The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and six of its Asia-Pacific partners, have released a “Declaration of East Asian Security” at 12th ASEAN summit, held in Cebu, Philippines (2007 January 9-15). In the declaration, the signatory countries have agreed cooperate in the expansion and strengthening of renewable energy systems like biofuels production/utilization, as a strategy to wean off dependence on conventional (fossil) fuels and to mitigate environmental problems associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions..