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In recent years, awareness about climate change and the need for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has spread. Policymakers have hence chosen to promote the use of renewable energy, as well as encouraging improvements in energy efficiency (EE). This study analyzes the policy strategies of...
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' energy supply. Implying the sustainability of countries' energy supplies, energy insecurity is widespread across Asia …. Southeast Asia (SEA) serves as an example for Asia's energy insecurity. Notwithstanding efforts to expand its share of renewable …
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This paper provides an overview of how economists think about climate change impacts with a focus on Asia. It is … with a summary of the projected physical impacts of climate change on Asia based on the IPCC's 5th assessment report. It …
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The agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific region contributes massively to climate change, as the region has the …
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More than at any time in the history, climate change is having an increasingly unprecedented effect on human lives. Economies are affected severely in terms of sovereign risk due to climate change variations influencing the macroeconomy. Asian countries are highly susceptible to economic...
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crisis has discouraged United States (US) private consumption, which in turn has significantly reduced exports from Asia …. However, Asia's private consumption is at a very low level even when compared with the current reduced US private consumption …
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policymakers and the public across countries in Asia. This paper overviews the environmental performance, disentangles its drivers …
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In Thailand climate change has been integrated into the formulation of several national plans and policies. Even though Thailand is not obligated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it voluntarily takes numerous actions to mitigate emissions. Both the public and private sector have been actively...
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Ocean conservation and sustainable use cannot be pursued or achieved without consideration of the planetary impacts of climate change, and particularly the role of the oceans in both mitigation and adaptation. For this reason, the international community has increasingly committed to providing...
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The global economy has been facing a series of adverse shocks in recent years including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, high inflation, and interest rate shocks driven by global monetary policy normalization. The high cost of fossil fuels since 2021,...
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