Your Questions Answered: Why are Energy Prices High and How Can They be Reduced?
ADB Principal Energy Specialist Kelly Hewitt answers questions about why energy costs are so high and what consumers and governments can do to bring them down.
Price Shock: What $200 Per Barrel Oil Would Mean for Asia
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased global oil market volatility. The economic impact of another oil price shock, should it materialize, would be significant.
Four Paths to a Climate-Friendly Energy Transition for Asia and the Pacific
A smooth energy transition promotes sustainable development and climate resilience but it requires efforts on multiple fronts.
How the Nexus Between Water, Food and Energy Can Promote Development
Developing countries should consider the water, food, energy nexus – which addresses the interconnection between the three vital resources – when undertaking development activities.
Small Energy Solutions Can Help Us Reach Big Climate Targets
Smaller power generation and storage technologies, known as distributed energy resources, can help developing countries move to carbon neutrality.
Effective Energy Regulation and Incentives Can Help Fight Climate Change
Policymakers need to take bold action on several fronts related to energy to make progress in the fight against climate change.
Methane: A Deadly Climate Problem with a Simple Solution
Waste-to-energy projects, particularly those dealing with the methane produced from landfills, are critical for addressing climate change.
Cambodia is Making Strides on the Long Road to Low-Carbon Economic Growth
Though Cambodia contributes minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions, it is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Key policies and actions can help the country move toward low carbon economic growth.
Kazakhstan: A Future Without Coal?
Renewable energy, innovation, and investment in new technologies will help Kazakhstan decarbonize its economy without sacrificing the wellbeing of its people.
Hydrogen Energy Could Be Key to Carbon Neutrality in the People’s Republic of China
Renewable hydrogen is an essential direction for the development of green and low-carbon energy in the future as the People’s Republic of China seeks to lower greenhouse gas emissions.