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Background Papers
- Asia’s Transition to Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture
by Architesh Panda and Takashi Yamano - Costs and Benefits of Low Carbon Transition in Asia
by Yong-gun Kim, Tae Yong Jung, Jongwoo Moon, Jaewan Kim, and Gemma Estrada - Asian Climate Policies and Way Forward
by Guojun He - Carbon Pricing Development and Dynamics: Implications for Developing Asia
by Virender Kumar Duggal - Investment in Renewable Energy, Emissions, and COVID-19: A Firm-Level Empirical Evidence from the People's Republic of China
by Dina Azhgaliyevaa and Hai Le - The Contours of a Net Zero Emission Transport Sector in Asia
by Sudhir Gota and Cornie Huizenga - Behavioral Changes during Asia's Net Zero Transition: Evidence from Middle-Class Household Consumption
by Babette Never - Accelerating Net Zero Transition of the Buildings and Construction Sector in Developing Asia and the Pacific
by Wei Zhou - Asia's Low Carbon Transition: Opportunities and Challenges in Trade
by Sung Jin Kang and Donghyun Park - Social Benefits of Clean Energy: Evidence from Bangladesh
by Gazi Salah Uddin, Chowdhury Abdullah-Al-Baki, Donghyun Park, Ali Ahmed, and Shu Tian - Product Space Analysis of Green Trade in Developing Asia
by Matthew McKay - Future Energy in Asia
by Andrew Blakers - Opportunities and Challenges during Low Carbon Transition: A Perspective from Asia's Agriculture Sector
by Dil Rahut, Davaatseren Narmandakh, He Xu, Yixin Yao, and Shu Tian - Decarbonizing the Water Sector
by Alessio Giardino, Geoffrey Wilson, and Craig Hart - Policy Options for Just Transitions in Asia
by Leonardo Garrido
Background Notes
- Trade during Low Carbon Transition: Opportunities and Challenges in Asia
by Wilhelmina T. Paz - Government Support for Carbon-Intensive Energy in Asia: Policy Actions
by Christopher Beaton