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Time of Event
Day 1: 09:30-17:10 Tokyo time
Day 2: 09:35-16:45 Tokyo time
Day 3: 14:50-17:25 Tokyo time
Summary
A growing number of countries in developing Asia are committing to more ambitious carbon reduction targets to achieve a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature reduction needed to fight climate change. For example, Indonesia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Viet Nam have pledged to move to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 while Kazakhstan will seek to phase out coal by mid-century and realize carbon neutrality by 2060. Yet, achieving these climate objectives will be highly challenging as coal remains a major source fuel for the energy sector in developing Asia.
To support these goals, the Asian Development Bank recently launched a new Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), a public-private finance vehicle that aims to lower emissions through the early retirement or repurposing of coal-fired power plants, and use the proceeds for clean energy development. The ETM has the potential to be scaled up across Asia and the Pacific, as well as in Latin America and Africa, and could become the world’s largest carbon reduction model.
This virtual workshop will spotlight new research on the transition from coal to low-carbon energy in Asia and the Pacific. It will focus on related policy challenges and possible solutions. It will also highlight the growth potential and implications of the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism for both the decommissioning of coal-fired power plants and promoting clean energy development.
Objectives
- Explore energy security, economic growth, and climate sustainability needs
- Examine the acceleration of coal plant retirement at scale, including the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism and Accelerating Coal Transition investment program
- Discuss facilitating energy transition through power grid interconnection capacity expansion, the impact of banning coal, and the implications of energy transition for coal exporting countries
Target Participants
- Policy makers from Asian Development Bank member economies
- Experts from think tanks, universities, and international organizations, students, and other interested members of the public
Output
- Greater understanding of the transition from coal to low-carbon energy in Asia and the Pacific
- Identification of related policy challenges and solutions
- Event materials to be made available on the ADBI website
Partners
- Asian Development Bank
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
- China Coal Society
Event Presentations*
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Rethinking Industrial Policy for Emerging Asia – The Net Zero Transition and Economic Competitiveness |
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Coal Retirement at Scale |
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Accelerating Coal Plant Retirement at Scale |
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The Renewable Energy Transition and The Economics of Banning Coal Based Electricity Generation in India |
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The Renewable Energy Transition and the Economics of Banning Coal Based Electricity Generation in India |
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Transition form Coals to Renewable Energy: Evidence from Indonesia |
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Discussion of Indonesia Electricity Sector Paper |
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Strategic Decarbonization of Electricity Generation Mix and Nudging Customers to Use Electricity Wisely (by using Japan’s data as an example) |
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What legal and policy lessons can be learnt from coal exporting nations for the energy transition to a low carbon future? |
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What Legal and Policy lessons can be learnt from Coal exporting Nations for Energy Transition to Low carbon Future? |
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Sustainable energy deployment in developing countries: the role of composition of energy aid |
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Sustainable Energy Deployment in Developing Countries: Role of Composition of Energy Aid |
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Reinvention of Extractive Industries |
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Are Carbon Taxes Good for South Asia? |
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Are Carbon Taxes Good for South Asia? |
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Do ASEAN Energy Utilities Have Enough Capital to Transition to Renewable Energy? |
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Do ASEAN Energy Utilities Have Enough Capital to Transition to Renewable Energy? |
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Balancing the needs of energy security, economic growth, and climate sustainability in ASEAN |
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Balancing the needs of energy security, economic growth, and climate sustainability in ASEAN |
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Facilitating Energy Transition through Interconnection Capacity Expansion: The Case of Japanese Electricity Market |
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Decarbonizing Energy System in India: A Critical Assessment of the Performance of National Clean Energy and Environment Fund (NCEEF) |
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Decarbonizing Energy System in India: A Critical Assessment of the Performance of National Clean Energy and Environment Fund (NCEEF) |
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Transforming the Extractive Industries: Role of Green and Circular Carbon Economy |
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Transforming the Extractive Industries: Role of Green and Circular Carbon Economy |
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Energy Transition in the PRC: Assessing Progress in Sustainable Development and Resilience Directions |
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Energy Transition in the PRC: Assessing Progress in Sustainable Development and Resilience Directions |
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The Strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality until 2060 |
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Indonesia’s Energy Transition from Coal to Renewables, 2023-2050Policy Options and Technical Considerations |
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How the ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism Deals with the Incentive Puzzle: Decarbonizing the Grids in Indonesia and the Philippines |
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How ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism Deals with the Incentive Puzzle:Decarbonizing the Grids in Indonesia and the Philippines” |
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Clean Energy Development in the PRC: How far is the PRC in Achieving Carbon Neutral? |
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Clean energy development in the PRC: How far is the PRC in achieving carbon neutral |
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Towards a coherent policy framework for facilitating electricity transition in Indonesia |
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Towards a coherent policy framework for facilitating electricity transition in Indonesia |
*Disclaimer: The views expressed in these presentations are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in these presentations and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.