JCM will promote advanced low-carbon technology and support India’s NDC: Shri Bhupendra YadavIndia and Japan ratify strong climate partnership under Article 6 of Paris Agreement
Belem/Brazil
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupendra Yadav participated in the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Partner Countries Meeting. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Environment of Japan on 19.11.2025. The meeting took place during the UNFCCC COP 30 in Belem, Brazil. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Hirotaka Ishihara, Minister of Environment of Japan. The Joint Credit Arrangement (JCM) is a bilateral initiative originally launched by Japan, which encourages the inflow of low-carbon technologies and investment to partner countries like India. Under this arrangement, the reduction in emissions from the projects is credited jointly to both the partner country and Japan, helping them meet their respective national goals. He reviewed the process by bringing ministers and representatives of JCM partner countries on a platform. He reaffirmed the commitment of the two countries to strengthen climate cooperation.
In the opening speech, H.E. Mr. Ishihara informed that JCM has increased the list of its partners to 31 and more than 280 projects are being implemented as per Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. He expressed hope that cooperation will be expanded worldwide by creating a framework for long-term investment, securing partnership opportunities for partner countries in climate-resilient projects and supporting capacity-enhancing programs.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Yadav emphasised the importance of a cooperative system at a time when the world is looking for a measurable, equitable and technology-driven climate solution. He emphasized that arrangements like the JCM “represent an important approach in strengthening climate action efforts while supporting national priorities, especially for developing countries.” He said India and Japan have a long-standing partnership based on trust, technology cooperation and shared commitment to sustainable development.
Referring to the signing of the India-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on 07.08.2025, Mr. Yadav emphasized that the JCM is in accordance with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and “provides a clear framework for both governments and private sectors to jointly develop projects to mitigate the impact of climate change, mobilize finance, use of advanced technology and share the emission reduction in a transparent manner”. He also said that this is an example of how bilateral cooperation can strengthen multilateral goals in a pragmatic and mutually beneficial way.
The Minister emphasized that JCM will directly contribute to India’s nationally determined contribution and long-term low-emission development strategy. He said that “the low-carbon technology approved by the agency designated nationally to implement Article 6 will play a significant role in meeting our long-term goals”.
Shri Yadav emphasized that this arrangement is expected to facilitate investment, technology deployment and capacity building support to implement advanced low-carbon technology. He said this will help in creating a domestic ecosystem and localizing high-technology interventions, as well as contributing to India’s sustainable development goals.
Mr. Yadav told the partners that the work on the framework for its implementation is progressing well. Implementation rules and main activity-cycle documents are in the advanced stage of being finalized. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency in India is also developing the Indian Carbon Market Portal. He informed that the portal will include dedicated modules for joint credit regime and other collaborative methods under Article 6, which will ensure transparency, enhanced efficiency and ease of project ease.
Informing about future paths, the Minister said that JCM activities are expected to include storage in priority sectors such as renewable energy, sustainable aircraft fuel, compressed biogas, green hydrogen and green ammonia, and difficult sectors like steel, cement and chemicals. He said these areas are “in line with India’s development priorities and provide significant opportunities for collaboration.”
Mr. Yadav reaffirmed India’s commitment to work together with Japan and all JCM partner countries and said,
Our cooperation with Japan shows how full integrity, collaborative arrangements can support investment in the deployment of the right technology, as well as strengthen the process of implementing the Paris Agreement. At the end of the speech, he appealed to work together to ensure that JCM becomes a “transparent, effective and similar model for climate partnership”.
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