0Overview of the Article 6Implementation Partnership

2/20/2023
Sadamitsu Sakoguchi

1Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership Towards High Integrity Carbon MarketsOverview◼ Promote international collaboration for capacity building related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement,
including by sharing good practices and supporting the implementation of Article 6.

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COP27 Launching Event and International Collaboration
Launch event◼ Date November 16, 2022
◼ Venue COP27 Japan Pavilion◼ Main participants (Ministerial level)
Japan, US, Germany, Italy, NZ, Singapore, Sweden,Estonia, UNFCCC secretariat, World Bank, IETA

Collaboration

Letter of Intent between Mr. Nishimura, Minister of Environment,and Mr. Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Secretariat◼ UNFCCC Secretariat◼ Date November 16, 2022
◼ Area Collaboration under this partnership
Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between theWorld Bank and MOEJ
◼ World Bank
◼ Date January 26, 2023
◼ Area Collaboration for realization of international carbonmarkets

359 Partner Countries (as of Feb 20)◼ Many countries are participating from each region.
◼ SIDs and LDCs are also included.

Asia

EasternEurope andCentralAsiaEurope13411Andorra,
Bangladesh, Armenia,
Azerbaijan,Estonia,Bhutan,
Georgia,
Finland,
Cambodia,
Uzbekistan
France,India,
Germany,
Lao PDR,Greece,Maldives,Italy,
Mongolia,
Moldova,
Nepal,
Sweden,Philippines,
Switzerland,
Singapore,UK
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Timor-Leste

Latin
America &theCaribbean

North
Africa &the Middle
East74
Argentina,
Morocco,Belize,
Saudi Arabia,
Brazil,Sudan,
Chile,
UAE
Costa Rica,
Dominican
Republic,
Jamaica

NorthernAmerica
3Canada,Mexico,USA

Oceania

SubSaharanAfrica

512Australia,
Burundi,Fiji,
Côte d'Ivoire,New Zealand, Ethiopia,
Palau,Ghana,
Papua New
Kenya,
GuineaNamibia,
Nigeria,
Senegal,Tunisia,Uganda,Zambia,
Zimbabwe

4Partner Organizations (as of Feb 20)◼ UN agencies, MDBs, regional alliances, and research institutes, including universiteis.
◼ The Partnership welcomes participations from private sectors.

UN Agencies

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UNFCCC Secretariat, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, UNU-IAS (United Nations University Institute for
the Advanced Study of Sustainability ), ICAT (Initiative for Climate Action Transparency )MultilateralDevelopment
Banks

4World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, African DevelopmentBank, Asian Development Bank

Regional
alliances

2Eastern African Alliance for Carbon market & Climate Finance, West African Alliance onCarbon Markets and Climate FinanceResearchinstitutes/NGOs

Climate Change and Development Academy of Mongolia, Climate Focus, Democratic
Republic of Congo/Yuula Academie, European Roundtable on Climate Change and12 Sustainable Transition, Fair Carbon, Global Green Growth Institute, Gold Standard
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Perspectives Climate Research, Tsinghua
University China, World Resources InstitutePrivatesectors

ALLCOT, Carbon Limits AS, CarbonCreditMarkets.com, Cibola Partners, FCAM - Ferraz deCamargo Advogados Associados, Independent, Industrial Technology Research Institute,International Emissions Trading Association, KIS Group, KliK Foundation, Plataforma
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Mexicana de Carbono, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Private Sector’s Comission for Studies on
Sustainable Development, Sherpas Group, South Pole Category, Tetra Tech, HERZOG FOX &NEEMAN/Herzog

5Planned Activities for the “Article 6 Implementation Partnership” in 2023
Outline◼ Based on the decisions on the detailed rules for implementing Article 6 at COP27,
establish thematic working groups (WG) of (1) authorization, (2) reporting, and (3)tracking, necessary for the implementation of Article 6, and provide supports for capacity
building (CB) and institutional arrangement, mainly targeting government officials.
Activities
1.Authorization
Support countries’
authorization(capacity building togovernment officials,
setting policies andguidelines, etc.)

Thematic WG
2.Reporting
Supportdeveloping
initial,annual(AEF),and regular
reportingTechnical Assistance・ Practical training and mutual
learning on WG themes (Trainingon how to use Article 6 based on
experience of JCM)
・ Technical assistance on
development of methodology

Partnership
Website :https://A6partnership.org

Information Platform
3.Tracking
Supportintroducing
national registry,utilizing
internationalregistry

Private Sector
Providecapacity
building
activities forprivate sector

・ Regularly share information on CB
and other related events via themailing list.
・ Disseminate case studies and goodpractices through the web-based
information platform (Improvementof the Article 6 website)

Collaboration among key partners
・UNFCCC: Collaborate on CB related programs(training, technical assistance)
・World Bank: Collaborate on CB programs, e.g. PMI・IGES: Mutual learning program・MOEJ: Coordination, newsletter, information sharing6

Working Groups on Authorization, Reporting, and Tracking◼ There are various activities to be provided through thematic WGs.
◼ The Partnership aims to have some robust outcomes, such as tools and templates useful for Article 6implementation.
◼ WGs are open for partner countries and organizations.

ThemesPurposePotential activities

Authorization

Support countries’ institutionalarrangement including authorization

Consultations of countries’ readinessand strategies to develop Article 6
institutional arrangement

ReportingSupport implementing initial, annual,and regular reporting

Mutual learning program Technicaltraining and workshops to support
reporting

Tracking

Support preparing and developing
national registry and international
registry

Piloting the use of appropriate
tracking tools

7Website of the Article 6 Implementation Partnership
Partnership Website :https://A6partnership.org

Join us: https://a6partnership.org/join-us/

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Proposed Schedule in 2023
COP28

SB58
Jan.

May.

Mar.

Feb.

Apr.

Sep.

Jul.

Jun.

Aug.

Nov.

Oct.

Dec.

Secretariat of the Partnership operates
1st WGs (online)

2nd WGs (online)

Information Platform（via website・e-newsletter）
Technical support

Agenda of 1st WGs (tbc)
ThemeAgenda

Plenary MeetingFeb 20 & 22

A6IP work plan for 2023, introduction of WGs, UNFCCC and WB’s capacity
building plans

Authorization WG
Mar 15 & 17

Sharing of countries’ authorization processes and institutional arrangements

Reporting WG
Apr 24 & 26

Implementing A6 reporting using formats (initial report and annualinformation)

Tracking WG
May 10 & 12

Case studies on development and operation of registries

9Article 6-related in-person events in 2023
MonthEventActivities

Mar29-31

WB PMI TechnicalWorkshop in Rwanda

Virtual workshop to identify, design, and implement carbon pricing instruments

Mar29-30

IETA European Climate
Summit in Portugal

Leading private sector experts and policymakers from both the carbon market andenergy, to analyze and discuss the current developments, pressing challenges.

May
23-25

Innovate4Climate inSpain

Event for the private and public sector on climate finance, climate investment andclimate markets organized mainly by the World BankMayTBAWB PMIF Global
Knowledge ForumThe PMI stakeholder from implementing countries, donor countries, technical partners
etc. to discuss state and trends of carbon pricing policy and market developmentJun5-15

SB58 in Germany

Discuss the Article 6 implementation and organize a side event

SepTBA

UNFCCC Regional Climate
Weeks for Latin America

Bring together stakeholders, government official, experts and activists for discussions
on advancing climate action.

OctTBAIEA-IETA-EPRI GHG
Workshop in France

Bring together senior government officials, corporate executives, and researchers fromNGOs and academia, to discuss the updates and prospects for GHG emissions trading

Oct24-26

IETA Asia Pacific Climate
Summit in Tokyo

Leading private sector experts and policymakers in the region from the carbon marketand energy to analyze and discuss the current state of play, compliance and voluntarymarkets.

OctTBA

UNFCCC Regional Climate
Weeks for MENA

Bring together stakeholders, government official, experts and activists for discussions
on advancing climate action.

Nov 30Dec 12

COP28 in UAE

Organize a side event to share progress of the Article 6 implementation Partnership10Thank you

E-mail: a6_partnership@env.go.jp
Website: https://a6partnership.org/