On June 18, 2025, senior industry leaders convened under the Chatham House Rule at the Japan Energy Summit for a high-level Leadership Roundtable focused on accelerating hydrogen demand across Asia. The session examined how Asia’s key demand centers and global suppliers can collaborate to de-risk investments and co-develop a resilient, scalable hydrogen and ammonia market.

The tone was candid yet forward-looking. While participants acknowledged significant challenges, the discussion centered on practical, collaborative solutions. Key themes included the need for bold policy frameworks, pragmatic infrastructure development, and enhanced international cooperation. This report summarizes the core insights and recommended actions that emerged from the dialogue.

Across Asia, the race to reduce emissions is accelerating but the path forward remains complex.

While economic growth continues to be a top priority, energy and industrial leaders now face mounting pressure to demonstrate meaningful progress on climate goals, driven by evolving regulatory frameworks, shifting global market dynamics, and growing public expectations.

This session convened senior policymakers, industry leaders, and strategists to explore how the region can advance effective emissions management systems without compromising growth. The discussion focused on identifying a practical and economically feasible path forward that is grounded in credible data, advances methane mitigation, and advances cross-border collaboration in response to rising policy and market expectations.

As the global energy transition accelerates, natural gas and LNG continue to serve a critical role in balancing near-term energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals.

This roundtable explored the key dynamics shaping LNG markets through 2035; from demand growth in Asia and shifting European gas policy to changes in contracting structures, investment viability, and shipping strategy.

As the digital economy expands and cloud services proliferate, data centers are becoming increasingly vital to Japan’s technological infrastructure and competitiveness. However, this growth is accompanied by surging electricity demand, presenting challenges in a country already grappling with energy security, high power prices and carbon emission reduction targets.

This roundtable gathered key leaders and stakeholders together to discuss trends in data center development in a global context, key bottlenecks and challenges, and potential opportunities and solutions. The session also explored the critical intersection of data center growth and electricity supply in Japan.