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24 May 2022, 12:45 - 13:45 Indochina Time / Bangkok | Open meeting

Carbon Neutrality

As the Asia-Pacific region account for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions, the rapid and sustained reduction in the region is a major determinant to achieve the global goal of limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C. Thirty-nine member States had joined the group of over 130 countries that have announced the commitments to reaching carbon neutrality by or around mid-century.

The Asia-Pacific region requires speeding up and scaling up the development and application of technologies and practices. The speed and scale of required actions cannot be effectively met without international and multilateral collaboration. ESCAP member countries could utilize their complementary potentials to jointly accelerate progress in achieving the goals.

To this end, the side event aims to:

  • facilitate information sharing on the national plans for carbon neutrality goals;
  • discuss the need and modality of regional cooperation on reaching the goals and targets in the Nationally Determined Contributions, and;
  • identify areas of collaboration among member States.

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24 May 2022
12:45
12:55
OPENING

Opening and welcoming remarks

  • H.E. Hyoeun Jenny Kim, Ambassador and Deputy Minister of Climate Change, Republic of Korea
  • Mr. Pham Van Tan, Deputy Director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam
  • Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
12:55
13:40
Roundtable Discussion

Topic 1: National Carbon Neutrality Goals and Approaches in the Asia-Pacific (20 min)

  • Mr. Hyunjun Kim, Second Secretary, Climate Diplomacy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
  • Dr. Vivi Yulaswati, Advisor to the Minister on Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia
  • Mr. Pham Van Tan, Deputy Director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam
  • Mr. Tsuji Keitaro, Deputy Director, Office of Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Japan (online)

Topic 2: Policies and Measures fostering Carbon Neutrality in the Asia-Pacific (25 min)

  • Mr. Raja Syamsul Anwar, Director, International Department, Bank Negara Malaysia (online)
  • Dr. Zulfikar Yurnaidi, Senior Officer on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REE) and 7th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO7) Project Manager, ASEAN Centre for Energy (online)
  • Mr. Jisu Min, Senior Investment Officer, Global Green Growth Institute (online)
  • Mr. Tae Kun Kim, Principal Researcher, Center for Climate Technology Cooperation Policy, Green Technology Center

 

13:40
13:45
CLOSING

Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office

Hyoeun Jenny Kim
H.E. Hyoeun Jenny Kim
Ambassador and Deputy Minister of Climate Change, Republic of Korea
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Pham Van Tan
Mr. Pham Van Tan
Deputy Director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam
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Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
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Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana was appointed Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on 13 September 2018.

Prior to joining ESCAP, Ms. Alisjahbana was Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran in Bandung, Indonesia, a position she assumed in 2005. She joined Universitas Padjadjaran as a lecturer in 1988. Since 2016, she has served as Director for the Center for Sustainable Development Goals Studies at Universitas Padjadjaran and Vice Chair of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences.

She also serves on the Governing Board of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and member of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (Akademi Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia - AIPI), the Forum of Statistics Community (Forum Masyarakat Statistik or Advisory Council of the Indonesian Statistics), the International Advisory Board of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies and Council Member of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI).

From 2009 to 2014, she was Minister of National Development Planning and the Head of the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Indonesia. She served as Co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation from 2012 to 2014. From 2009 to 2014, she was Alternate Governor of the World Bank and Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank representing the government of Indonesia. In 2016, she was a member of the High Level Independent Team of Advisors to support the ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer term positioning of the United Nations Development System in the context of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

Ms. Alisjahbana has been involved in various research projects and consultancies to the United Nations University/Institute for Advanced Study in Tokyo, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the European Commission, and the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Ms. Alisjahbana earned her Bachelor degree in Economics and Development Studies from Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia, a Masters degree in Economics from Northwestern University, USA and a Ph.D in Economics from University of Washington, USA. She was awarded the Mahaputra Adipradana Order (Bintang Mahaputra Adipradana) from the Republic of Indonesia, honorary brevet from the Indonesian Navy and honorary flight wing from the Indonesian Air Force.

Hyunjun Kim
Mr. Hyunjun Kim
Second Secretary, Climate Diplomacy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
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Vivi Yulaswati
Dr. Vivi Yulaswati
Advisor to the Minister on Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia
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Keitaro Tsuji
Mr. Tsuji Keitaro
Deputy Director, Office of Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Japan
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Raja Syamsul Anwar
Mr. Raja Syamsul Anwar
Director, International Department, Bank Negara Malaysia
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Zulfikar Yurnaidi
Dr. Zulfikar Yurnaidi
Senior Officer on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REE) and 7th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO7) Project Manager, ASEAN Centre for Energy
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Jisu Min
Mr. Jisu Min
Senior Investment Officer, Global Green Growth Institute
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Tae kun Kim
Mr. Tae Kun Kim
Principal Researcher, Center for Climate Technology Cooperation Policy, Green Technology Center
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Ganbold Baasanjav
Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav
Head, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia, ESCAP
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Rony Soerakoesoemah
Mr. Rony Soerakoesoemah
Head, Sub-regional Office for South-East Asia, ESCAP
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Katinka Weinberger
Ms. Katinka Weinberger
Chief, Environment and Development Policy Section, ESCAP
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for more information, please contact

Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia +82-32-458-6600 [email protected]
Subregional Office for South-East Asia + 66 22 88 2902 [email protected]
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