G7 Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting held in Canada... Korea attends for the first time in four years

South Korea participated in the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting for the first time in four years, exploring opportunities for cooperation with major countries in the energy and environment fields.
According to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment on the 30th, Vice Minister Lee Ho-hyun will be visiting Canada from October 30th to 31st (local time).
・It was revealed that Japan will attend the 2025 G7 Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting to be held in Toronto. This was made possible at the request of Canada, which is the G7 chair this year, and will be the first Japanese company to hold such a meeting in four years.
This will be the first time that the leaders of the two countries have participated in the meeting. Building on the results of the G7 Summit held in June this year, the meeting will focus on global issues in the energy and environmental fields, including responses to the climate crisis, energy transitions, and energy security.
Following the attendance of President Lee Jae-myung at the summit in June, South Korea will also be participating in the Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting.
The meeting was held in two sections: energy and environment, and participating countries discussed energy and AI, energy security, energy innovation, critical minerals and supply chains.
The two leaders held a wide-ranging discussion on themes such as the G7's global environmental leadership and achievements. Vice Minister Lee said that this month, South Korea established the Ministry of Climate Change (MOC) with the aim of responding to the climate crisis and accelerating the energy transition.
He also introduced the establishment of a new Energy and Environment Department, and announced major policies such as a major shift to renewable energy and the "energy highway" initiative.
As the chair of the APEC Economic Cooperation Council (APEC), Japan also shared the results of discussions on "energy security" and "energy innovation using AI" at the APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting held in August.
Furthermore, he emphasized the need to diversify supply chains in order to respond to China's tightening of export restrictions on rare earths, and expressed his intention to continue bilateral and multilateral cooperation with major mineral-producing countries.
Vice Minister Lee said, "It was a good opportunity to demonstrate our country's climate, energy and environmental policies and their implementation capabilities. We will continue to strive to raise Korea's profile in areas such as energy security, climate change and AI."
"We will further strengthen cooperation with major countries by enhancing our mutual trust and cooperation with major countries," he said.