METI: First Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting Held

On October 4, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held the first Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting online.
The meeting was attended by ministries from 20 countries and delegates from 3 international organizations in Asia and other parts of the world. The participants discussed the need to achieve green growth and accelerate various and realistic energy transitions toward achieving global carbon neutrality in the earliest possible timing. In particular, they affirmed that there is no single pathway to achieve carbon neutrality, but rather there are diverse pathways for each country, and that promoting innovation and actively engaging Asian countries will be important.
The outcomes of the meeting have been published as the Chair’s Summary.