Developing Asia has the world's fastest greenhouse gas emissions growth. This study uses an economy …-energy-climate model to assess the effects of Paris Agreement pledges on Asia, in comparison with business as usual (BAU) and more … of less than 2 degrees Celsius (2°C) warming. The policy costs of Asia's pledges are found to be less than 1% of gross …

growth. Using patent, trade and output data, we measure the current size of Asia’s low-carbon economy and assess its … specialize in and can potentially scale up. The analysis shows that Asia’s top low-carbon economies are Japan, South Korea and … China. The sectors in which Asia is particularly well placed to be globally competitive include efficient lighting …