Opening Keynote

Event: ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN

Opening Keynote

30 March 2023

Author / Speaker:

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia - Other materials by the author

Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, in her keynote address at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), said ASEAN, being the world’s fastest-growing economic region, will require more energy to sustain growth, but this need not result in more C02 emissions. She spoke of how ASEAN is committed to continually growing but is also determined to achieve its net-zero ambition by 2060 or earlier. She also detailed the initiatives Indonesia has taken to decarbonize.

With the theme, "Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN," SEADS 2023 explored measures governments, communities, and the private sector could take to progress toward carbon neutrality.

For insights on solutions helping Southeast Asian countries address development challenges, visit https://seads.adb.org.

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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