Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC)

1.What is AZEC

AZEC（Asia Zero Emission Community） is a Platform for cooperation towards carbon neutrality/net-zero emissions in the Asia region, involving partner countries from 11 nations (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam)

2.This Year’s Meeting

• The Second AZEC Ministerial Meeting (August 21, 2024)
• The Second AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 11, 2024)

3.The results of previous meeting

Introducing the Achievements and Outcome Documents of Past Meeting

Year	Location	Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI
2023	Japan	The First AZEC Ministerial Meeting (March 4, 2023) 　Asia Zero Emission Community Joint Statement 　Chair’s summary (Asia Zero Emission Community Ministerial Meeting) 　List of MOUs
2023	Japan	The First AZEC Leaders Meeting (December 18, 2023) 　AZEC Leaders’ Joint Statement 　AZEC Progress Report 2023 　AZEC Progress Report 2023(excerpt 3-5 chapter) 　List of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders Meeting 　Summary of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders Meeting 　Remarks by Dr. Daniel Yergin at the AZEC Leaders Meeting
2024	Indonesia	The Second AZEC Ministerial Meeting (August 21, 2024) 　2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement 　AZEC Sectoral Initiatives towards carbon neutrality/net-zero emissions 　Terms of Reference of the “Asia Zero Emission Center“ 　List of MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　List of the AZEC related Projects in the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project in Japan 　Joint Recommendation by AZEC Advocacy Group Round Table
2024	Lao PDR	The Second AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 11, 2024) 　AZEC Leaders' Joint Statement and its Action Plan for Next Decade 　List of cooperations towards 2nd AZEC Leaders Meeting 　Cooperations towards 2nd AZEC Leaders Meeting
2025	Malaysia	The Third AZEC Ministerial Meeting (October 17, 2025) 　3rd AZEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement 　 Terms of Reference of the “AZEC Energy Transition Review for Enhancing Cooperation“ 　 AZEC Progress Report 2025 　 ERIA-ADB-METI joint transition finance report 　 IEA Transition Finance Report 　List of MOUs towards 3rd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　MOUs towards 3rd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　List of the AZEC related Projects in the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project in Japan 　Joint Recommendation by AZEC Advocacy Group Round Table 2025
2025	Malaysia	The Third AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 26, 2025) 　3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting Joint Statement and Annex 　 List of cooperations towards 3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting 　 Cooperations towards 3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting

Year	2023
Location	Japan
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI	The First AZEC Ministerial Meeting (August 19, 2023) 　Asia Zero Emission Community Joint Statement 　Chair’s summary (Asia Zero Emission Community Ministerial Meeting) 　List of MOUs

Year	2023
Location	Japan
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI	The First AZEC Leaders Meeting (December 18, 2023) 　AZEC Leaders’ Joint Statement 　AZEC Progress Report 2023 　AZEC Progress Report 2023(excerpt 3-5 chapter) 　List of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders Meeting 　Summary of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders Meeting 　Remarks by Dr. Daniel Yergin at the AZEC Leaders Meeting

Year	2024
Location	Indonesia
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI	The Second AZEC Ministerial Meeting (August 21, 2024) 　2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement 　AZEC Sectoral Initiatives towards carbon neutrality/net-zero emissions 　Terms of Reference of the “Asia Zero Emission Center“ 　List of MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　List of the AZEC related Projects in the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project in Japan 　Joint Recommendation by AZEC Advocacy Group Round Table

Year	2024
Location	Lao PDR
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI	The Second AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 11, 2024) 　AZEC Leaders' Joint Statement and its Action Plan for Next Decade 　List of cooperations towards 2nd AZEC Leaders Meeting 　Cooperations towards 2nd AZEC Leaders Meeting

年	2025
Location	Malaysia
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI	The Third AZEC Ministerial Meeting (October 17, 2025) 　3rd AZEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Statement 　Terms of Reference of the “AZEC Energy Transition Review for Enhancing Cooperation“ 　AZEC Progress Report 2025 　 ERIA-ADB-METI joint transition finance report 　IEA Transition Finance Report 　List of MOUs towards 3rd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　MOUs towards 3rd AZEC Ministerial Meeting 　List of the AZEC related Projects in the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project in Japan 　Joint Recommendation by AZEC Advocacy Group Round Table 2025

年	2025
Location	Malaysia
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI	The Third AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 26, 2025) 　3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting Joint Statement and Annex 　List of cooperations towards 3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting 　 Cooperations towards 3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting

Division in Charge

Global Environmental Affairs Office, GX Policy Group
03-3501-1511（extension 3524）

International Affairs Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
03-3501-1511（extension 4491～4494）

Asia and Pacific Division, Trade Policy Bureau
03-3501-1511（extension 3011）

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