Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) is hosting the 16th Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting (CEM16) and the 10th Mission Innovation Ministerial Meeting (MI-10) from Monday, August 25 to Wednesday, August 27 at BEXCO in Busan.

As part of Energy Super Week, the meetings are being held alongside the 2025 World Climate Industry EXPO and the 15th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting.

CEM and MI are leading global platforms for public-private cooperation, bringing together stakeholders in climate and energy to discuss the expansion of clean energy and to explore collaborative measures for accelerating technological innovation. This year, the events are organized under the theme, “Energizing Cooperation for a Prosperous Future.” Nearly 1,000 participants are attending, including delegates from 41 governments and representatives from 111 international organizations.

As chair of CEM16 and MI-10, Korea is leading global energy agendas to address pressing challenges in the era of climate crisis. To facilitate substantive public-private cooperation, four high-level roundtable dialogues were held with ministers, vice ministers, international business leaders, and officials from international organizations.

In the Power Transformation session, ministerial and sub-ministerial officials met with global companies with strong technological capabilities in the power sector, including LS Cable & System, Hyosung Heavy Industries, and Bloom Energy. They discussed measures to expand carbon-free power generation facilities and electricity infrastructure to meet growing demand from AI, data centers, and electric vehicles, as well as strategies for innovating power systems to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

The Industry Decarbonization & Energy Efficiency session explored private sector efforts to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate industries such as steel, while sharing business models and financial mechanisms to improve energy efficiency.

In the Future Fuels session, government officials from countries highly interested in advancing hydrogen and other future fuels met with leading Korean companies in the hydrogen sector, such as Hyundai Motor and Kolon Industries. They reaffirmed the decarbonization potential of future fuels—including clean hydrogen, ammonia, and e-fuels—in industry and transportation and discussed strategies for expanding adoption and investment in future fuels.

The Energy & AI session brought together representatives from Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, LG Energy Solution, and Korea Electric Power Corporation with ministerial officials from participating countries. They examined the dual relationship between AI and energy—rising energy demand driven by AI and energy innovation powered by AI—and discussed prospects for mutually reinforcing development in both sectors.

Power transformation and future fuels will also be key topics at the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group Ministerial Meeting in October and the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference in November, respectively. CEM16 and MI-10, hosted by Korea, will contribute significantly to advancing these global energy agendas.

Vice Minister of MOTIE Lee Ho-hyeon stated that CEM16 and MI-10 provided valuable platforms for discussing energy transition, energy security, and energy technology innovation. He expressed hope that this year’s meetings in Korea would serve as a turning point for spreading innovative energy technologies, developing tangible solutions, and strengthening global solidarity.