Climate Action Network Japan – Membership Guidelines
1. What is the Climate Action Network Japan (CAN-Japan)?
The Climate Action Network was formed as a way to deal with theproblems of climate change. Currently, approximately 900
environmental organizations from over 90 countries make up theinternational network. Climate Action Network Japan serves as theJapanese base. Since its establishment in 1989, CAN has been
actively involved in climate change negotiations by making
proposals for international systems based on research andanalysis by specialists, sharing information and strategies forstrengthening climate change measures, and lobbies governments
and media. For 25 years, CAN has been the voice of those in civilsociety that are passionate about solving the problems of climatechange.
CAN is organized into national and regional “nodes” with Can-International being in chargeof CAN’s overall operations.
CAN-Japan, which is the node for Japan, works with CAN-International on international
activities and with domestic NGOs to advance international negotiations, strengthen
domestic climate change policies that support sustainable energy choices as well as develop
domestic activities that strengthen foreign climate policies.
2. Mission:
CAN-Japan’s primary mission, with the cooperation of CAN-international, is to take an activerole in negotiations such as those at COP under UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.
3. What CAN-Japan aims to do:
CAN-Japan aims to meet the ultimate objective of COP which is to "stabilize greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere”, create an ambitious and effective 2015 agreement for COP21and work towards a sustainable climate change framework.
To develop an international framework beyond 2020

To encourage the Japanese government to put forth an ambitious climate change target
from a civil society standpointTo raise awareness and give Japanese people the opportunity to have a better
understanding of the problems with climate changeTo build a “low carbon society” through wide-scale adoption of renewable energy andenergy efficiency measuresTo develop activities with the cooperation of NGOs and society from around the world aswell as Japan

4. Activities
Participation in international climate change negotiations and development ofpartnership activities
Take part in activities/events such as COP and work with CAN-International on lobbying.

Raising awarenessTo raise awareness, CAN-Japan holds debriefing sessions to report on international
meetings. In addition, CAN-Japan works towards creating a better understanding of climatechange negotiations for policy makers, businesses and citizens. Using social media outlets
like Facebook, information related to CAN-Japan can be spread easily.
Building partnerships
Establishing a framework for domestic partnerships with CAN-Japan facilitates the spreadof information and the submission of policy proposals.
5. How to become a member:
Qualifications:
Environmental organizations that agree to the activities of both CAN-International andCAN-Japan are eligible to become members of CAN-Japan. Regardless of an organization’s
type of legal entity or even if it has no legal status, administrative organizations, businesses
and research organizations are welcome to join. However, individual membership is notallowed.
Annual fee: 10,000 yen
How to join: Please send your application form and an overview of your organization to theCAN-Japan office by email, fax or post. Upon receiving applications, there will be an
approximately 2 week review period. Following this, an organization will officially be a member ofCAN-Japan after membership fees are paid. In addition, an organization must haverecommendations from 2 existing CAN-Japan organizations (please contact the CAN-Japan
office for more information).

6. Mailing list registration:
A representative or staff (excluding volunteers) of a CAN-Japan organization can sign up for
the following mailing lists. The contact person given on the CAN-Japan application form will
be automatically added to the mailing list.
CAN-Japan mailing list: Communicate with fellow CAN-Japan members (Japanese)
CAN-talk mailing list: Communicate with CAN members from around the world (English)
Note: Information shared in both mailing lists above is confidential unless otherwise
mentioned thus sharing information to outside parties is strictly prohibited.
7. CAN-Japan Regulations:
Please refer to the CAN charter and the CAN-Japan bylaws.
8. How to get in touch with us:#305 Takakura Bldg. Takakura-dori, Shijo-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8124, JAPANTEL: +81-75-254-1011 FAX: +81-75-254-1012 E-mail: kyoto@kikonet.org