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First SDG Dialogues held

Videos
On 7 April, President Masa delivered the Opening Keynote speech at the first SDG Dialogues: A Decade of Action – Enabling the SDGs. The Dialogue in this first round reflected on ADB’s efforts to support the SDGs, and opportunities to help developing members accelerate progress on the Goals as they…

Why Is Energy Access Not Enough for Choosing Clean Cooking Fuels? Sustainable Development Goals and Beyond

Working Papers
The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to modern fuel for switching from dirty fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it does…

Emissions Gap Report 2021

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This report from the UNEP provides an overview of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

IRENA's Energy Transition Support to Strengthen Climate Action

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This report highlights the work done by the Agency during the NDCs review process, the support offered through its different work packages as well as facilitating Parties and countries with project developments, financing, and investment. The Annex lists support and NDC commitments for individual…

Phasing out unabated coal: Current status and three case studies

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This report gathers all known national commitments to eventually stop using unabated coal-fired power generation announced to date and assesses their impact in terms of reducing emissions. Three case studies from Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom are discussed.

COVID-19 and Energy Sector Development in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note

Reports and Publications
While COVID-19 has resulted in severe global health and economic crises, it also presents an opportunity for a green, sustainable, and resilient recovery enabled by sustainable energy. The guidance note looks into how the energy sector is responding across the region and what more can be done. It…

Fast-tracking the SDGs: Driving Asia-Pacific Transformations

Reports and Publications
This report focuses on six interlinked transformative entry points that can help the Asia and Pacific region deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 under the Global Decade of Action.

Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia

Reports and Publications
This ADB Brief explains the rationale for a green recovery in Southeast Asia, what constitutes green recovery, and how it can meet multiple objectives in preventing future pandemics, pull the economy back on track, address the adverse impacts of climate change and bring the region towards…

Managing Infectious Medical Waste during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Reports and Publications
Energy SG stepping up to support ADB response to COVID-19As the whole ADB organization positions itself to urgently provide the necessary support to its DMCs in fighting the spread of the new coronavirus, the Energy Sector Group has also geared up its experts and shifted some of its work…

Screening Tool for Energy Evaluation of Projects (STEEP): A Reference Guide for Assessing Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment Systems

Reports and Publications
The publication provides a detailed overview of STEEP and explains how to navigate the tool’s various interfaces when conducting energy use assessments of proposed or existing water supply and wastewater treatment systems. Since 2017, STEEP has been under continuous development based on pilot…