Since many countries and cities in Asia are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, national and local governments need to address climate change issues for future sustainable cities. As urbanisation and population develop, energy demand in the building and industry sector will increase. This session aims at sharing the current status and the future challenges on mitigation policies and actions at national and local levels with special reference to the MRV research project in Indonesia. A panel discussion will address how to support mitigation policies on the basis of the science-based methodologies and tools in Bogor city, and will also focus on how to create strategies to reduce GHG emissions and energy consumption in cooperation with relevant organisations (national and local governments, the research community and the private sector).