Author: S Narayan Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9811204330 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 209
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With South Asia's growing energy demand, governments in the region are facing the short-term pressures of facilitating energy access, while attempting to formulate long-term sustainable strategies. This book explores how the key economies of South Asia are addressing issues such as the diversification of energy consumption profiles and import sources, investments in renewables, enabling universal energy access, challenges to regional energy cooperation, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, and the policy changes that can foster bilateral and multilateral action.As governments seek to ensure access to affordable, reliable, secure, sustainable and modern energy, trends and drivers are emerging and shaping the South Asian energy landscape. The first section of the book examines energy trends at the regional level, while the second section focuses on the internal and external challenges faced by India — the largest energy consumer in the region and the third-largest energy consumer in the world.The diverse perspectives in this volume provide a holistic snapshot of South Asia's ongoing low-carbon energy transition, and highlight the importance of the region working collectively to navigate the many obstacles.
Author: Douglas Arent Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198802242 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 631
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A volume on the political economy of clean energy transition in developed and developing regions, with a focus on the issues that different countries face as they transition from fossil fuels to lower carbon technologies.
Author: Muhammad Asif Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1000298256 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 264
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South Asia constitutes a key geography in the world today considering its large population and related daunting energy and environmental challenges. Many countries in the region are faced with a growing gap between energy demand and local resources, resulting in an increased dependence on imports. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the energy demand in South Asia will grow at a rate more than double that of the world average in the coming decades. This book addresses the critical subject of energy and environmental outlook for South Asia and presents the wider challenges and the responses at the national and regional level. Features: Discusses and addresses the ongoing energy and environmental challenges faced by almost a quarter of the global population Includes dedicated chapters for each country and presents analysis and recommendations by regional experts Examines how deteriorating air quality and persistent natural disasters are severe environmental challenges for the region Discusses the implications of global warming and climate change for South Asia Includes practical case studies throughout Energy and Environmental Outlook for South Asia will benefit a wide range of stakeholders from various fields including but not limited to energy, environment, economics, national security, and sustainable development. It also serves as a valuable resource for academics, researchers, analysts, policymakers, and representatives of utilities, industry, professional bodies, financial institutions, think tanks, and developmental organizations to better plan their initiatives, activities, and policies. It will help countries in the region and also those around the world by learning from shared experience, and ideally by collaborating for energy and environmental prosperity.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The South Asia Group for Energy (SAGE) is a consortium consisting of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and three U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Through SAGE, governments, public institutions, and private sector partners in South Asia can access best-in-class energy expertise from the U.S. national labs to support long term planning and strategic development and receive consultation on complex energy challenges. SAGE activities are designed to support the following objectives: 1) Improve energy and climate planning, policy, and regulations to support clean energy transition and climate resilience; 2) Enhance knowledge and adoption of new and evolving technologies to support clean energy transition and climate resilience; 3) Strengthen regional institutions to support energy transition in India and South Asia.
Author: World Bank Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 1464820260 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 152
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Notwithstanding global growth weakness and financial pressures, growth in South Asia is expected to remain robust, supported by slower fiscal consolidation than in other EMDEs, strong public investment, and a recovery as financial stress has subsided. Policy challenges include, in the short-term, preserving financial stability and restoring fiscal sustainability and, in the long-term, rekindling investment, and managing an energy transition. Currently, the energy intensity of South Asian economies is almost twice the global average—despite a decline over the past two decades that was almost entirely driven by firm-level, within-sector cuts in energy intensity. The potential benefit of regulatory policies, information interventions, and financial support to help accelerate the diffusion of these technologies, as well as the possibility that these could also lend broader support for countries' development objectives. The transition away from fossil fuels may have considerable labor market impacts. A wide range of policies, including better access to high-quality education, finance, and markets; improved labor mobility; and strengthened social safety nets, will be needed to facilitate the adjustment in labor markets while protecting vulnerable workers.
Author: Amritanshu Shukla Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1000995151 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 373
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This new volume offers up-to-date coverage of the energy scenario in South Asia, showcasing the major challenges being faced in the South Asian Energy Corridor in the context of energy security versus clean energy. The volume explores the role of diversifying supplies for the future to gain energy security that can lead to mapping joint ventures among conventional rival countries, especially due to the rapidly emerging economies of this region. India, China, Japan, and Pakistan, by their location and demography, occupy a major role in this corridor. The book examines the role of major technologies vis-a-vis dominant energy players in South Asia to put checks and balances on energy security along with clean energy resources hand in hand. The economics along with the geopolitics of various pipelines, ports, and regional strategic relations strongly favor developing an "energy bond" among nations, with both technologies as well as markets available within the same region. The book strongly suggests increasing strategic energy cooperation between the major energy players to maximize mutual interest and reduce carbon emission for larger interests. The volume first provides an overview of the South Asia Energy Corridor. It then goes on to look at the energy scenarios in the countries of the region, considering India’s need for energy security and for clean energy initiatives. The topics include advances in renewable energy in the region, new fossil fuel reserves exploration in South Asia advances in wind and solar energy in the region, and so much more.
Author: Muntasir Murshed Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Traditional dependence on the use of non-renewable energy resources has led to adverse socioeconomic and environmental complications in almost all of the South Asian economies. Moreover, the geographical locations have made these nations extremely vulnerable to the global climate changes. Thus, a transition from non-renewable to renewable energy consumption is of immense significance from the perspective of sustainable development in this region. Against this backdrop, the focus of this paper is aimed to empirically shed light on the role of greater trade openness and the simultaneous international fund inflows on facilitation of the renewable energy transition across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This paper incorporated annual data stemming from 2000 to 2017 and employed the Panel-Corrected Standard Error regression methodology. This paper also estimates the threshold level of GDP growth rate facilitating renewable energy transition in the five aforesaid South Asian economies. Furthermore, panel Granger causality test was applied to distinguish the possible causal associations between the variables in the long run. In light of the estimated results, it is found that trade openness enables renewable energy transition and all the three sources of foreign inflows stimulate positive impacts on renewable energy consumption trends in the selected economies. Moreover, a non-linear relationship between renewable energy transition and GDP growth rate is also revealed from the statistical estimates.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Sustainable development Languages : en Pages : 396
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This Book Identifies And Documents The Industrial Transformation Research Being Undertaken In South Asia, With The Objective Of Furthering Research Imperatives That Are Critical To Addressing Concerns Regarding Such Transformations. The Book Focuses On Four Issues: (1) Transformation Towards Sustainable Energy Systems, (2) Agricultural Sustainability And Food Security, (3) Transition Of Urban Energy And Environment, And (4) Governance For Sustainable Development. It Provides An Opportunity For The South Asian Scientific Community To Engage In Constructive Dialogue And Share Research Outcomes With Others In The Region, As Well As Globally.
Author: Oktoviano Gandhi Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030419525 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 294
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This book covers multifaceted aspects of sustainable energy solutions for remote areas in the tropics, particularly focusing on Southeast Asia. With insights from both the academic world and real-life implementation, readers will gain an overview of the range of energy problems currently facing the remote tropics, and what potential solutions are available. The book provides a detailed overview of various energy needs in the Southeast Asian tropics, a region where a significant portion of the population still lives without access to electricity. It not only addresses technical solutions to the energy problems but also tackles the social and wider implications, offering readers a more holistic understanding of the potential held by renewable energy. The chapters are structured to present first an overview of the problem at hand, and then a description of the technologies that could potentially solve it. Applications of the technologies; business models that are now available or being developed; the impact of the technologies; and future, more sustainable solutions are all discussed. Given its in-depth analysis, the book will be of interest to energy professionals in the tropics, energy policymakers, and students studying sustainable energy.
Author: Amy Lugg Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. ISBN: 9814380733 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 370
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In 2010, we can expect that oil and gas prices will again increase beyond the US$100 per barrel, as the global economy recovers gradually from the global recession and uses more oil and gas. It is therefore important for the general public to read and understand more about complex energy issues which affect their lives. This useful energy book, based on lectures delivered at the ISEAS Energy Forum, as well as papers written by invited experts, provides a means to access energy information. It is part of the ISEAS Energy books series which serves to educate and raise public awareness on energy issues."e;As the author of The Grand Energy Transition (GET), I am naturally interested in energy books which discuss renewable energy and electric vehicles. The Grand Energy Transition shows us how to accelerate the transition to the sustainable energy gases of natural gas, wind, solar and hydrogen. What is clear is that we cannot continue with business as usual. It is imperative that energy consumption patterns should immediately begin to change dramatically. For this to happen, the public must be kept informed and mobilized. One excellent tool for public education is the ISEAS energy book with its wealth of information and which covers a wide range of energy issues. I appreciate ISEAS' good work done via the energy seminars and books, and I commend this book as an important read on energy issues."e; - Robert A. Hefner III, Founder, The GHK Company."e;The issues of environment, climate change and energy continue to feature prominently on the international agenda. There is clearly a higher level of public awareness and debate. The Copenhagen Conference focuses global attention on global warming and the rise in sea level, and provides opportunity to take a step towards transition to a low-carbon economy. Shell is working on energy and environmental issues, and continues to contribute resources, technology and skills to these global challenges. This ISEAS energy volume is timely, and a comprehensive in-depth analysis and recounting of the facts and challenges."e; - Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore
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