This report from the UNEP provides an overview of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

UAS technologies such as drones are increasingly being used to automate the planning, building, and maintenance of energy facilities around the world. The effectiveness of UAS and digital technologies are transforming energy sector operations to be faster, safer, and more cost-efficient. This working paper introduces UAS and discusses the latest technological developments, current applications, and potential for adoption in ADB’s developing member countries.

Asia and the Pacific economies are on track in meeting the goal of sustainable energy for all (SE4All), but whether the pace is sufficient to reach the SE4All targets by 2030 remains to be seen.

Sustainable energy access planning (SEAP) develops a socially inclusive energy supply system that gives importance to the energy demand of both poor and non-poor households, the need to make cleaner energy services affordable, the costs of both supply-side and demand-side access options, and the sustainability of technology and resource options.

This brochure summarizes the findings from a technical assistance (TA) project to define a strategy for a Northeast Asia Power System Interconnection (NAPSI) using Mongolia’s abundant renewable energy resources. The TA spanned 5 years and involved a highly consultative process among a wide range of stakeholders to develop this strategy and frame the associated technical analysis. The study’s approach and main findings are summarized here, and more details can be found in the technical reports available here.

This is a decades-long review of the ADB Clean Energy Program that determines how far the bank has gone toward achieving its targets vis-à-vis baseline data from 2005 to 2007. It also explores what must be done further based on the new approach under ADB’s Strategy 2030 and the global goals in mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable development. 

The TA Consultants’ Report is an output of the regional technical assistance looking at the feasibility of CCUS. This report explored the possibility of capturing 0.5 million ton of CO2 from a cement kiln and converting it into urea. The study is based on data submitted from a real-life cement plant of M/s Dalmia Cement, India.

The case studies look at different types of energy projects—solar, micro hydro and biogas—as well as innovative approaches in implementing and financing projects.

On 20 August, the Independent Evaluation Department received Management Response to its evaluation of the Energy Policy and Program 2009-2019. The sector-wide evaluation report was discussed by the Board’s Development Effectiveness Committee on 27 August and has since been made public online.

This primer presents spaces for just transition in sectors and areas that will be disrupted by the transformation of the energy sector as the world shifts to clean low-carbon order.