Improving Energy Security and Reducing Carbon Intensity in Asia and the Pacific
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have launched the study “Improving Energy Security and Reducing Carbon Intensity in Asia and the Pacific.” The report discusses the real and present challenges in improving energy security and reducing carbon intensity in the region. The Asia and Pacific need expanding supplies of energy to improve the lives of the poor through continued rapid economic growth, while simultaneously ensuring that this development is environmentally sustainable at a local and global level.
Given the current patterns of consumption, developing countries in the region are projected to account for just under 40 percent of global demand for primary energy by 2030.
The full-text is available online.
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