India–Japan Advance Climate Partnership at COP30

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav participated in the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Partner Countries’ Meeting organised by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment on the sidelines of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The session was chaired by H.E. Hirotaka Ishihara, Minister of the Environment, Japan, and brought together Ministers and representatives from JCM partner countries to review progress and reaffirm commitment to strengthening bilateral climate cooperation.

Japan Minister announced that the JCM network has expanded its list of partners to 31 and over 280 projects are being implemented in accordance with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Japan outlined plans to expand the mechanism globally by facilitating frameworks for long term investments, ensuring opportunities for participation for partner nations in climate resilience projects, and by supporting capacity building programmes.

Bhupendra Yadav highlighted the importance of cooperative mechanisms at a time when the world seeks scalable, equitable and technology-driven climate solutions. He emphasised that mechanisms such as the JCM represent “a significant approach in strengthening efforts for climate action while supporting national priorities, particularly for developing countries”. He noted that India and Japan share a “long-standing partnership rooted in trust, technology cooperation, and shared commitment to sustainable development”.

Referencing the India–Japan Memorandum of Cooperation signed in August 2025, Bhupendra Yadav noted that “the JCM provides a clear framework for both governments and the private sector to jointly develop mitigation projects, mobilise finance, deploy advanced technologies, and transparently allocate the resulting emission reductions”. It is an example of how bilateral cooperation can reinforce multilateral objectives in a practical and mutually beneficial manner, he added.

India Minister also stated that the JCM would contribute directly to India’s Nationally Determined Contributions and Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy. He stated that “low-carbon technologies approved by the National Designated Agency for Implementation of Article 6 will play an important role in catalysing our long-term goals”. He highlighted that the mechanism is expected to facilitate investment, technology deployment and capacity building support for the implementation of advanced low-carbon technologies. He said that it would help develop a domestic ecosystem and localise high-technology interventions, while contributing to India’s sustainable development goals.

India outlined potential priority areas for JCM projects, including renewable energy with storage, sustainable aviation fuel, compressed biogas, green hydrogen, green ammonia, and low-carbon technologies for hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, cement, and chemicals.

Bhupendra Yadav reaffirmed India’s commitment to work closely with Japan and all JCM partner countries, stating, “Our cooperation with Japan demonstrates how high-integrity, cooperative mechanisms can support investment in appropriate technology deployment while strengthening the implementation of the Paris Agreement”. Concluding his address, he called for collective action to ensure the JCM becomes “a model for transparent, impactful, and equitable climate partnerships”.