October 6, 2025
The Special Expo25 Edition of the Green Technology Book entitled “Green energy solutions for climate change in the Asia-Pacific” was officially launched on 4 October 2025 at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan.
The event brought together distinguished participants, including Mr. Daren Tang, WIPO Director General, and Mr. KASAI Yasuyuki, Commissioner of Japan Patent Office (JPO), alongside commissioners from patent offices of various countries and other senior leadership figures from the intellectual property community.
This special edition showcases more than 200 innovative technologies, highlighting practical and scalable energy solutions with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Developed as a go-to resource, this edition is designed to serve anyone interested in finding technologies that are available on the market today or on the horizon for tomorrow.
The sustained economic and demographic growth of the Asia-Pacific region underscores the urgent need for innovative and sustainable energy solutions. It accounts for 47% of global energy demand, a share that continues to rise and drive increased CO₂ emissions. Since 2000, emissions from fuel combustion have climbed by nearly 150% across the region.
This edition reflects on these trends and homes in on the sectors where the potential for green technology transformation is high, exploring energy solutions for urban households, public spaces, transport and water utilities. It also covers rural areas, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as hospitality services, including hotels and shopping malls. Several technologies build climate resilience and food security while cutting CO2 emissions.
“In Asia-Pacific – as elsewhere – economic growth and sustainable development can go hand in hand. As the region pursues both, access to practical, proven and scalable solutions is essential. This is where we hope this publication, and the WIPO GREEN database, can make a meaningful contribution.” Daren Tang, WIPO Director General, Special EXPO25 Edition of the Green Technology Book.
Asia has become a global powerhouse for inventing new and better ways to produce clean energy. With the development of more efficient and affordable clean energy solutions, it helps bring down costs for everyone, making it easier and cheaper for countries around the world to switch from fossil fuels to cleaner, renewable power.
The growing digital and energy divide between urban households in advanced Asia-Pacific economies and less-developed parts of the region highlights the need for targeted investment, inclusive policies, localized solutions and access to knowledge to ensure the benefits of smart technologies and energy innovation are accessible to all.
Renewable and energy-efficient technologies enhance energy systems by integrating diverse sources, improving grid resilience and flexibility for extreme weather. For example, agrivoltaics optimize land by combining energy production with crop cultivation, crucial in regions facing climate and urbanization pressures.
In the Asia-Pacific region, with more than a billion people still lacking reliable electricity, off-grid renewable solutions are providing affordable, scalable and sustainable alternatives to traditional grid-based power.
Accelerating clean technology adoption in underserved regions requires bold and inclusive financing approaches
Innovative financing approaches like pay-as-you-go (PAYGO), energy-as-a-service and leasing models are making clean energy technologies more accessible to low-income communities in semi-urban and rural areas across Asia.
The technologies included in this Special Edition, along with many more, are accessible through the WIPO GREEN Database, the largest green tech platform in the UN system, which counts over 140,000 technologies from more than 140 countries. Together with the Green Technology Books, they are active matchmaking tools and free UN resources.
Since 2022, the Green Technology Book has been published in three editions, focusing respectively on climate adaptation, climate change mitigation, and energy technologies for climate change. Together with the Special Edition, these publications aim to help anyone seeking green technology solutions. In the digital version, users can easily connect with solution providers through a single click to the WIPO GREEN database.
The Funds-in-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global through the Japan Patent Office has generously funded this EXPO25 special edition.
In the margins of the launch of the Special EXPO25 edition, the international forum hold discussions on innovate solutions to overcome challenges posed by climate change, promoting the empowerment all sectors of society, including women and youth, in the field of intellectual property. The WIPO GREEN Roundtable showcased successful environmental technology transfers, including those facilitated through WIPO GREEN, and addressed existing challenges with respect to matchmaking, explored the roles of government and industry, and discussed green IP policies. In addition, the EXPO 2025 JPO WIPO AWARD Ceremony honored companies that leverage IP to design a better future.
On October 7 and 8, WIPO will host a two-day event titled “WIPO GREEN: Connect, Expand, and Deploy,” at the UN Pavilion of EXPO 2025.
Speakers from startups, large corporations, and other organizations will be invited to share the appeal of WIPO GREEN and introduce examples of the development and application of various green technologies. The event is free of charge and open to everyone.
WIPO in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Office in Geneva and Geneva Environment Network (GEN) will organize a post-launch event of the Special Edition in Geneva for the broader Geneva environment community at the WIPO Headquarters on 10 October from 9.30 to 10.30 (CEST). Find more about the event and how to register.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a UN specialized agency, established in 1967 with the mandate to promote invention and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries through a balanced and effective international intellectual property (IP) system.