South Korea and the United States have discussed ways to work together, in cooperation with the private industry sectors, on accelerating the green energy transition amid climate change challenges, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The 10th Energy Security Dialogue took place in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday (local time), led by Kim Hee-sang, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, and Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Energy Resources. The dialogue also proceeded with a separate 1.5-track forum that brought together officials from major South Korean and American energy companies, including Hanwha, Korea Zinc, General Motors and Exxon Mobil. During the talks, the participants discussed opportunities for energy businesses and exchanged various opinions on energy policies in the two countries. At the government-level meeting, the two sides explored ways to accelerate the green energy transformation as part of efforts to tackle climate change and discussed how the y can further deepen the collaboration at multilateral stages. The discussions also touched on decarbonization efforts, rebuilding the energy infrastructure in Ukraine, and cooperation in the critical minerals supply and electric vehicle batteries, the ministry said. Source: Yonhap News Agency