Note: This event will take place on 6/25 from 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CEST (Zurich time).
Energy demand in Southeast Asia – one of the world’s most vibrant and fast-growing economic regions – is rapidly increasing. Energy consumption has doubled in the past two decades and the vast majority of new demand has been met by fossil fuel use. Countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines have become ever more dependent on coal plants, the construction of which relies to a large extent on foreign investments from Japan, China, and South Korea. At the same time, Southeast Asia possesses extraordinary renewable energy resources, with many countries having already benefited from their falling costs.
With the global investment landscape changing to minimize financial jeopardy from climate risks, what are the key energy trends emerging in Southeast Asia? What are the main dynamics to be observed in Southeast Asian countries? To what extent do these depend on European investments? Is Covid-19 accelerating the transition towards clean energy? And what are the main concerns and opportunities around renewable energy investments?
To answer these and other questions, Sara Jane Ahmed, Energy Finance Analyst for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in the Philippines, and Han Chen from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) will join us for this webcast.
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