Executive summary

The Asia-Pacific region has emerged as a global economic powerhouse. The region’s rapid and sustained economic growth, increasing population, expanding industrialization and rapid urbanization are driving strong growth in energy demand. Ensuring that energy supplies are adequate to meet that growth in ways that are socially, economically and environmentally responsible creates a new set of challenges for policymakers. Adding to this challenge is the need to substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the energy sector in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Affordable and Clean Energy