ASEAN Holds the Key Role in the Energy Transition in Asia
Asia is the most populous region in the world and home to the largest emerging economies. Energy demand will continue to grow over the next few decades, creating a significant challenge to diversifying a carbon-intensive energy supply. China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea aim to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century, and ASEAN nations have a collective target to reach 23 percent renewable energy in the primary energy supply by 2025, as well as robust energy efficiency and conservation goals.
Discussing Asia Outlook on Policies toward Net Zero in Global UAE Energy Forum 2021
On January 13th, 2021, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) was invited to participate in the 11th Gulf Intelligence “Global” UAE Energy Forum 2021. The annual event took the theme of “ENERGY OUTLOOK 2021: Moving Beyond the Pandemic” this year. The virtual forum was compacted into 12.5 hours one-day event, and divided into four sections: Asia, the Middle East/Africa, Europe, and US/Americas.
Role of Energy in Raising the Ambition of Climate Action
In the last FGD session of 2020, ACCEPT invited Dr. Isabelle de Lovinfosse, Head of Southeast Asia COP26 Strategy, British High Commission Singapore; Ms. Melissa Low, Research Fellow, Energy Studies Institute, NUS; Mr. Cheah Sin Liang, Deputy Director of International Policy, National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) Singapore; Mr. Hoang Van Tam, Deputy Head of Climate Change and Green Growth Office, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Vietnam; and Ms. Katunchalee Thammakul, Director of Policy and Strategy Section, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) Thailand. Our moderator for this FGD sessions is Dr. Zulfikar Yurnaidi from ACE.
Leveraging Carbon Pricing to Accelerate Power Sector Decarbonization in Asia
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change (KAS-RECAP), convened the Carbon Pricing Dialogue Workshop: Leveraging carbon pricing to accelerate power sector decarbonization in Asia. The invite-only event addressed the technical aspects of designing and implementing carbon pricing in the power sector, drawing on experiences from China, Korea, and Thailand.
Net Zero as a Pathway to Escalate ASEAN Energy Transition
ACE Virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Series, which raises the topic of net zero-emission, took place on November 10, 2020, and was moderated by Muhammad Rizki Kresnawan.
Designing Affordable and Clean Energy for ASEAN
Pursuing affordable and clean energy is one of the focus not only globally, but also for the ASEAN region. While there has been a considerable improvement in terms of providing energy access in ASEAN, the challenges to further make it affordable and clean remains. ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has given the opportunity to ignite the discussion with global energy stakeholders through a roundtable titled ‘Designing Affordable and Clean Energy for a Resilient Energy System in ASEAN Communities’ at Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2020. The virtual event was held on 29th October has successfully gathered around 600 participants around the globe to discuss and explore solutions to solve the remaining challenges to provide affordable and clean energy in ASEAN.
Synergies and Efficiencies in Regional Energy and Resource Management Collaboration – Lessons From the Nordics
As each of the countries in Southeast Asia (SEA) is addressing similar national challenges related to waste/resource management and decarbonisation, the focus on regional cooperation is getting more relevant.
Rethinking Energy-Climate Relations in Indonesia
Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) conducted The Energy Insight (The Ensight) for the second time and it was live-streamed through the official PYC YouTube channel on 24 October 2020. The theme of this event was “Rethinking Energy-Climate Relations in Indonesia.”
