Joint Statement on Renewable Energy Partnership Issued with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of the United Kingdom

On May 18 (Thur.), 2023, METI and DESNZ issued a Joint Statement on Renewable Energy Partnership, aiming to fortify collaboration in renewable energy with a shared commitment to ensuring energy security and accelerating the clean energy transition.

The following is an outline of the joint statement.

• Increasing renewable energy development and deployment (reaffirming G7’s commitment: increasing offshore wind capacity of 150GW by 2030 and solar photovoltaic (PV) to more than 1TW by 2030)
• Encouraging Japan-UK business collaboration in both nations, and together in third countries
• Promoting cooperation to ensure resilient and sustainable critical mineral supply chains needed for clean energy technologies (information sharing, environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, etc.)
• Promoting cooperation in developing business environments for perovskite solar cells, e.g., development of international standards
• Facilitating cooperation for offshore wind power generation (sharing experience and knowhow, etc.)
• Encouraging British and Japanese researchers and research organizations to evaluate and advise on the policies of Japan and the UK
• Sharing information on policies and so forth through Japan-UK dialogues (policy dialogues on energy and climate change, etc.)
• Promoting cooperation in the field of renewable energy in multilateral fora

Related Material

• Joint Statement between Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of the United Kingdom on Renewable Energy Partnership(PDF:98KB)

Divisions in Charge

• International Affairs Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
• New and Renewable Energy Division, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
• Mineral and Natural Resources Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy