true in the context of South Asia, which has experienced rapid economic growth. However, wide disparity exists in terms of … its energy security across the regions and between and within countries in Asia. These interrelated aspects, coupled with … natural resource and energy constraints, are critical for Asia's long-term growth and development. In particular, people see …

before. The Asia-Pacific region as a whole has increased its share of global commodity imports, across all sectors (minerals … energy security more challenging than before. The Asia-Pacific economies hold vast amounts of fossil and non-fossil energy … import demand. Despite holding vast coal and natural gas reserves, demand for fossil fuel in Asia and the Pacific is …