Quad Cooperation in Climate Change

and launch of the Quad Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Package
(Q-CHAMP)

1. Concept
On the occasion of Quad leaders meeting in Tokyo on May 24, 2022, Quad countries
confirmed our determination to further advance practical cooperation in addressing climate
change, steadfastly implementing the Paris Agreement and delivering the outcomes of COP26,
building on our ongoing cooperation and progress since the last leaders’ meeting.
Quad countries are continuing in our efforts to provide support for Indo-Pacific partners,
considering their growing needs for pragmatic transition to a net-zero economy and society
and enhancing resilience to the impacts of climate change. To meet these needs, Quad
countries launch the Quad Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Package (Q-
CHAMP) with the themes of mitigation and adaptation/resilience guided by the Climate
Working Group’s three pillars: climate ambition, clean energy, and adaptation/resilience. Q-
CHAMP highlights our joint efforts in areas confirmed for cooperation at the Quad leaders’
meetings in September 2021 and May 2022 respectively. To make our cooperation increasingly
tangible, practical, and systematic, Quad countries are committed to expanding our relevant
programs, initiatives, and measures, fully utilizing our experience thereunder, in support of
climate action between our four countries as well as in the Indo-Pacific region. The Q-CHAMP
also summarizes individual actions Quad countries are taking to deliver tangible and practical
climate action between our four countries as well as in the Indo-Pacific region.

2. Contents
Q-CHAMP covers the following areas of cooperation:
<Mitigation>
Action to decarbonize the shipping and port sectors through the Quad Shipping Taskforce,
aiming for a shared green corridor framework building on each Quad country’s input.
Enhancing and accelerating the clean energy transition through knowledge sharing on
clean hydrogen and clean ammonia, methane reduction in the natural gas sector, and
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS) and Carbon Recycling.
Supporting responsible and resilient supply chains for clean energy technology, including
through exploring possibility of developing a plan to strengthen clean energy supply chains
in the Indo-Pacific Region, and through support for the Sydney Energy Forum in July 2022.
Launching the Quad Mission for Article 6 Implementation to enable participation in high
integrity carbon markets and support capacity building in the region.
Enhancing knowledge sharing on subnational climate actions and holding a workshop on
HFC lifecycle management.

<Adaptation/Resilience>
Advancing climate information services through the Climate and Information Service
Taskforce, and disaster risk reduction, including disaster and climate resilient

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 infrastructure such as the efforts through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(CDRI).
Promoting climate-smart agriculture, including through the Agriculture Innovation Mission
for Climate (AIM for Climate), to enhance research and development (R&D) and
innovation with the expected co-benefits for mitigation and strengthened resilience.
Enhancing ecosystem-based adaptation and resilience advanced by nature-based
solutions, focusing on marine ecosystems including through the International Coral Reef
Initiative.

Quad Cooperation under Q-CHAMP

<Mitigation>
Green Shipping and Ports under the Quad Shipping Taskforce
Recognizing the importance of pursuing decarbonization efforts in shipping and port sectors,
Quad countries welcome progress made since the launch of the Quad Shipping Task Force
alongside four inaugural ports of ambition (Los Angeles, Mumbai Port Trust, Sydney (Botany)
and Yokohama). Quad countries will continue to meet to exchange knowledge and best
practices among Quad governments, ports and other stakeholders, discussing a shared
framework to facilitate the establishment of ‘green shipping corridors’ by 2025-2030, aiming for
a shared green corridor framework building on each Quad country’s input. Taking note of the
U.S. proposal to hold a Quad Transport Ministerial meeting, Quad countries will continue
discussions in the Quad Shipping Task Force, to provide actionable policy recommendations
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the shipping value chain and advance green
shipping corridors between Quad countries.

Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia

Recognizing the importance of clean hydrogen and clean ammonia as zero-emission fuels,
Quad countries will promote efforts to construct clean hydrogen and clean ammonia supply
chains under the expanded ‘Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia Partnership.’ Quad countries
welcome that, as part of this cooperation, Japan will host both the ‘International Workshop on
Economic Aspects of Hydrogen Supply Chain’ in Kyoto in December and the ‘International
Workshop on Value Chain Construction of Ammonia’ also to be held in the second half of this
year, and that India will establish the ‘Quad Clean Hydrogen Strategic Initiative,’ under which
the first activity would be the convening of a Quad Workshop on Hydrogen Regulations, Codes
and Standards in July. Quad countries also welcome Australia’s undertaking of an Indo-Pacific
clean hydrogen supply chain study, which will map current supply chain capabilities and the
optimal approaches needed to capture clean hydrogen supply chain opportunities across the
region.

Methane Reduction in the Natural Gas Sector

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Quad countries note that reducing methane emissions in the natural gas sector has climate,
economic and energy security co-benefits. As important stakeholders in the natural gas market,
including LNG, Quad countries have been developing best practices for methane reduction
and the accurate measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of methane emissions in
natural gas sector. From this point of view, Quad countries will convene an annual roundtable
in rotation of Quad countries to share best practices and to encourage action taking into
account our climate goals and domestic situations. This will include efforts to improve the MRV
of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire LNG value chain.

CCUS/Carbon Recycling
Quad countries support the deployment of CCUS in the Indo-Pacific region through activities
of the Asia CCUS Network, while recognizing CCUS/Carbon Recycling as key technologies to
realize carbon neutrality.

Clean Energy Supply Chain

The development of diverse and robust supply chains for clean energy technology will be
critical in facilitating the Indo-Pacific’s transition to clean energy. Quad countries are exploring
the possibility of developing a Clean Energy Supply Chain Plan to support responsible and
resilient supply chains. Quad countries further welcome Australia and the IEA co-hosting the
Sydney Energy Forum on 12-13 July 2022 to accelerate the clean energy transition underway
across the Indo-Pacific. Quad Energy Ministers seek to meet on the margins of the Sydney
Energy Forum in July to advance and build on all of the initiatives under the Clean Energy
Pillar of the Quad Climate Working Group.

Supporting Capacity Building for Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Quad countries recognize the importance of high integrity carbon markets as a means of
emission reduction and sustainable development in the Indo-Pacific region. Welcoming the
completion of the Paris Rulebook at COP26 in Glasgow, Quad countries will launch the Quad
Mission for Article 6 Implementation with the aim of supporting development in the region of
transparent carbon markets with robust governance arrangements to deliver credible
approaches to verified emissions reductions and removals with environmental integrity aligned
with the Paris Agreement goals. Under this mission, Quad governments will develop and share
best practices and methods, including for market development and oversight, authorization of
mitigation outcomes, corresponding adjustments, reporting under the Paris Agreement
transparency framework, and support and implement capacity building for Indo-Pacific
countries. The mission can consider building upon the experience of existing initiatives such
as:
Australia’s Indo-Pacific Carbon Offset Scheme (IPCOS).
Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
LEAF Coalition.
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility.
BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes.

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Knowledge Sharing on Subnational Climate Actions
Quad countries acknowledge the significant role of subnational entities (e.g. states and cities)
in the effort toward net-zero. In collaboration with other international frameworks and networks
such as C40 and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), Quad
countries will establish Quad Workshop on Subnational Climate Action to encourage
information sharing, provide an opportunity for subnational entities to learn from each other
and to facilitate options for city-to-city collaboration by utilizing the following frameworks, as
necessary:
Zero Carbon City International Forum (a series of conferences, including the
Forum in 2022 co-hosted by Japan and the United States).
Global Subnational Zero Carbon Promotion Initiative (a bilateral initiative by
Japan and the United States).

Knowledge Sharing on Reducing Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Emissions

Quad countries will share expertise on reducing fluorocarbon emissions. Quad countries will
organize a HFC Lifecycle Management Workshop. This will be an event to help develop
capacity of the Indo-Pacific countries to reduce fluorocarbons emissions by exchanging
knowledge and good practices of existing initiatives including:
Initiative on Fluorocarbons Life Cycle Management (IFL) (launched at COP25 by
Japan).

<Adaptation/Resilience>
Critical Climate Information-Sharing Including the Climate and Information Service Task Force
Acknowledging the importance of climate information services and early warning systems in
the Indo-Pacific region, especially for floods, droughts and heat waves, Quad countries held
the initial meeting to exchange knowledge under the Climate and Information Service Task
Force in April 2022. For the next step, Quad countries will hold a task force event on the
occasion of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR),
slated in September 2022 in Brisbane, Australia, which will present an opportunity for Quad
country representatives to engage with Indo-Pacific participants to share knowledge and
gauge user needs across the region. Collaboration in this area will be driven by the needs of
the Indo-Pacific, such as those documented in the Weather Ready Pacific proposal endorsed
by Pacific leaders at the 2021 Pacific Island Forum Leaders’ Meeting, and can utilize
knowledge and experience of the existing individual measures and platforms such as:
SERVIR and NASA-USAID partnership: A joint initiative between the United
States and leading geospatial organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Japan’s Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-Plat):
Platform to support decision-making by taking the risks of climate change into
consideration and highly effective climate change adaptation in the Asia-Pacific
region.
Australia’s Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac).

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Disaster Risk Reduction including Disaster and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Quad countries will work together to promote cooperation in disaster risk reduction against
extreme weather events, including through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(CDRI) and its Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) launched at COP26. Quad
countries participated in the successful convening of a joint session, entitled “Regional
Cooperation for Strengthening the Resilience of Infrastructure Systems and Communities in
the Indo-Pacific” at the International Conference for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in May
2022. Building on this progress, Quad countries will bring together and share our experience
and practices for climate-related disaster risk reduction, including in sight of a possible
opportunity to launch a program strategy of IRIS with Pacific Islands at APMCDRR.

Climate-Smart Agriculture
Recognizing the significant role of the agricultural sector in overall climate action and taking
note of the particular importance of its adaptation aspect, Quad countries will explore
opportunities to advance R&D and enhance innovation in climate-smart and resilient
agriculture. Quad countries will implement cooperative activities through international
initiatives such as the AIM for Climate, etc.; explore opportunities and options to conduct
international joint research projects on climate-smart agriculture innovation as regional and
bilateral cooperation; and deploy the results of research in other Indo-Pacific countries.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Resilience Focusing on Marine Ecosystems Advanced by

Nature-based Solutions
Quad partners will enhance collaboration to conserve critical seascapes, especially coastal
marine ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves in the Indo-Pacific region, taking the
value of their critical ecosystem services that mitigate the impacts of waves, storm surges, and
sea level rise. Moreover, Quad countries also will help limit coastal erosion and support
sustainable fisheries critical for food security, economic growth, and livelihoods. These
ecosystems can provide developing countries, including Pacific island countries, in particular,
with the opportunity to be net carbon positive, by working with the private sector to improve the
management and value of natural capital. Quad countries will work together through the
scientific and technical cooperation under International Coral Reef Initiative or any other
planned or existing projects.

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 Annex:
Relevant Programs, Initiatives and Measures by Quad Countries

In addition to and enhancing the work of the Q-CHAMP, Quad countries, both individually and
collectively, are delivering programs, initiatives, and measures in the Indo-Pacific that are
advancing mitigation and adaptation, some of which are listed in this Annex.

<Mitigation>
Enhancing clean energy transition
Quad countries are discussing cooperation of clean energy innovation and deployment
under the following governmental arrangements and/or policy dialogues:
- Letter of Intent between India and Australia on New and Renewable Energy
Technology.
- Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonization through Technology.
- Australia-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on Carbon Recycling.
- India-Japan Clean Energy Partnership.
- Japan-United States Clean Energy and Energy Security Initiative.
- Memorandum of Cooperation Between The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
of JAPAN and The Department of Energy of The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Concerning Collaboration in The Field of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage /
Conversion and Recycling, and Carbon Dioxide Removal.
Ongoing tangible projects within Quad countries:
- Feasibility study on establishing a clean fuel ammonia supply chain from Australia to
Japan (Woodside Energy Ltd. at Australian side and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals
National Corporation (JOGMEC), Marubeni Corporation, Hokuriku Electric Power
Company and The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. at Japanese side).
- Joint feasibility study on CCS for creation of a supply chain of low carbon ammonia in
Western Australia (Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd (MEPAU) at Australian side and
JOGMEC at Japanese side).
- Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project1 which is the first project in the
world to make and transport liquid hydrogen between two countries by sea (supported by
Australian and Japanese Governments, the Victorian (State) Government and
industry).
- Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP). The first round of the Program
will focus on the export of clean hydrogen to Japan under the Japan-Australia

1 HESC Pilot Project is jointly carried out by HySTRA (CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain
Technology Research Association) and an Australian-side consortium consisting of Kawasaki Heavy
Industries, Ltd, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Marubeni Corporation,
AGL Energy and Sumitomo Corporation in Australian portion. HySTRA includes Iwatani Corporation,
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd, Shell Japan. Ltd., Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Marubeni
Corporation, ENEOS Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. in Japanese side

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 Partnership on Decarbonisation through Technology (mentioned above).
- Long-term implementation demonstration project for the local production for local
consumption of hydrogen at the port of Los Angeles in the United States (Toyota
Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America Inc., Mitsui E&S Machinery Co. Ltd.,
PACECO CORP., Hino Motors, Ltd., and Hino Motor Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc., with
the support of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
(NEDO) of Japan).
- Survey on dissemination of hydrogen technology in India (Japan External Trade
Organization (JETRO), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO) and other stakes).
- Study on dissemination of fuel ammonia combustion technology in India (New Energy
and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)).
- Study on optical fiber monitoring at CCS site (Research Institute of Innovative
Technology for the Earth of Japan, Energy and Environmental Research Center of
University of North Dakota in the United States, and CSIRO and CO2CRC in Australia
with the support of NEDO).

Supporting Capacity Building for Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Australia’s Indo-Pacific Carbon Offset Scheme (IPCOS): In 2021 the Australian
Government committed $104 million over 10 years to develop an Indo-Pacific Carbon
Offsets Scheme (IPCOS). IPCOS will boost public and private investment in climate action
and practical projects, to generate a scalable supply of high-quality carbon offsets and
enhance the ability of partners in the Indo-Pacific to meet and report against their
Nationally Determined Contributions. The Australian Government has welcomed Fiji and
Papua New Guinea as the first international partners to join IPCOS.
Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM): The JCM is implemented 1) To quantitatively
evaluate contributions of Japan to GHG emission reductions and removals which are
achieved through the diffusion of, among others, by leading decarbonizing technologies,
products, systems, services, and infrastructure as well as through implementation of
measures in developing countries and others, using such contributions to achieve Japan’s
NDC and for other purposes; and 2) To contribute to the ultimate objective of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the objective of the Paris
Agreement by facilitating global actions for GHG emission reductions and removals.

Knowledge Sharing on Subnational Climate Actions

Zero Carbon City International Forum (a series of conferences, including the Forum in
2022 co-hosted by Japan and the United States).
Global Subnational Zero Carbon Promotion Initiative (a bilateral initiative by Japan and
the United States).

Knowledge Sharing on Reducing Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Emissions

Initiative on Fluorocarbons Life Cycle Management (IFL) (launched at COP25 by Japan).

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<Adaptation/Resilience>
Critical Climate Information-Sharing Including Climate and Information Service Taskforce
Australia’s Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) Design of the
next phase may integrate aspects of the Weather Ready Pacific program proposal, which
has Pacific Island Forum leaders’ support.
Through the $23 million Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific, Australia’s
Bureau of Meteorology supports 14 Pacific country counterparts to prepare for climate
extremes and communicate seasonal forecasts, and provide information on sea level rise,
tide and wave data for shipping and fishing.
Australia will host the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) in September 2022,
providing an opportunity to support increased public and private sector finance for climate
change mitigation and adaptation through Nature-based Solutions, aligning with the
UNFCCC Cancun Agreement.
Japan’s Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-Plat)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provides capacity building for
meteorological observation, forecasting, and warning.
Japan contributes to capacity building on Climate Resilience in the Pacific such as JICA’s
support for the construction of the Pacific Climate Change Center as a training facility
under the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), a
regional organization headquartered in Samoa.

Disaster Risk Reduction including Disaster and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

The Australian Humanitarian Partnership's Disaster READY program ($90 million, 2018-
2027) is supporting over 100 communities in four Pacific island countries to prepare for,
and reduce the risk of disasters.
Australia’s Women’s Resilience to Disasters Program ($13.5 million) in the Pacific
empowers women in Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu to lead Pacific solutions to disaster
prevention, preparedness and recovery.
Australia will host the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in
Brisbane (19-22 September 2022) convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction, providing an important opportunity to review risk reduction and adaptation
efforts, share and learn about innovative and practical solutions, and for countries and
organizations to make actionable commitments against the Sendai Framework.
Australia’s $9.5 million nature-based solutions program, Climate Resilient by Nature,
works with local communities to conserve and restore natural ecosystems in the Pacific
and Southeast Asia – reducing emissions and benefiting communities through improved
livelihoods, and disaster risk reduction.
Australia is providing sustainable sanitation and hygiene in Lao PDR by funding Beyond
the Finish Line through the Water for Women program. The program is building local
government capacity to integrate climate resilience into WASH for an estimated 229,000

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people in Lao PDR.
Australia has launched a new six-year disaster and climate resilience initiative –
Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities against Disasters and Climate
Change to increase local governments’ institutional and community resilience to the
frequent natural hazards and climate change risks in the Philippines.
Australia has deployed 115 experts to 22 partner countries since 2017 to help prepare for
disasters. Australia Assists is helping disaster management authorities, NGOs, UN
organizations and regional bodies across the world prepare better systems for responding
to the increasing frequency, intensity and complexity of disasters.
At the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction that Japan hosted in March
2015, Japan launched the “Sendai Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction” and
committed to provide 4 billion USD in total and train 40 thousand government officials and
local leaders in the four years from 2015 to 2018. Building on the successful completion
of the initiative, Japan continues to play a leading role in this field through the “Sendai
Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction Phase 2,” under which Japan will
provide assistance for at least 5 million people and provide training for 85,000 people on
disaster risk reduction from 2019 to 2022, in order to increase resilience to disasters in the
Asia-Pacific and other regions.
Furthermore, at the Fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit that Japan hosted in April 2022, PM
Kishida announced the “Kumamoto Initiative for Water,” under which Japan committed to
provide financial assistance worth approximately 500 billion yen over the next five years
for the solution of water-related social issues including climate change adaptation and
water-related disaster risk reduction.
Through these initiatives, Japan proactively contributes to disaster risk reduction and
relevant efforts in the Indo-Pacific including the following cooperation projects among
others:
- The Philippine government has been implementing a series of measures in the
Passig-Marikina River basin, including the Mangahan Spillway, revetment, dredging,
and levee improvement. The river runs through the highly urbanized administrative
and economic center of Metro Manila, and past floods have had a tremendous
economic and social impact throughout the country due to inundation. Japan
continues to support the implementation of river improvement and spillway
construction projects through the formulation of master plans and yen loans.
- Japan has been cooperating with developing countries for more than 30 years to
strengthen their meteorological observation and forecasting capacity. In cooperation
with the Japan Meteorological Agency, JICA has provided technical assistance for the
development of meteorological radars and capacity building of meteorological
agencies in countries such as the Philippines, Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, and Mauritius.
Japan’s Majuro Atoll Reservoir Development Plan will begin for the Marshall Islands to
prepare for the drought caused by changes in rainfall patterns due to future climate change,
under which a new reservoir with a capacity of 57,000 m3 will be constructed.

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 Japan has supported risk assessment of inundation hazards using remote sensing
technology in coastal areas and several airports of SIDS (e.g. the Independent State of
Samoa and the Federated States of Micronesia) since 2017. Japan also will support the
implementation of NbS / Eco-DRR adaptation projects in SIDS that best combine of Gray
and Green measures with scientific knowledge on heat stress tolerant corals, and access
to climate finance.

Climate-Smart Agriculture
Japan provides support to Indonesia under JICA’s "the Project of Capacity Development
for the Implementation of Agricultural Insurance" to protect farmers from the diverse risks
of crop failure.

Other relevant programs, initiatives and measures

Australia-Singapore Initiative on Low Emissions Technologies for Maritime and Port
Operations
Australia-Republic of Korea Low and Zero Emissions Technology Partnership
In 2021 the Prime Minister of Australia and the Prime Minister of Singapore also agreed
to explore a bilateral Green Economy Agreement (GEA). The GEA will seek to facilitate
trade and investment in environmental goods and services, strengthen environmental
governance, and contribute efforts to build global capacity to address climate change.
The $2 billion Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific is financing the
delivery of renewable energy to the Solomon Islands through the Tina River Transmission
Line, which will strengthen energy security, reduce the country’s exposure to volatile global
fuel prices and enable Solomon Islands to meet 100 per cent of its Paris emissions
reduction target.
Australia’s $140 million Australian Climate Finance Partnership will mobilize private
finance to reduce emissions and build resilience through investments across Southeast
Asia and the Pacific.
Australia is providing sustainable sanitation and hygiene in Lao PDR by funding Beyond
the Finish Line through the Water for Women program. The program is building local
government capacity to integrate climate resilience into WASH for an estimated 229,000
people in Lao PDR.
Australia’s SciTech4Climate initiative will bring leading Australian scientists and climate
specialists (CSIRO and ANU) to work together with development partners in the Indo-
Pacific to make sure our region’s response to climate change is supported by the best
available science and technological advances.
The Weather Ready Pacific program is a Pacific-designed strategic roadmap for enabling
Pacific small island developing states to better anticipate, prepare for and respond to the
risks of more intense and/or frequent severe weather events due to climate change. The
Weather Ready Pacific proposal was endorsed by Pacific leaders at the 2021 Pacific
Island Forum Meeting.
Japan signed ASEAN-Japan Climate Change Action Agenda 2.0.

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