The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will hold the first ‘Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting (AGGPM) Public-Private Forum’.
This forum is an industry-government-academia collaboration to accelerate diverse and realistic energy transitions in Asia, confirmed at the 1st Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting (AGGPM) held on 4 October 2021.
The Forum will focus on “innovation” and “finance” to support energy transitions, and feature a variety of sessions to present concrete projects and efforts by industry, government and academia in Japan and Asia.
The forum will open with keynote speeches by ministers from Asian countries, followed by a special ceremony session that include:
An MOU signing ceremony among private companies on projects and initiatives contributing to energy transitions in Asia,
The presentation of interim report on the discussion of promoting Transition Finance in Asia by the ATF Study Group led by private financial institutions,
The presentation of final report on a roadmap analysis for the realization of carbon neutrality in ASEAN by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ).
Additionally, the Forum will hold panel discussion sessions under the themes of 1) the mobilization of finance and 2) the promotion of innovation that are essential for promoting energy transitions in Asia.
Prominent figures from international organizations and private companies are confirmed to join the sessions to have lively discussions on the future pathways of energy transitions in line with actual situations in Asia.
Date and time: 25 April 2022, 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm (JST)
Event: online
For further information, please visit: https://www.aggpm2022.org/