The IP-CCSE is a platform for stakeholder engagement, education, and communication that advances cooperation in climate change mitigation and environmental protection.
The IP-CCSE also hosts annual hybrid convenings in the Indo-Pacific region, including in the United States. These events gather leaders and thinkers in policy, finance, business, technology, academia, government, and the media. Their mission and contribution are to elevate, design, and activate cumulative steps towards net zero and environmental rejuvenation.
Annual Summit & Expo convenings:
Following the Inaugural 2025 IP-CCSE consultation process, we are pleased to deliver the following communiqué:
Preamble
Climate change is a phenomenon observable by all and a global issue that is progressively affecting every human and every endeavor on the planet. The current public discourse around climate change is often uninformed, manipulated, and acrimonious. This dynamic only delays the much-needed agreements, actionable steps, and coordination necessary to mitigate the globally disruptive and hazardous effects of climate change.
Beyond the contentious debates fixated on the origin of Climate Change, resides this conclusion: If it’s human-made, we’d better act fast and equitably to address it. If it’s not, we’d better act even faster and more globally.
The IP-CCSE has formalized a participatory process to facilitate collaboration amongst climate stakeholders, creating pathways to the development of long-term, equitable solutions.
Read the full communiqué here: 2025 IP-CCSE communiqué -published 111425.docx
2026 IP-CCSE post-event communiqué
The 2026 Japan-centric consultation built on the strong foundation of the 2025 Australia-centric event -see the 2025 IP-CCSE communiqué, link above.
Fast-paced global events are changing market dynamics, and the 2026 IP-CCSE integrated these trends in the formulation of an innovative environmental policy framework for the Indo-Pacific.
The following is an edited compilation of the consultation process, resulting in a Draft Framework. We endeavor to publish the full Framework after the 2027 New Delhi event.
Executive summary
Environmental policy is most effective when integrated into the design and implementation of economic development policy.
Coordinating environmental agencies with Commerce/Industry/Economic Development agencies delivers effective and durable policies. Shifting focus from stringent regulations and costly enforcement to a predictable, robust policy framework motivates industries to decarbonize, innovate, and flourish. Providing the regulatory certainty industries need for long-term decarbonization investments stimulates innovation and corporations’ competitive edge.
Public-private partnerships, localized economic development investments, tax incentives, and regional considerations achieve considerable, irreversible progress in emissions reduction. Decarbonizing the global economy is therefore an economic opportunity that can be advanced more easily than enforcing an environmental regulatory body that industries view as oppressive, expensive, and worth fighting against.
The Indo-Pacific Region is heavily impacted by fossil fuel legacies yet has unique opportunities to mitigate their effects while developing local economies. The 2026 conflicts around the Persian Gulf region are driving steep oil price increases, and markets are responding with innovative, hyper-local power generation and transportation solutions, especially in South Asia. This model can be replicated throughout the Indo-Pacific Region with targeted investments, at an economical government cost.
Read the full communiqué here: Draft Framework -Tokyo 2026 –091826.docx
Upcoming events:
- June 3-5, 2027, in New Delhi, India
- June 4-6, 2028, in Washington, DC