Key facts
- Japan and ASEAN plan a joint report on emissions reduction progress in the region, Nikkei reported.
- The report is to cover expanded investment and accelerated technology transfers, according to Nikkei.
- Environment Minister Hiroshi Sasagawa is to present the plan during COP31 in Antalya, Nikkei reported.
- Japan also plans to present a view on balancing decarbonization with energy security, Nikkei reported.
The Japanese government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plan to deepen cooperation on climate change and issue a joint report on emissions reduction progress in Asia, Nikkei reported on November 10, 2026. The report is to cover expanded investment and faster technology transfers, and Japan also plans to set out a view on pursuing decarbonization alongside energy security.
Environment Minister Hiroshi Sasagawa is to present the plan during COP31, the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which Nikkei said is being held in Antalya in southern Turkey in November 2026. The conference's work feeds into the next global stocktake of progress under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the mechanism under which countries assess collective progress toward their emissions goals.
Nikkei did not give the size of the investment, the amount of emissions reduction involved or a date for the joint report beyond the conference period. The account of the plan rests on that single report.