Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the New Normal
20 April 2022
The 18th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the new normal” featured global good practice examples and policy options in accelerating the uptake of clean energy to help countries transition their medium-term goals to the long-term as they mitigate COVID-19 impacts and accelerate recovery and rejuvenation. Over 70 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China participated in the Dialogue, sharing country experiences in implementing clean energy transition policies, financing approaches, and projects.
The 18th PACER Dialogue aimed to:
- promote policy options to facilitate clean energy transition in the new normal;
- disseminate lessons, actionable policy solutions, and country experiences on how to promote and accelerate clean energy adoption; and
- provide a platform for policy makers, energy development planners, and practitioners to share knowledge and experience and collaboratively learn from each other.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2022 | 18th PACER Dialogue – Overview and Objectives | Winfried Wicklein, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank | |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the new normal |
Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the new normal Presentation on how countries can accelerate clean energy transition aimed at GHG emissions reduction in policymaking post-COVID. Actionable policy solutions... |
Pradeep Tharakan |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Clean energy transition policies, financing approaches and projects in Indonesia, Viet Nam and Philippines |
Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the Philippines Presentation on Philippines' successes and lessons in implementing clean energy transition policies, financing approaches, and projects including results... |
Paola Sherina Alvarez |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Clean energy transition policies, financing approaches and projects in Indonesia, Viet Nam and Philippines | NRE Development towards Net Zero Emission (NZE) in Indonesia | Andriah Feby Misna, Director of Various New and Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Clean energy transition policies, financing approaches and projects in Indonesia, Viet Nam and Philippines | Success and Lessons learned in Clean Energy Transition in Viet Nam | Anh Tuan Nguyen, Energy Policies and Energy Sector Institutional and Regulatory Framework Expert, EU-Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility (EVSETF) |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Open Discussion and Questions | Winfried Wicklein (Moderator) | |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Synthesis and Summary | Winfried Wicklein, Deputy Director General, SERD, ADB |