Mitigation Work Programme
-Learning from previous exchanges-
March 2023 Erika Yamada
Office of Climate Change Negotiations,
Ministry of the Environment, Japan

1. Basic Annual Cycle of MWP
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◼ The basic annual cycle of the MWP is laid out in the CMA decision.
◼ In order to have “a focused exchange of views, information and ideas”
at the dialogues, we need a clear and concrete technical paper
which provides the basis for the discussion with solid data and
relevant analysis.
Annual
Report
Nov.-Dec
COP
(HRT, CMA)
Feb.
Submission
on topics of
the dialogue
2nd Global
Dialogue
Technical
Paper
1st Global
Dialogue
IPCC Report
GHG Inventory
NDC Synthesis Report
Submission etc.
Important Linkage
Building political
momentum
Compilation of
the individual
dialogue reports

2. Elements of the Technical Paper
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◼ Reports after each dialogue should include “a summary, key
findings, and opportunities and barriers relevant to the topic”.
◼ The technical paper should contain, for example:
(i) Mitigation potential
(ii) National and global data
(c.f. IPCC Reports, GHG Inventory, NDC Synthesis Report,
NDCs, LTSs, and Submissions)
(iii) Analysis
- Overview and comparison
- Identification of specific and concrete
mitigation measures
- Make visible the progress of the Parties

*1 Source: the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures *2 Source: Japan’s National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in FY2020 (Final Figures) 3
(Unit: Mt-CO2 eq.) FY2013*1
FY2020*2
Estimated Emissions
in FY2030
(-46% of FY2013/ NDC )
GHG Emissions and Removals 1,408 1,106 760
Energy-related CO2 1,235 967 677
Industry 463 356 289
Commercial and others 238 182 116
Residential 208 166 70
Transport 224 185 146
Energy conversion 106 82.1 56
Non-energy-related CO2 82.3 76.8 70.0
CH4 30.0 28.4 26.7
N2O 21.4 20.0 17.8
Four gases incl. alternative CFC
(HFCs, PFCs, SF6, and NF3)
39.1 57.5 21.8
Removals - -44.5 -47.7
Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)
Contributing to global emission reductions and
removals with a cumulative total of approximately 100
million tCO2 by fiscal year 2030.
Japan’s Estimated Emissions & Removals in FY2030
3. Examples – Sectors of GHG inventories-

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3. Examples – Cross-Cutting Issues and Enabling Conditions-
◼ Use of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
◼ Asia-Pacific Integrated Assessment Model (AIM)
⚫ Integrated evaluation model for predicting greenhouse gas emissions and
evaluating countermeasures and impacts.
⚫ Support for the development of scenarios and LTSs for GHG reduction.
⚫ In FY2022, support was provided to three countries and five cities, mainly in Asia.
⚫ Estimated that Article 6 could reduce up
to 9 billion tons of additional CO2
emissions annually by 2030.
⚫ Launch of the Paris Agreement Article 6
Implementation Partnership at COP27
(more than 70 participating countries and
organizations) to support capacity building
for the implementation of designing high-
integrity carbon markets.

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4. Identification of Non-Party Stakeholders
◼ The Secretariat is requested to facilitate the dialogues in such
a manner as to encourage “active participation of and
interaction between Parties and relevant non-Party
stakeholders.”
◼ The Secretariat should identify stakeholders from
international organizations, relevant initiatives, the private
sector, etc., and invites them to participate in dialogues,
based on the selected topics.
◼ Public and private financial institutions should be included
among the stakeholders, with the expectation that
“investment-focused events” will be
held on the margins of the dialogues.

Thank you for listening!