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G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo was Held
April 17, 2023
Joint Press Release with the Ministry of the Environment
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly hosted the "G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment" on April 15 and 16, 2023, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, together with Minister NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, and adopted a Ministers’ communiqué and its annexes.
1. Overview of the Event
(1) Date:
April 15 (Sat.) and April 16 (Sun.), 2023
(2) Venue:
Japan / Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture
(3) Participating Countries and Organizations
G7 member countries:
Japan (G7 Presidency), Canada, EU, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States
Invited countries and organizations:
India (G20 Presidency), Indonesia (ASEAN Presidency), United Arab Emirates (COP28 Presidency)
Guest Organizations:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
2. Outcome Documents
Annexes
- G7 Conclusions IDA(PDF:255KB)
- Five Point Plan for Critical Minerals Security(PDF:255KB)
- The Terms of Reference for the G7-Alliance on Nature Positive Economies(PDF:0KB)
- Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency Principles (CEREP)(PDF:197KB)
- Principles of High Integrity Carbon Markets(PDF:174KB)
- G7 Inventory on Climate Disaster Risk Reduction_Response and Recovery (ICDR4)(PDF:152KB)
- G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions(PDF:414KB)
3. Related Outcome Documents (Reports by International Organizations)
IEA
- The evolution of energy efficiency policy to support clean energy transitions
- Managing Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Renewables
- Towards hydrogen definitions based on their emissions intensity
- Outlooks for gas markets and investment
- Decarbonisation Pathways for Southeast Asia
- Emissions Measurement and Data Collection for a Net Zero Steel Industry
OECD
Related Link
Divisions in Charge
- Preparatory Office for the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
- International Affairs Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
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