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APEC Symposium on Bioenergy - APEC 3rd Sectoral Symposium for Energy Transition

Published Date February 2026
Type of Publication Proceedings
Publication Under SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Energy Working Group (EWG)
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This summary report summarizes the symposium held in Khon Kaen, Thailand on 3 December, 2024.

57 participants from 13 APEC economies (Australia; China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; The Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand and Viet Nam) attended the symposium.

The speakers were invited from a wide range of government, private sector, academic, and research institutions. The participants were government officials involved in formulating policies, programs, and measures for decarbonization of fossil fuel use, energy efficiency and energy management systems and bioenergy. The In-person symposium facilitated an active exchange to share expertise, best practices and insights on the topics among participants, including “Biodiesel and Bioethanol”, “Synthetic Biofuels” and “Decarbonization in Power Sector by Biomass and Biohydrogen”