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

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 StatementPDFファイル
 Chair’s summary (Asia Zero Emission Community Ministerial Meeting)PDFファイル
 List of MOUsPDFファイル
2023 Japan
  • The First AZEC Leaders Meeting (December 18, 2023)
 AZEC Leaders’ Joint StatementPDFファイル
 AZEC Progress Report 2023PDFファイル
 AZEC Progress Report 2023(excerpt 3-5 chapter)PDFファイル
 List of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
 Summary of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
 Remarks by Dr. Daniel Yergin at the AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
2024 Indonesia
  • The Second AZEC Ministerial Meeting (August 21, 2024)
 2nd AZEC Ministerial Meeting Joint StatementPDFファイル
 AZEC Sectoral Initiatives towards carbon neutrality/net-zero emissionsPDFファイル
 Terms of Reference of the “Asia Zero Emission Center“PDFファイル
 List of MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial MeetingPDFファイル
 MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial MeetingPDFファイル
 List of the AZEC related Projects in the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project in JapanPDFファイル
 Joint Recommendation by AZEC Advocacy Group Round TablePDFファイル
2024 Lao PDR
  • The Second AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 11, 2024)
 AZEC Leaders' Joint Statement and its Action Plan for Next DecadePDFファイル
 List of cooperations towards 2nd AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
 Cooperations towards 2nd AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
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 StatementPDFファイル
 Chair’s summary (Asia Zero Emission Community Ministerial Meeting)PDFファイル
 List of MOUsPDFファイル
Year 2023
Location Japan
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI
  • The First AZEC Leaders Meeting (December 18, 2023)
 AZEC Leaders’ Joint StatementPDFファイル
 AZEC Progress Report 2023PDFファイル
 AZEC Progress Report 2023(excerpt 3-5 chapter)PDFファイル
 List of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
 Summary of MOUs towards AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
 Remarks by Dr. Daniel Yergin at the AZEC Leaders MeetingPDFファイル
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 StatementPDFファイル
 AZEC Sectoral Initiatives towards carbon neutrality/net-zero emissionsPDFファイル
 Terms of Reference of the “Asia Zero Emission Center“PDFファイル
 List of MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial MeetingPDFファイル
 MOUs towards 2nd AZEC Ministerial MeetingPDFファイル
 List of the AZEC related Projects in the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project in JapanPDFファイル
 Joint Recommendation by AZEC Advocacy Group Round TablePDFファイル
Year 2024
Location Lao PDR
Past meetings and meetings attended by the METI
  • The Second AZEC Leaders Meeting (October 11, 2024)

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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Last updated:2024-10-18