Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, took part in the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Partner Countries’ Meeting on 19 November 2025. Organised by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, the meeting was held on the sidelines of UNFCCC CoP30 in Belém, Brazil. The session was chaired by Hirotaka Ishihara, Japan’s Minister of the Environment, and brought together Ministers and representatives from JCM partner nations to review progress and reaffirm commitments to bilateral climate cooperation. In his opening remarks, Ishihara noted that the JCM has now expanded to 31 partner countries, with more than 280 projects under implementation in alignment with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. He expressed hopes that the mechanism would expand further by facilitating long-term investment frameworks, improving opportunities for participation in climate-resilient projects and strengthening capacity-building programmes. Addressing delegates, Yadav stressed the importance of cooperative mechanisms at a time when the world requires scalable, equitable and technology-driven climate solutions. He said the JCM is “a significant approach in strengthening efforts for climate action while supporting national priorities, particularly for developing countries”. India and Japan, he noted, share a long-standing relationship built on trust, technology collaboration and shared sustainable-development goals. Referring to the India–Japan Memorandum of Cooperation signed on 7 August 2025, Yadav emphasised that the JCM aligns with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and “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”. This, he said, demonstrates how bilateral partnerships can effectively reinforce multilateral climate objectives. The Minister added that the JCM will directly support India’s Nationally Determined Contributions and Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy. He highlighted the vital role of low-carbon technologies approved by the National Designated Agency for Article 6 implementation, noting that they are key to catalysing India’s long-term climate goals. Yadav said the mechanism is expected to accelerate investment, technology deployment and capacity-building support for advanced low-carbon technologies. It will help develop a domestic ecosystem, localise high-tech solutions and enable meaningful contributions to India’s sustainable development priorities. He informed partner countries that work on India’s implementation frameworks is progressing well. The Rules of Implementation and core activity-cycle documents are nearing finalisation. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is also developing the Indian Carbon Market portal, which will include a dedicated JCM module to ensure transparency, efficiency and ease of project facilitation. Looking ahead, Yadav said JCM activities are likely to span priority sectors such as renewable energy with storage, sustainable aviation fuel, compressed biogas, green hydrogen, green ammonia and best-available technologies in hard-to-abate industries including steel, cement and chemicals. These areas, he noted, align closely with India’s development priorities. Reaffirming India’s commitment to deepening collaboration with Japan and all JCM partner countries, Yadav said the partnership illustrates how high-integrity mechanisms can support technology deployment while strengthening implementation of the Paris Agreement. He concluded by calling for collective action to make the JCM “a model for transparent, impactful and equitable climate partnerships”.