Japan-led Asian green initiative works to scale up transition finance

Leaders from ASEAN and Australia join inaugural AZEC summit for net-zero goals

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The inaugural Asia Zero Emission Community summit meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 18. (Pool photo via Kyodo)

AKIRA KITADO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The 11 member countries of a regional decarbonization initiative led by Japan will work together to promote financial measures to support Asia's transition to a greener economy, they agreed on Monday at their inaugural summit meeting in Tokyo.

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