MOEJ and GEC host Seminar on the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Implementation in Thailand

2018. 08. 03

MOEJ and GEC host Seminar on the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Implementation in Thailand

*Updated on 29 August: Agenda has been updated

*Updated on 16 August: Venue, speakers, agenda, business matching, etc. have been updated

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand and Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) will jointly organize “Seminar on the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM^*1) Implementation in Thailand” on 11 September 2018 in Bangkok.

Government of Japan is promoting the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at COP21 announced, ”Japan will, while lowering burdens of those countries, promote diffusion of advanced low carbon technologies particularly through implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).”

To support the implementation of candidate JCM projects, MOEJ has established the Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects^*2 to disseminate leading low carbon technologies. So far Japanese government has established JCM with 17 countries, and Thailand has been implementing 26 model projects (as of June 2018), which is the second largest number among those partner countries. The seminar will be participated by government officials and business leaders from both countries, and it aims at sharing overview and progress of JCM and facilitating project development and scaling up those future projects.

Overview of Seminar

Date & Time	Tuesday, 11 September 2018. 9:00-16:30 （Tentative）
Venue	THE BERKELEY HOTEL PRATUNAM, Bangkok （http://www.berkeleypratunam.com/）
Language	English and Thai
Organizers	Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand; Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) and Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)
Supporter	ASEAN-Japan Centre
Speakers	Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand; Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization; Global Environment Centre Foundation; and following Japanese and Thai corporates and a bank: – NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc., – Fuji Foods Corporation & Thai Foods International Co., Ltd., – CPF JAPAN CO., LTD. & CPF (Thailand) Public Company Limited – BETAGRO GROUP & Mayekawa (Thailand) Co., Ltd. – Tokyo Century Corporation & Tisco Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd., – NS-OG Energy Solutions (Thailand) Ltd., – SCG, – KasikornBank PCL (In the order of presentation. Additional speakers are TBC.)
Business Matching	During the seminar, individual meetings for business matching will be arranged between the companies that are considering introducing low carbon or zero emission technologies as JCM Model Projects, and the companies that can provide relevant technologies. (Please register at the “Registration Page” below. Availability may be limited.)
TGO/GEC Consultation	During the seminar, TGO and GEC will set up tables for individual consultation with participants who would like to ask questions related to JCM and Financing Programme for JCM. (Please register at the “Registration Page” below. Organizers give priority to those who pre-register since availability may be limited.)

Seminar Agenda　(Provisional Agenda as of 29 August 2018)

Registration

* Registration is closed.

Deadline for registration:

(i) Business Matching: by 17:00 (JST) on Friday, 24 August
　　　→Please click here for details
(ii) TGO/GEC Consultation: by 17:00 (JST) on Friday, 31 August
(iii) Speaker’s sessions only: by 17:00 (JST) on Friday, 31 August
*In case of oversubscription, the organizers may ask the number of participants from the same organization to be adjusted.

　※１　JCM stands for the Joint Crediting Mechanism, and it is a bilateral cooperation mechanism that developing countries and Japan collaborate
　　　　on GHG emission reductions projects and share the reduction result.
　　　　For further information, please refer to the official website of JCM here or TGO’s JCM website here

　※２　In order to support the implementation of candidate JCM projects, Ministry of the Environment, Japan has launched the “JCM Model Projects”.
　　　　The purpose of this model project is to financially support the implementation of projects which reduce GHG emissions by utilizing leading
　　　　low carbon technologies in developing countries, and in return seeks to acquire JCM credits for achievement of Japan’s GHG emission reduction target.

　　　　The second call for proposals for the financing programme for FY 2018 will be published on Monday, 27 August 2018.
　　　　Please refer to the pre-announcement on GEC website.

Organization Contacts

Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC), Tokyo Office

　Attn：Nigo, Uga, Tango

　Phone：+81-3-6801-8773
E-mail：jcm-info@gec.jp