Private sector’s role in mitigation of climate change highlighted

Oyundelger 2019-10-07 02:10

Society

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia and the Ministry of Environment of Japan together with other corresponding bodies organized a meeting

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia and the Ministry of Environment of Japan together with other corresponding bodies organized a meeting to provide information on possibilities for carrying out projects and programs under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) set up in Mongolia as per the Low Carbon Development Partnership between the governments of Mongolia and Japan and to link businesspeople of the two countries. The event brought together representatives from Japan’s Environment Ministry and its affiliates in charge of the JCM and business entities from both sides including around 50 Mongolian companies. The JCM that has been operated since 2013 covers 15 fields that emit the largest amount of greenhouse gases and the private organizations are offered a breadth of opportunities for implementing projects and programs on the introduction of eco-friendly, low-carbon technologies and products in Mongolia with investment from Japan.