Amid the growing urgency to address climate change, decarbonization initiatives are gaining momentum in Asia. One pillar of such efforts is the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC). This special feature issue examines the current state of decarbonization in Asia from multiple perspectives. Opening the issue is an interview with the head of the Asia Zero Emission Center (AZE Center), which provides assistance for the decarbonization policies of Asian countries, followed by an overview of AZEC by a senior executive managing officer of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), firsthand accounts by the chief representatives of JBIC's representative offices overseas, and an analysis of a survey on Japanese companies’ overseas expansion.
DECARBONIZATION WAVES
FROM ASIA TO THE WORLD
- Decarbonizing Asia: the challenging
but unavoidable road ahead
INTRODUCTION 
- JBIC’s on-the-ground support for
Asia’s path to decarbonization ANALYSIS 
Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are major Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) partner countries. The chief representatives of JBIC offices in each country report from the frontlines on the respective, unique paths to decarbonizing their economies.
- VIETNAM: Driving projects through
a Japan-Vietnam public-private
team to balance economic growth
and decarbonization CASE STUDY 
- INDONESIA: Leveraging the
resources of a volcanic nation to
achieve carbon neutrality CASE STUDY 
- MALAYSIA: Carbon capture and
floating solar farms under the prime
minister’s strong leadership CASE STUDY 
- THE PHILIPPINES: Stronger
relations with major conglomerates
are key in breaking coal dependence CASE STUDY 
JBIC STORY A deal leveraging advanced Japanese geothermal power technologies finally signed late at midnight, just before a summit meeting 
OUR GLOBAL CHALLENGES A wood processing specialist continues to take on challenges and expand in the global market with proven technology KOSHII & Co., Ltd. 
ON THE “GROUND” FROM AROUND THE WORLD Promoting renewables and energy saving in key ASEAN member countries while putting down roots in “The Land of Smiles” Representative Office in Bangkok 
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has been publishing JBIC Today since 2003 to present its diverse initiatives around the world. In addition to feature articles exploring current affairs, the magazine carries interviews with the leaders of companies that have received JBIC support for their overseas operations, as well as with young JBIC staffers working on the frontlines of the bank’s activities.
