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East Asia has experienced the fastest economic growth in the world over the last three decades, accompanied by a 10-fold gross domestic product increase and rapid urbanization. Energy consumption has more than tripled during this period and is expected to double over the next 20 years. This remarkable trend has led to twin energy challenges in the regionâenvironmental sustainability and energy security. Written for an audience of energy policy makers and practitioners, Winds of Change explores the regionâs energy future over the next two decades through two energy scenarios. It outlines the strategic direction East Asiaâs energy sector must take to meet its growing energy demand in an environmentally sustainable manner, and presents a pathway of policy frameworks and financing mechanisms to get there. The six East Asian countriesâChina, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnamâexamined in this book could, with the right policies and financing, stabilize CO2 emissions by 2025, improve their local environment, and enhance energy security without compromising economic growth. They must move their energy sectors toward much higher efficiency and more widesp

Author

Wang, Xiaodong; World Bank

Publisher

World Bank Publications

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9786612725777

Subjects

Engineering, Economics, Management