• Focus Area Climate Change Policies and Governance Climate Change Policies and Governance
  • Type Discussion paper
  • Date 07 June 2023
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Abstract

The joint crediting mechanism (JCM) is a Japan-initiated bilateral mechanism for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while transferring Japan’s technologies to partner countries in exchange for transferring carbon credits to Japan. It is seen as a leading pilot mechanism of “cooperative approaches” under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. As of February 2022, 214 projects with 22 partner countries, including Saudi Arabia, had been selected by the Japanese government for support. Japan and Saudi Arabia have thus far implemented one project under this mechanism, and another project is in the process of being approved.

Authors

Shigeto Kondo

Secondee Shigeto Kondo is a secondee from JIME Center, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). He has been publishing papers… Shigeto Kondo is a secondee from JIME Center, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). He has been publishing papers on various aspects of Saudi Arabia including foreign policies, economy, fiscal situation, energy, etc. in Japanese since he joined IEEJ in 2016. During his assignment as a secondee at KAPSARC, he is examining the past experiences of cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Japan on energy and climate change and exploring the possibilities of future cooperation. Dr. Kondo received his M.A. in Law and Ph.D. in Law from Keio University, Japan.

Expertise

  • Climate Change Policy
  • Energy Policy
  • Circular Carbon Economy
  • Economic Diversification
  • Oil and Gas
  • Hydrogen
  • Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Japan

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