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CFA 2015: Exhibition Booth & Conference

Carbon Forum Asia Workshop in Macao 2015

Outcome Report on Exhibition Booth and Conference

Exhibition Booth

The Carbon Forum Asia 2015 was held from March 26 to 27, 2015 in Macau, China jointly by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and Koelnmesse in conjunction with the Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) – a green expo among the largest in Asia. The Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) provided information on an array of efforts for low carbonization by the Japanese government, including its Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), distributing information materials to the visitors at an exhibition booth.

A huge number of visitors (including but not limited to project developers, consultants, verification/validation entities, government institutions as well as academic entities) flooded the OECC booth during the two days with their respective views and inquiries about the JCM, including its latest status, designs and rules, and requirements for participation, showing their extremely keen interests in the JCM.

 

Website of Carbon Forum Asia Workshop in Macao 2015: www.carbonforumasia.com/

 

Content of information exchange with the visitors

The general content of the information exchange with the visitors included the following:

  • – Outline and latest status of the JCM
  • – Status of the JCM in the international negotiations on climate change under the UNFCCC processes
  • – Use of credits generated by JCM projects
  • – Possibility of carrying out JCM projects in China
  • – Requirements for third-party entities (such as verification bodies) to participate in JCM projects
  • – Methodologies and sectoral scope of the JCM
  • – Potential future transition of the JCM to a tradable credit-type mechanism
  • – Carbon pricing in domestic carbon offset schemes in Japan

 

Conference – Workshop

1) Plenary Session 2: “From Asia to Paris COP21 – And Beyond”

The Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) participated in a workshop looking at carbon market developments in the Asia Pacific, and the impact on the Paris 2015 climate agreement.

 

Date

Thu 26th March 2015, 15:25-16:25

 

Venue

The Venetian Macao – Resort – Hotel, Level 1 Room 2505 & 2506

 

Moderator

Karl Upston-Hooper (Greenstream Network Plc)

 

Panel

Miguel Naranjo, Senior Programme Officer, Sustainable Development Mechanisms, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Clare Penrose, General Manager, Asia Pacific, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI)

Mizushi Satoh, Researcher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)

Marcus Chee, Director, Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia, Energy Council of Malaysia

 

 

2) Special Side Event: “UNFCCC NAMA Market Place”

The Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) participated in a workshop / panel discussion related to presentation of NAMAs and matching with financial opportunities in the region.

 

Date

Fri 27th March 2015, 10:00-13:00

 

Venue

The Venetian Macao – Resort – Hotel, Level 1

 

Moderator

Tsering Sherpa, Program Officer, NAMA, Registry Unit, UNFCCC

 

Commentators

Dirk Forrister, President & Chief Executive Officer, IETA

Jiro Ogahara, Senior Researcher, OECC

Jay Mariyappan, Managing Director, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources

Clemens Ploechl, Managing Partner, Energy changes

Takashi Hongo, Senior Fellow, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute