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An assessment tool for building back strong and sustainable from the COVID-19 pandemic published

Reports and Publications
The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division has released an assessment tool that provides a recovery framework interfacing various objectives in climate, low-carbon growth, and resilience.​​​​​​​This tool will help ADB developing member countries seize the opportunity presented by the…

Powering Healthcare Solutions Catalogue

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This catalogue serves the purpose of connecting stakeholders from the energy and health sectors with solutions providers, to help meet the energy needs of healthcare facilities in response to COVID-19 and beyond. The solutions provided represent a sample of a larger group of solution providers who…

Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report Released

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The world may not be able to meet its targets in ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 if efforts are not scaled up significantly, according to the new Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report released on 28 May 2020 by the…

The Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Pilot Project: The technology

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The Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Pilot Project is a private sector joint venture with Antique Electric Cooperative, the electric distribution franchise holder, and One Renewable Energy Enterprise, Inc.

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…

Empowering the People: Cobrador Island Solar Hybrid Project

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Affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all that meets environmental goals is central to global development and policy making. Access to electricity continues to improve in Asia and the Pacific, yet many rural areas lag behind due to challenges in the economic and…

IEA projects RE new capacity to grow by 30% in 2023

Press Releases
Propelled by the global energy crisis and concerns over energy security, economies around the world look to deploy renewable energy at an unprecedented rate led by solar photovoltaics and onshore wind. The International Energy Agency in its Renewable Energy Market Update, has even called this rise…

MOU signed for first coal power plant to be retired in Indonesia under ETM

Press Releases
On 14 November 2022, ADB joined strategic partners in the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOU) under the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) exploring the early decommissioning of the first coal-fired plant owned by Cirebon Electric Power (CEP), an independent power producer in…

Prospects for Transition from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia

Reports and Publications
The report overviews circular economy principles and provides policy recommendations to promote the transition to circularity. Part I describes the evolution of circular economy in the region and highlights key related initiatives and prospects for future growth. Part II looks at the regulatory and…

Managing Plastic Waste in the People’s Republic of China

Reports and Publications
This brief shares findings from an ADB study on plastic waste in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and makes policy recommendations to strengthen the country’s response to its plastic waste challenge. The brief explains the extent of the plastic waste challenge in the country and current efforts…