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

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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…

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

Waste to Energy in the Age of the Circular Economy: Best Practice Handbook and Compendium of Case Studies and Emerging Technologies

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This handbook features best practices for integrating waste to energy and related technologies into the operations of various industries. It discusses current technologies, presents a conceptual example of municipal solid waste planning, and provides commentary on waste-to-…

Carbon Capture and Utilization Prefeasibility on Food Grade CO2 in the Refinery Sector in India

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This report briefly describes the main technology and process options available to refinery companies for capturing CO2 from the various process flue gases.
The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) cluster will prepare energy system development scenarios and technology road maps and…

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Game Changers in Asia: 2020 Compendium of Technologies and Enablers

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This compendium showcases new and innovative low carbon technologies that have potential to be deployed in Asia and the Pacific. It features 10 technologies for capturing, utilizing, or storing carbon dioxide.The key aspects of these technologies are discussed together with their advantages and…

Energy Policy: Supporting Low-Carbon Transition in Asia and the Pacific

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This paper proposes an update to the 2009 Energy Policy—the 2021 Energy Policy—to guide ADB’s energy sector operations. It proposes to focus on those energy operations that are optimally aligned with ADB’s Strategy 2030 and the global commitments that Strategy 2030 supports, including the SDGs, the…