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Ministers aim for clean, inclusive energy

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2024-12-06

Outline: The APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting focused on the clean and inclusive energy transition, discussing innovative technologies and capacity building to ensure that the transition is just, sustainable and benefits all, while focusing on the impact on vulnerable groups.

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Facing the stagnation of the clean energy transition to combat climate change, energy ministers from APEC economies convened at the 14^th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting in Lima to shape effective policies and foster partnerships to spur efforts for sustainable and inclusive transitions across the Asia-Pacific region.

The meeting, chaired by Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines Rómulo Mucho, focused on innovative strategies, capacity building, public-private partnerships, and equitable energy access, with a special emphasis on the development of clean and low-carbon hydrogen and the need to safeguard these transitions to be inclusive for people and communities.

“When Peru decided to assume the presidency of APEC 2024 under the theme of Empower. Include. Growth., we set one of our priorities to be sustainable growth for resilient development, with the latter mainly focusing on the promotion of transition to clean energies,” said Minister Mucho in his opening remarks at the meeting.

“This recognizes the need to intensify efforts to accelerate clean, sustainable, just, affordable and inclusive energy transition,” Minister Mucho added.

Ministers engaged in a robust discussion on how APEC economies can leverage innovative technologies to ensure just, inclusive, and sustainable energy transitions, at the same time addressing potential socio-economic impacts this transitions on vulnerable populations, so that the benefits of clean energy can be distributed across all segments of the society.

The news comes from: https://www.apec.org/press/news-releases/2024/ministers-commit-to-safeguard-a-clean-and-inclusive-energy-transition