The Second Asia CCUS Network Forum was held in a hybrid format at the Tokyo Prince Hotel, Japan, on September 30, 2022. It was co-hosted by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) and Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).The meeting feature messages from Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia jointly with Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and representatives from member countries of the Asia CCUS Network, and was attended by about 70 people in person and about 600 online. The participants deepened the discussions toward constructing an Asia-wide network for Carbon dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), which will be key to simultaneously achieving decarbonization and economic growth. In addition, as a future vision for the Asian CCUS Network, it announced that they will build an Asia-wide CCUS network by 2030 and create a CCS pilot project in ASEAN by 2025.

On 22 June, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, jointly with Mr Hiroshi Kajiyama, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, attended the 1st Asia CCUS Network Forum and announced the launch of ‘the Asia CCUS Network’, which is an international industry–academia–government platform aimed at knowledge sharing and improvement of the business environment for utilisation of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) throughout the Asia region. Thirteen East Asia Summit (EAS) member countries and more than 100 companies, research institutions, and international organisations have so far expressed their intention to participate in the network.