ＡＳＥＡＮに１兆円支援　脱炭素化、日本が表明―エネルギー相会合

　日本と東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）のエネルギー担当相による特別会合が２１日、オンライン形式で開かれた。日本はＡＳＥＡＮ各国の温室効果ガス排出量削減のため、１００億ドル（約１兆円）の金融支援を実施すると表明。温室ガスを回収・再利用する技術（ＣＣＵＳ）の開発や普及で連携していく方針も示した。
　特別会合は、英国で今月開催された先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）で、発展途上国の気候変動対策支援で合意したことを受け、日本の呼び掛けで開催。日本からは梶山弘志経済産業相が出席した。
　梶山氏は会合の冒頭、温室ガスを排出する化石燃料の使用に国際的な圧力が強まる中、経済の成熟度が異なるアジアでの脱炭素化について、「道筋は一つではない」と指摘。各国の状況に応じた手法で温室ガス削減を進める必要性を強調した。（2021/06/21-19:07）

The Japanese government on Monday vowed to offer 10 billion dollars in aid to help Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
   The aid plan was unveiled at a special online meeting of energy ministers from Japan and the ASEAN countries. Japan also showed plans to cooperate with ASEAN in the development and dissemination of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies.
   The day's meeting took place based on the Japanese side's proposal after the Group of Seven major industrial nations, including Japan, at their summit in Britain earlier this month agreed to support developing nations' efforts to tackle climate change.
   At Monday's meeting, Japan's industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said that "there should be multiple avenues" to promote decarbonization in Asian countries, where the level of economic development varies, at a time when pressure is growing across the world to reduce the use of fossil fuels, a major source of greenhouse gases.
   Japan proposed the Asia Energy Transition Initiative, under which steps will be taken to accelerate the shift from coal to liquefied natural gas as a fuel for thermal power generation and financial support will be offered for projects to develop renewable energy.