The United Nations and the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) jointly organized a high-level forum virtually last month to create a platform to share policy practices and explore collaboration between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea on the carbon neutrality transition.
The forum was a timely platform bringing together government officials and experts from international organizations and academia to strengthen and reaffirm the leadership of the three countries in reducing emissions to achieve carbon neutrality and to close the emissions gap. The forum served to examine the regional status of climate response and sustainable transition, sharing national, subnational, and sectoral good practices, as well as the latest strategies, measures, and experiences of the three countries.
Experts discussed policies and technologies that could further accelerate, promote and strengthen regional climate action. The forum identified the common challenges of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea regarding climate action and suggested approaches towards a carbon-neutral region with new ideas on incorporating trilateral and multilateral cooperation into existing carbon neutrality efforts. The forum fostered an exchange of views on how they can individually and jointly mobilize support and cooperation to accelerate transitions to net-zero emissions domestically and in other countries.
The outcomes of the Forum will be presented during the 79th ESCAP Commission Session under the theme of “Accelerating climate action in Asia and the Pacific”. It will also be reported to the 9th China-Japan-Korea Ministerial Conference on Transport and Logistics.