Winds of Change : East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future

This report demonstrates that a "climate-smart" energy strategy is possible for countries in the East Asia region, with support from the international community. In the past three decades, the East Asia region has experienced the fastest economic growth in the world, accompanied by rapid urbanization. As a consequence, energy consumption has more than tripled and is expected to further double over the next two decades. This remarkable growth and rapid urbanization have led to twin energy challenges in the region: improving environmental sustainability and enhancing energy security. The region has many of the world's most polluted cities, resulting from fossil fuel combustion. The region also contains some of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world, although their per capita and historical emissions are much below the levels of industrialized countries. Concerns with energy security have grown because of increased risks of price volatility and possible disruptions in supplies for oil and gas. To move the region to a sustainable energy path, the commitment of the respective governments and communities is essential. The governments will need energy-pricing reforms that no longer encourage the use of fossil fuels, and put in place regulations and incentives that improve energy efficiency and support low-carbon technologies. The governments also will need to ramp up research and development for new technologies to leapfrog to the clean energy revolution. The countries cannot move to a sustainable energy path alone. They will need the support of the international community. Substantial concessional financing is essential to motivate energy efficiency and low-carbon technology investments. Transfer of low-carbon technologies and institutional strengthening also will be needed.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wang, Xiaodong, Berrah, Noureddine, Mathur, Subodh, Vinuya, Ferdinand
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010
Subjects:	ABATEMENT COST, ABATEMENT COSTS, ACID, ACID RAIN, AIR, AIR CONDITIONERS, AIR POLLUTANTS, AIR POLLUTION, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM, APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY, APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, APPLIANCE STANDARDS, APPROACH, ATMOSPHERE, AUTOMOBILE FUEL, BALANCE, BIOMASS, BOILERS, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARBON FINANCING, CARBON FUELS, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON PRICE, CARBON TAX, CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, CEMENT, CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, CLEAN COAL, CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES, CLEAN ENERGY, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO, CO2, COAL, COAL COMBUSTION, COAL PLANT, COAL PRICING, COAL PRODUCER, COAL RESOURCES, COAL USE, COGENERATION, COLORS, COMBUSTION, COMMERCIAL ENERGY, CONDITIONERS, CONVENTIONAL ENERGY, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, DIESEL, DIFFUSION, DISTRIBUTION LOSSES, DISTRICT HEATING, DOMINANT FUEL, EDC, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT, EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, EMISSION, EMISSION INCREASES, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSION TARGETS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE, EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE, ENERGY CONSERVATION, ENERGY CONSUMERS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCIES, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, ENERGY INTENSITY, ENERGY INTENSIVE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, ENERGY MARKETS, ENERGY MIX, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY OUTLOOK, ENERGY POLICY, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY PRICING, ENERGY SAVINGS, ENERGY SCENARIOS, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SOURCE, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, FLUORESCENT LAMP, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION, FOSSIL FUELS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL CONSUMPTION RELATIVE, FUEL COST, FUEL COSTS, FUEL PRICE, FUEL PRICES, FUEL SWITCHING, GAS, GAS CONSUMPTION, GAS FIELDS, GAS IMPORTS, GAS PRICE, GAS PRICES, GAS PRODUCTION, GAS RESERVES, GAS RESOURCES, GAS SUPPLY, GASIFICATION, GASOLINE, GASOLINE CONSUMPTION, GASOLINE PRICES, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, GEOTHERMAL POWER, GEOTHERMAL POWER CAPACITY, GHG, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAT, HEAT GENERATION, HEAVY RELIANCE, HISTORICAL EMISSIONS, HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, HYDROPOWER, IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY, IPCC, IRON, KILOWATT HOUR, LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, LNG, LOW-CARBON, NATURAL GAS, NET OIL, NITROGEN, NITROGEN OXIDE, NOX, NUCLEAR POWER, NUCLEAR REACTOR, OIL, OIL COMPANY, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL EQUIVALENTS, OIL IMPORTS, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, OIL RESERVE, OIL RESOURCES, ORGANIC COMPOUND, OXIDES, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PARTICULATES, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PHOTOVOLTAIC R&D, PIPELINE, PLANT EFFICIENCY, PM10, POWER, POWER COMPANY, POWER DEMAND, POWER GENERATION, POWER MIX, POWER PLANTS, POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, POWER SECTOR, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEM, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION, PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, RENEWABLE POWER, RETROFITTING, SO2, SOLAR ENERGY, SULFUR, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SULPHUR, SULPHUR DIOXIDE, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE, TAX CREDITS, TAX POLICIES, THERMAL PLANTS, THERMAL POWER PLANTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, UTILITIES, VEHICLES, VOC, WIND, WINDS,
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