Harnessing Energy Transition to Power Rural Development and Female Empowerment
Clean energy access is reshaping daily life in rural Asia, boosting incomes, improving health, and empowering women.
Energy
How Can Governments Support Electricity Distribution to Achieve Net Zero in Asia?
Japan and Indonesia point to positive aspects of government intervention in the electricity market instead of a completely free market.
Can electric vehicles lead the way to a sustainable future?
Electric vehicles have increased through rapid efforts by governments to encourage environmentally friendly vehicles in the transportation sector.
Unlocking green hydrogen potential in Central Asia
Green hydrogen could be a game-changing solution for both energy security and ambitious climate targets.
Energy, Environment, Finance sector development
Asia’s clean energy investment needs and the role of blended finance
Expanding the scale of blended finance in clean energy will require innovative efforts from the international community to reform traditional development finance approaches.
COP27, climate change mitigation, and a just transition for developing Asia
Global communities need to come together to act quickly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and attain net-zero carbon emissions.
Reimagining South Asia’s electricity system amid growing energy market volatility
Regional collaboration can help to alleviate South Asia’s energy security challenges, which have been compounded by rising oil and gas prices, inflation, prospective food deprivation, and food protectionism.
Measuring the impacts of COVID-19 in Central Asia
The COVID-19 outbreak has had wide-ranging impacts on the economies of Central Asia, with uncertainty and protective policy measures contributing to falling demand and supply.
Agriculture and natural resources, Energy, Governance and public sector management, Poverty
Driving household energy modernization in South Asia amid COVID-19
Policy makers must consider the possible impacts of the pandemic on households’ energy choices and their access to clean fuels.
The next steps for meeting nationally determined contributions after COP26
Reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) must be achieved in the coming decades to avoid catastrophic global temperature rises. Limiting global warming to within 1.5°C will require rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented changes in all sectors. GHG emissions in Asia and the Pacific now account for over 50% of the world’s total.