promotional Activities for JCM(1) Identification of potential projects, challenges, and solutions• Surveys
A survey was sent to 1,500 recipients to analyse how they were affected by Covid-19 andhow they addressed the challenges. In addition, another survey was posted on an online
climate business magazine. The feedback received will be used not only to identify and nurturepotential projects, but also to improve the way the JCM is operated.
• JCM Consultation Meetings
Throughout the year the GEC met with companies who were preparing to submit a JCM
proposal. The number of these meetings increased from 177 in 2019 to 196 in 2020.
(2) Renewal of JCM Global Match
The updated version of the JCM Global Match,which was originally launched in 2019, wasreleased in December 2020. Steadily gaining
traction, the number of users reached 531 (ofwhich 25% were Japanese users), with 222
matches as of April 2021.

Top page of the new JCM Global Match

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Support on Climate Technology
Centre and Network (CTCN) Project
Development

Commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, the GEC provided assistance on
developing projects with developing countries to be submitted to the Climate Technology
Centre and Network.
Activities included setting up a webpage (https://gec.jp/jp/category/ctcn/), as well as
conducting meetings with organisations who expressed interest in the CTCN.
As a result, two capacity-building projects to accelerate the introduction of wind energy in
Uganda, as well as waste-to-energy technology in the Philippines, were identified.

Support for Japan Fund for Joint
Crediting Mechanism (JFJCM)

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan has been funding the Japan Fund for Joint Crediting
Mechanism (JFJCM) established within the ADB since 2014 to accelerate the uptake ofadvanced low-carbon and decarbonising technologies in developing countries in the Asian
region. Commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, the GEC provided assistanceon the evaluation process for the following projects:• The Philippines: Building up local health networks and delivering Covid-19 vaccines for the
UHC Project• Palau: Disaster-resilient clean energy financing

Support for Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable Infrastructure (JPRSI)Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable
Infrastructure (JPRSI) was launched in August2020 by the Ministry of the Environment,
Japan as a place for ministries, local
municipalities, the private sector, financial
institutions, international organisations,experts, and others to network and share
information. This year, the GEC collected andorganised 110 technologies developed by
JPRSI members and published a list on the
JPRSI website in both Japanese and English.
JPRSI Solutions Webpage(https://www.oecc.or.jp/jprsi/en/solutions/index.html)

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Renovation and Demonstration of Decarbonising Technologies
through collaboration with developing countries

Financing Programme to Demonstrate
Decarbonisation Technology for
Realising Co-Innovation in FY2020

On behalf of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), the GEC began implementing
the ‘Financing Programme to Demonstrate Decarbonisation Technology for Realising CoInnovation’ starting in 2019.
This financing programme aims to create innovations that are beneficial for both Japan anddeveloping countries through collaboration (co-innovation). The purpose is to create a lowcarbon society through renovation and dissemination of high-quality low-carbon technologies(including decarbonising technologies) and products, which are Japan’s strengths, bysystematising and packaging multiple technologies, and encouraging the uptake of suchtechnologies and bringing benefits to the developers in Japan as a result.

Japanese entities(e.g. private companies)

Goverment of Japan
Developing countries

Financial support

GEC
Seeds
technologies
in Japan• Renewable energy• Energy saving facilities• Social infrastructure

Local partners

Packaging
Systematization

Improvement
andDemonstrationof technologies

Localization

MarketDiffusion
Re-introduction improved technologies

GEC’s Activities in FY2020
Each year, the GEC calls for, reviews and selects project proposals for the financing
programme, and manages the selected projects. In fiscal 2020, the GEC held open calls
for proposals and selected new projects in consultation with the MOEJ and the evaluationcommittee of experts.
• A total of four projects were selected for funding under the financial programme.
(Three projects were selected in first selection period, and one project in the second.)• Project management: The GEC oversaw the progress of the projects that had been selected
in fiscal 2019 through monthly reports and meetings, and provided suggestions for
improvement when needed.
• Intermediate evaluation: Eight projects that had been selected in fiscal 2019 were evaluatedby the evaluation committee based on an intermediate progress report submitted by eachproject participant in February.
• Final inspection: The GEC conducted a review of the final reports (including evaluation of
final reports and online-site inspection) and disbursement of financial support within fiscal
2020, in regard to the eight projects that had been selected in 2019.
• For many projects, it has been difficult to visit the project sites due to Covid-19. As a result,nine projects were carried forward to the budget of the next fiscal year.
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New projects selected in FY2020 (four projects)
No.

Country

Project Participants

Title

20-1

Mongolia

Zeneral Heatpump
Industry Co.,Ltd.

The demonstration of a hybrid source (ground source / solar heat)
heat pump heating system for extremely cold regions

20-2

Indonesia,
Vietnam

Fukushima Galilei Co.Ltd.

Demonstration of High-performance ventilation, air conditioning,and showcase combined control to Food Supermarket in Asia

20-3

Thailand

Hasegawa ElectricIndustries Company
LimitedIntroduction and demonstration of load-linked flow control systemtechnology for existing water-cooled air conditioning systems in
hospitals and other buildings in Thailand

20-4

Indonesia

Mikawa Environmental
Technology Inc.

Demonstration of GHG-free production of functional activatedcarbon using coconut-shell by integrating carbonization andactivation process

Projects selected in FY2019 (eight projects)
No.

Country

Project Participants

Title

19-1

Thailand

Chubu Electric Power
Co., Inc.

Development of Compressor Optimized Operations Service
Utilizing IoT and Demonstration Project in Kingdom of Thailand

19-2

Cambodia,
Laos,
Philippines

Toyota Tsusho
Corporation

Demonstration for Development and Introduction of Electric
Vehicle in Asian Countries with Reusing Main Components
Recovered from Spent Hybrid Vehicle

19-3

Philippines

Challenergy Inc.

Development of High Wind Speed Resistance Magnus Vertical
Axis Wind Turbine Aiming for the Cost-Efficient and High-Resilient
Micro-Grid System

19-4

Philippines,
Vietnam, Laos,
ThailandClimate Experts, Ltd.

Demonstration Project of Mobile Container Refrigerator with High
Humidity for Innovative Cold Chain for Fruits/Vegetables/Flowers
in Developing Countries

19-5

Indonesia

Sugawara Industry
Co., Ltd.

Verification for Cost Reduction and Low Carbonization of thePavement Recycling Technology with Asphalt Wastes for Indonesia

19-6

Maldives

Tamaden Industry
Co., Ltd.

Development of Hybrid Autonomous Power Control System withRenewal Energy in Small Remote Islands

19-7

Indonesia

Datatec Co., Ltd

Demonstration Test Using an In-Vehicle Device (ISR: Indonesianversion of the Safety Recorder) for Indonesian Commercial Vehicle
to Improve Fuel and Logistics Efficiency

19-8

Philippines

Zenmov Inc.

Demonstration of Low-Carbon Society by Easing Traffic Congestion
by Optimization of Public Vehicle Allocation and Utilizing Electricity
Derived from Renewable Energy

19-7
ISR: Indonesianversion of the Safety
Recorder

19-8
E-Trike (Public vehicle
utilising electricity)

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International Training

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Group Training Project

Job Report
A report prepared bya participant on theenvironmental administration
system and theenvironmental issues of thecountry concerned.
The reporting session heldat the beginning of the
training course is intended tominimise the perception gap
between the participants andinstructors.

Commissioned by JICA, the GEC has carriedout two training courses, in English andFrench, for Improvement of Urban Solid
Waste Management (Emphasis on Collection,
Transportation and Final Disposal), which isdesigned for engineering or administrative
government officials in developing countries.
The training course in French, newly started
in FY2020, targets French-speaking African
Online session
countries with few technical assistanceopportunities in the field of solid waste management. The FY2020 training courses were
implemented by distance learning because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and training materials
were provided online. Training in Japan in FY2021 for those participants who complete thedistance learning is planned if the pandemic situation permits.
Improvement of Solid Waste Management Technologies (Basic, Techniques)
Training Dates / Participants

Programme

Course A (English)• Distance learning:
12 January 2021 —31 August 2021
• In Japan (planned):
4 October 2021 —13 November 2021
• 5 participants:
Brazil (2), Cambodia,
Cuba, Jamaica

Objective
To develop leaders and core people who will play a major role in the planning andexecution of waste management projects in their own countries.

Course B (French)• Distance learning:
1 March 2021 —31 October 2021
• In Japan (plan):
10 January 2022 —16 February 2022
• 4 participants:
DR-Congo, Djibouti,
Guinea, Niger

Collaborators (partially planned)
Osaka City Environment Bureau, Fukuoka City, Kobe City, Kyoto City, UNEP-IETC, Fukuoka
University, Osaka City University, Osaka City University Hospital, Osaka Environmental
Facilities Association, Kitakyushu Eco-Town Centre, Nantan City Yagi Bioecology Centre,
Senri Recycle Plaza, EX Research Institute Ltd., Kokusai Kogyo Co. Ltd., Takakura
Environment Research Institute, Daiei Kankyo, Daiwa Itagami Co. Ltd., Kansai Recycling
Systems Co., Ltd., Kawase Co., Ltd., Nomura Kohsan Co. Ltd., Sunny Metal Corporation,
Kobe Environmental Creation Co., Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corporation, etc.
Distance learning
Waste Management Administration, Environmental Administration and Waste Disposalof Japan; Waste Management in Osaka City; Environmental Hygiene in Developing
Countries; Outline of Hazardous Waste Management; 3Rs Approach, etc.
Site Visits in Japan (planned)
Waste Collection and Transportation Work, Waste Incineration Plant, Home Appliance
Recycling Facility, Bip-gas Facility, Citizen Cooperation for Segregation, Sanitary Landfill
Disposal Site, etc.

GEC Networking Project for Former
Training Course Participants

Since FY1998, the GEC has established a GEC Overseas Trainee Network in order to provide
follow-up and accurately understand the current needs in developing countries. We areworking to reinforce the network by operating a member (former trainee) website (renamed‘JICA-GEC Network’ in FY2005) and organising local follow-up seminars. Starting in 2018, the
GEC has moved to a system with a new network platform leveraging the increasingly popular
SNS services.

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