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    The Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the US Office of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate will co-host the Zero Carbon City International Forum on March 1, 2023 in a hybrid format. The forum aims to promote subnational climate actions and cooperation between national and local governments. It will include opening sessions, high-level seminars, and thematic panels on urban sustainability, decarbonization, resilience and multi-level governance. Speakers will include government ministers and mayors from Japan, Europe, and the US discussing leading low-carbon practices. The event precedes the 2023 G7 Climate Ministers' Meeting in Sapporo.

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    The Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the US Office of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate will co-host the Zero Carbon City International Forum on March 1, 2023 in a hybrid format. The forum aims to promote subnational climate actions and cooperation between national and local governments. It will include opening sessions, high-level seminars, and thematic panels on urban sustainability, decarbonization, resilience and multi-level governance. Speakers will include government ministers and mayors from Japan, Europe, and the US discussing leading low-carbon practices. The event precedes the 2023 G7 Climate Ministers' Meeting in Sapporo.

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    The Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the US Office of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate will co-host the Zero Carbon City International Forum on March 1, 2023 in a hybrid format. The forum aims to promote subnational climate actions and cooperation between national and local governments. It will include opening sessions, high-level seminars, and thematic panels on urban sustainability, decarbonization, resilience and multi-level governance. Speakers will include government ministers and mayors from Japan, Europe, and the US discussing leading low-carbon practices. The event precedes the 2023 G7 Climate Ministers' Meeting in Sapporo.

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    Wed, March 1

    Part 1 Hybrid
    Part 2 and 3 Online only
    English-Japanese interpretation available

    The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MoEJ) and the Office of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, United States of
    America will co-organize the "Zero Carbon City International Forum 2023" on March 1, to accelerate subnational climate
    actions globally by sharing leading practices across borders. This forum intends to discuss measures to promote cooperation
    between national and subnational governments, given the upcoming G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and
    Environment in Sapporo to be held on April 15-16, 2023. The forum also aims to expand and replicate integrated urban
    initiatives through sharing advanced practices on net-zero transition, resilience and multiple benefits.
    [Program] (JST, UTC+9)
    9:30-12:00 JST Part 1：Opening and High-Level Sessions （Kioi Conference Center, Tokyo + Online）
    15:00-17:30 JST Part 2: High Level Seminar on Sustainable Cities (Online)
    18:00-20:30 JST Part 3: Thematic Sessions (Online)

    Speakers of Opening and High Level Sessions

    Mr. NISHIMURA Akihiro Ambassador Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet Dr. Peter Kurz Mr. HISAMOTO Kizo Mr. AKIMOTO Katsuhiro
    Minister of the Nina Hachigian Ambassador of the Lord Mayor of Mayor of Kobe Mayor of Sapporo
    Environment, Special Representative EU to Japan Mannheim (online)
    Japan for Subnational
    Diplomacy Office of
    Global Partnerships,
    USA (online)

    Video Message Other speakers in Part 1


    • Mr. TAKEUCHI Yoshiki, Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for
    Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Video)
    • Mr. ONO Hiroshi, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry
    of the Environment, Japan
    • Ms. Jeni Arndt, Mayor of Fort Collins
    • Mr. Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI World
    Secretariat
    Mr. Simon Stiell Mrs. Katja Dörner
    Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Lord Mayor of Bonn

    For more information and registration for on-site participation


    https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20230301
    Program (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation is available)
    Part I: Opening and High Level Sessions (Hybrid)
    9:30-9:40 Opening Remarks
    - Mr. NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan
    - Ambassador Nina HACHIGIAN, Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy Office of Global
    Partnerships, the USA (Online)
    9:40-10:00 Keynote Speeches: Subnational climate actions, a key for the net zero agenda
    - Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
    (UNFCCC) (Video Message)
    - Mr. TAKEUCHI Yoshiki, Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
    Development (OECD)
    - Ms. Katja Dörner, Global Executive Committee Climate Action and Low Emission Development
    Portfolio, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability/ Lord Mayor of Bonn City (Video Message)
    10:00-10:10 Photo session and Break
    10:10-10:45 High-level session 1: Urban transformation and the role of national government
    - Mr. ONO Hiroshi, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
    - Ambassador Jean-Eric Paquet, the European Union (EU) to Japan
    - Dr. Peter Kurz, Load Mayor of Manheim
    - Mr. HISAMOTO Kizo, Mayor of Kobe City/Chair, Japan Designated Cities Mayors' Association
    10:45-11:15 High-level session 2: Cities' commitments to net zero
    - Mr. AKIMOTO Katsuhiro, Mayor of Sapporo City (Online)
    - Ms. Jeni Arndt, Mayor of Fort Collins
    11:15-12:00 Panel Discussion
    - Moderator: Mr. Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI World Secretariat

    Part 2: 13th EAS High Level Seminar on Sustainable Cities (Online only)
    15:00-15:10 Opening Remarks
    15:10-15:40 Keynote presentations: City-to-city collaboration, as a way to enhance urban sustainability
    15:40-16:30 Session 1: Synergies with the circular economy
    16:30-17:20 Session 2: Synergies with a nature positive economy
    17:20-17:30 Summary Session

    Part 3: Thematic Sessions (Online)


    18:00-18:15 Keynote Speech: Key takeaway from the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) report
    Session 1-1: Synergies of decarbonization and resilience
    18:15-19:15
    Session 1-2: Synergies of decarbonization and digital technology
    19:15-20:15 Session 2: Strengthening multi-level cooperation
    20:15-20:30 Summary session

    <Venue for in-person participants>


    Main Room, Tokyo Garden Terrace
    Kioi Conference
    1-4 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
    Directly connected to Nagatacho Station/1-minute walk
    from Akasaka-mitsuke Station The latest program and speakers will be
    https://conference.tgt-kioicho.jp/en/access/ posted at the official website.
    https://www.iges.or.jp/jp/events/20230301
    Please visit the official website for Registration

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