1. The Fifteenth East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (15th EAS EMM) was hosted virtually by Brunei Darussalam on 16 September 2021. The Meeting was chaired by the Hon. Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mat Suny bin Haji Md Hussein, Minister of Energy of Brunei Darussalam. The Meeting was attended by EAS participating countries from the ASEAN Member States (AMS), Australia, the People’s Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), New Zealand, and the United States of America (U.S.). The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community was also in attendance.
2. The Meeting held a special session to exchange views on strategic, policy and practical cooperation initiatives needed to advance the global climate sustainability agenda and decarbonisation in the energy sector. EAS participating countries took the opportunity to brief the Meeting on key aspects of their respective transition plans, policies, major initiatives, challenges and ongoing learnings as well as the integration of energy transition into their pandemic recovery efforts. They also discussed the importance of promoting green growth, sustainable development and economic opportunities arising from energy transition and climate action in line with global efforts to implement the Paris Agreement.

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