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Financing Climate-Friendly Cooling at City Scale

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This paper discusses a variety of financing instruments and business models and presents an integrated model for financing city-scale green cooling. The model could help roll out green cooling solutions at a scale large enough to attract investors and to reduce transaction costs through…

Designing a Grid-Connected Battery Energy Storage System: Case Study of Mongolia

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From Energy SG’s own, Atsumasa Sakai, this paper highlights lessons from Mongolia on how to design a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) to help accommodate variable renewable energy outputs. It suggests how developing countries can address technical design challenges, such as…

Reinvigorating Financing Approaches for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure in ASEAN+3

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This report presents a practical toolkit of ways to merge public, private, institutional, and other forms of capital to deliver resilient, sustainable, and future-ready infrastructure in the ASEAN+3 region. It provides companies, investors, and policy makers a range of innovative financing models,…

Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero: Asian Development Outlook 2023 Thematic Report

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This report models emission pathways based on commitments and pledges under the Paris Agreement and compares them with more optimal routes to net zero. It examines required transformations in the energy sector and land use and assesses socioeconomic implications. The report looks at policy costs,…

Managing Plastic Waste in the People’s Republic of China

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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…

Green Finance for Asian State-Owned Enterprises: An Opportunity to Accelerate the Green Transition

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The report explores how SOEs can develop and deploy sustainable financial instruments, in particular green bonds, to help finance their green transition. To accelerate the successful adoption of green finance tools in Asia's emerging economies, the publication examines how their SOEs can improve…

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

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This compendium highlights 11 CCUS technologies and enablers—most of which are ready for mass deployment. It explores how CCUS can enhance sustainable energy security and compliance with international commitments, as well as decarbonizing industries—with relatively low disruptions to existing…

Renewable Energy Manufacturing Opportunities for Southeast Asia

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A co-publication between ADB, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, and Sustainable Energy for All, the report focuses on ways to increase the manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells, batteries, and electric two-wheelers. It shows how countries can embrace private sector investment,…

Climate Finance Landscape of Asia and the Pacific

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This report assesses climate finance in Asia and the Pacific and analyzes how it can be harnessed by developing member countries to expand climate action and spur low-carbon, resilient growth. Designed to help governments and development partners identify and address barriers, it offers a…

Accelerating the Net Zero Transition in Asia and the Pacific: Low-Carbon Hydrogen for Industrial Decarbonization

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This work investigates the status and potential of green and blue hydrogen in some major industrial sectors, including oil refining, chemical production, iron and steel production, and high-temperature heat applications. The focus is put on the Asia and the Pacific (APAC) region, which accounts for…