Energy


Renewable Energy Manufacturing: Opportunities for Southeast Asia
This is an executive summary of a presentation by McKinsey & Co. at SEADS 2023 on the opportunities in renewable energy manufacturing in the region.

Tags: Energy, SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Transportation, Private sector development, Climate change and disaster risk management

SEADS 2023: Climate Action Urgently Needed
Accelerating the adoption of solutions that can mitigate climate impacts and advance decarbonization now more urgent than ever, say experts.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Energy

Global Crises Further Threaten Progress on SDGs: ADB–UN Report
Weathering the crises will require coordinated efforts from governments and nonstate actors to bring about inclusive transformation of energy, food, and finance systems. 

Tags: Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Agriculture and food security, Energy, Finance

Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals through Solutions at the Energy, Food and Finance Nexus
This report shows how cascading crises are pushing the SDGs out of reach of Asia and the Pacific economies.

Tags: Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19, Energy, Agriculture and food security, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management

Women Must Be at the Forefront of the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
The transition to a low-carbon economy needs to be consciously designed to be socially equitable and inclusive–a just transition. Moreover, the transition cannot be gender-neutral but must be gender-just.

Tags: Gender and development, Education, Energy, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

3 Steps to Mobilize Waqf to Fund Indonesia's Net-Zero Ambitions
Indonesia needs to invest in building human capital, establish coordination between government and non-government actors; and build a blueprint establishing a legal framework to mobilize waqf for climate finance.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Energy

Jumpstarting the EV Market in the Philippines
Zero tariff on electric vehicles and other incentives are expected to encourage more Filipinos to opt for cleaner, greener vehicles.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Transportation, Energy, Environment, Philippines

Can Green Hydrogen Help Indonesia Meet Its Net-Zero Goals?
Indonesia faces the challenge of finding ways to make the use of green hydrogen economically feasible, financially appealing, and socially beneficial.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Energy, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam

ADB Signs Loan for First Cross-Border Wind Power Project in Asia, First Plant in Lao PDR and Largest in Southeast Asia
The financing package is the largest syndicated renewable project financing transaction among ASEAN countries to date.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Energy, Lao PDR

What Is Waqf and How Can It Help Finance Indonesia’s Clean Energy Transition?
With annual cash waqf donations estimated at around $12 billion and total land waqf assets at $134 billion, authorities are now considering using these Islamic endowments to fight climate change.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Energy

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