‘Asia CCUS Network’ has Launched

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.