Decarbonization

METRON and Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation (Thailand) signed a MoU to establish a technical and commercial partnership. This new collaboration aims at driving industrial decarbonization across Southeast Asia.

The EU-Japan Centre had a successful week at the Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition 2025 from 18 to 20 June at Tokyo Big Sight, proudly showcasing innovative decarbonisation solutions from three innovative EU companies.

The 6th annual high-level conference Environmental Studies for Carbon Neutrality organised by Waseda University Brussels presented the state of play in policy developments and economic research on carbon pricing, CBAM, sustainable finance, and the role of research.

As the only mayor participating from Asia, Yokohama’s Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka promoted decarbonization initiatives and international collaboration at the Vatican Climate Summit organized by the Pontifical Council.

In January, a one-week learning expedition, organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan for the French mobility cluster Pôle Véhicule du Futur, brought 15 French companies to Japan to delve into hydrogen and battery topics.

Slovakia wants to become a gateway for the expansion of new photovoltaic panel technology in Europe. Denisa Saková, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and the Minister of Economy of the SR signed the Memorandum of Understanding in Tokyo, Japan, with Sekisui Chemical, which develops photovoltaic flexible panels.

From 2 to 3 March, the German and Japanese members of the Expert Council exchanged views on the current energy policy of both countries in a two-day meeting. In particular, the focus was on the results of studies on carbon-neutral buildings and on the decarbonization of the petrochemical industry.

MELCO supplies traction systems to SNCF.

Previewing the discussions in Tokyo in mid-November, by business leaders from the EU and Japan, of green, digital, and other industrial policy issues of mutual interest to the EU and Japan.

The LAURELIN project, funded by the European Union and the Japan Science and Technology Agency, works on developing innovative solutions to improve renewable methanol (green) production from CO2 hydrogenation in terms of energy efficiency and production cost.

With a combination of online matchmaking events and hybrid fair participation, the EU-Japan Centre, joined by partners in Europe and Japan, supported the creation of business partnerships for a greener economy.