Climate Change
Topics:
- Submission of the information on Japan's willingness to be associated with the Copenhagen Accord and its quantified economy-wide emissions target for 2020 (January 26, 2010)
- Second Round of High Level Dialogue between Japan and the Republic of Korea on Climate Change (January 22, 2010)
- Statement by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Informal High-level Event of the Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website) (December 18, 2009)
- Copenhagen Accord (December 18, 2009) [PDF]
- High Level Dialogue between Japan and Republic of Korea on Climate Change (November 27, 2007)
- United Nations Summit on Climate Change (September 22, 2009)
- Japan's Initiative on Climate Change: Toward COP 15 (May 2009) [PDF]
- Draft Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [PDF]
Japan's Initiative on Climate Change: Toward COP 15 (May 2009) [PDF]
Draft Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [PDF]
Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP)
- COP 15 (7-18 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Submission of the information on Japan’s willingness to be associated with the Copenhagen Accord and its quantified economy-wide emissions target for 2020 (January 26, 2010)
- Statement by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Informal High-level Event of COP 15 (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website) (December 18, 2009)
- Copenhagen Accord (December 18, 2009) [PDF]
- The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Official Website)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC Official Website)
- COP 10 (6-17 December 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- COP 9 (1-12 December 2003, Milan, Italy)
- COP 8 (23 October-1 November 2002, New Delhi, India)
- COP 7 (29 October-9 November 2001, Marrakesh, Morocco)
- COP 6 bis (16-27 July 2001, Bonn)
- COP 6 (13-24 November 2000, The Hague)
- COP 5 (25 October-5 November 1999, Bonn)
- COP 4 (2-14 November 1998, Buenos Aires)
- COP 3 (1-11 December 1997, Kyoto)
- COP 2 (8-19 July 1996, Geneva)
- COP 1 (28 March-7 April 1995, Berlin)
Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change
Resources
- Second Round of High Level Dialogue between Japan and the Republic of Korea on Climate Change (January 22, 2010)
- High Level Dialogue between Japan and Republic of Korea on Climate Change (November 27, 2007)
- United Nations Summit on Climate Change (September 22, 2009)
- Speech on the Environment by Prime Minister Taro ASO (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 2009) [English] [Japanese]
- The 2nd Tripartite Policy Dialogue among Japan, People's Republic of China, and Republic of Korea on Climate Change and the 5th Japan-People's Republic of China Climate Change Dialogue (February 2009)
- Japan-UNDP Joint Framework for Building Partnership to Address Climate Change in Africa (December 2008)
- The First meeting for Steering Committee on Climate Change Program Loan (November 2008)
- ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Seminar on Adaptation to Climate Change (September 2008)
- Statement by Ambassador Norihiro Okuda, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at The Secretary-General's Ministerial Meeting on Reducing Disaster Risks in a Changing Climate (September 2008)
- Attendance of Ms. Kawaguchi, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to the Fourth Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ministerial Meeting and the Side-event on Water and Sanitation (September 2008)
- Japan's proposal for AWG-LCA: For preparation of Chair's document for COP14 (September 2008)
- Dispatch of Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan on Climate Change (June 2008)
- Address by H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy (June 2008) [English] [French (PDF)] [Japanese]
- Leaders of Central American and Caribbean Countries Endorsed the"Cool Earth 50" and the "Cool Earth Promotion Programme" Proposed by Japan (May 2008)
- Japan-UNDP Joint Framework for Building Partnership to Address Climate Change in Africa (May 2008)
- New Proposal on Climate Change, "Cool Earth 50"
- Joint Announcement on Enhanced Cooperation in Environment and Climate Change Issues between Japan and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (May 2008)
- The 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Gleneagles-Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (Chairs' Conclusions) (March 2008)
- Basic Policy on Development Cooperation in the Field of Climate Change - Recommendations by Experts' Panel for Realization of "Cool Earth" - (March 2008) [PDF]
- Dispatch of Survey Mission on Climate Change to Tuvalu and Fiji (February 2008)
- Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly "Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work" (February 2008)
- Climate Change and Perspective for Japan-EU Cooperation (January 2008)
- Address by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 61st Meeting of the Nippon Keidanren Board of Councillors (December 2007)
- Mr. Kemal Derviş, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pays a Call on Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs (December 14, 2007)
- Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment (Third East Asia Summit) [PDF] [Text Version]
- Towards a "Sustainable East Asia": Japan's Environmental Cooperation Initiative announced at the 3rd EAS (November 2007) [PDF]
- Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Development, and Climate Change (November 2007)
- Statement by Ambassador Takahiro Shinyo, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 54: Sustainable Development (October 2007)
- Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura to Attend Meeting of Major Economic Countries on Climate Change Hosted by the United States (September 2007)
- Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan's Attendance at the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2007)
- The United Nations High Level Event on Climate Change (Overview and Evaluation) (September 24, 2007)
- Meeting Between Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, and Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (Overview) (September 25, 2007)
- Statement by Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka, Director-General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Informal Thematic Debate of the General Assembly "Climate Change as a Global Challenge" (August 2007)
- Japan-U.S. High-Level Consultations on Climate Change (August 2007)
- The 4th Meeting of the Policy Implementation Committee of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) (July 2007)
- Courtesy Call by Dr. Han Seung-soo, United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy on Climate Change (May 2007)
- Statement by Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Security Council Open Debate on Energy, Security and Climate (April 2007)
- The Third Japan-China Climate Change Dialogue (August 2006)
- The Preparatory Meeting of Ministers for the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP11) and the First Session of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP1) (Overview and Evaluation) (September 2005)
- G8 Gleneagles 2005 "Japan's Climate Change Initiative" (July 6-8, 2005) [PDF] [Text Version]
- Twenty-Second Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB22) (Overview and Evaluation) (May 2005)
- Seminar of Governmental Experts on Climate Change (Overview and Evaluation) (May 2005)
- The Second China-Japan Climate Change Dialogue (April 2005)
- Address to celebrate the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol by H.E. Mr. Kazuo Asakai, Ambassador of Japan to the European Union (February 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 2005)
- Commemorative Event to Mark the Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol (Video image broadcast) (February 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Signing of the Bill to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by the President of the Russian Federation (November 2004)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Passage of the Bill to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Russian Federation Council (October 2004)
- Address by Ambassador Kazuo Asakai at the Institute for European Studies on Global Sustainable Development (October 2004) [PDF]
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Passage of the Bill to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Russian State Duma (October 2004)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Decision of the Government of Russia to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (September 2004)
- Request for Russia's Early Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol (November 2003)
- Third Meeting of the U.S.-Japan High-Level Consultations on Climate Change (August 2003) [Joint Statement] [Announcement]
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Canada's Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (December 2002)
- Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol by Japan (June 2002)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol by Japan (June 2002)
- Kyoto Protocol (March 2002)
- Future Policies Toward the Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol (February 2002)
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Announcement of Climate Change Policy by the Government of the United States (February 2002)
- Visit to Japan by High Level EU Mission on Environment concerning the Kyoto Protocol (July 2001)
- Resolution Concerning the Realization of International Agreement Toward the Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol
- UNFCC Official Website
(Open a New Window)Press Secretary's Press Conference/Media FAQ on Climate Change
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | June | 10 |
| 2007 | December | 4, 21 |
| 2006 | April | 28 |
| 2004 | October | 1 |
| 2002 | February | 15, 26 |
| June | 4 | |
| July | 9 |
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