2024 Japan Symposium Dialogue
The future of Australia and Japan’s energy security partnership
March 2024
The Perth USAsia Centre, together with the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC), hosted a dinner on Monday 25 March 2024 to kick off the 7th annual Japan Symposium.
Attended by leaders from Western Australia’s government, business and education sectors, the event focused on the future of Australia and Japan’s energy security partnership and featured a keynote presentation from the Ambassador of Japan to Australia, His Excellency Suzuki Kazuhiro. Professor Gordon Flake then moderated a panel discussion with Ambassador Suzuki, SVP Climate and Strategy at Woodside Energy Tony Cudmore, and CEO of The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, Rebecca Tomkinson.
2024 Dialogue Outcomes
In the face of global conflict, climate change, and growing regional tensions, energy security is of paramount importance to resource-poor Japan. Dependent on imports for 94 per cent of its primary energy supply, Japan is vulnerable to an increasingly insecure global order and remains beholden to international partners and the stability of energy supply chains.
As Australia and Japan embark on their shared goal of energy transition to net zero, both countries must work ever more closely to communicate their needs and the future of their respective energy industries.
↗ Australia and Japan should further explore Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
↗ Australia and Japan should develop a collaborative framework to achieve decarbonisation
↗ Maintaining a bi-partisan Australia-Japan energy partnership
↗ Encouraging Stronger Energy Literacy
↗ Regional Cooperation
↗ The regional role of Australia’s LNG resources
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The Perth USAsia Centre, together with the Consul-General of Japan in Perth, hosts the annual Japan Symposium. The event brings together leading experts for a public discussion on issues and opportunities facing Japan and Australia.