Waste is Cool! How 'First Mile' Waste Solutions can Cool the Smart Cities of the Future Read more about Waste is Cool! How 'First Mile' Waste Solutions can Cool the Smart Cities of the Future The need for cooling grows dramatically with rising prosperity and global temperatures. But what does that have to do with waste? 70% of the world’s waste today is dumped or landfilled without energy recovery. 2 billion tons of waste ‘wasted’ every year by 2030 correspond to 800GW of solar PV capacity (500GW installed globally today). Done right, waste is one of few ‘fuels’ produced everywhere, and perhaps surprisingly, very suitable for the production of sustainable cooling.
Daniel Hersson Keywords cleantech clean technology venture capital startups energy clean energy strategy and business development innovation and technology strategy Read more about Daniel Hersson Daniel manages a multi-year program to support cleantech startups, accelerators and venture capital investors across Asia-Pacific. He has more than 18 years’ experience in the global energy and cleantech industry. Daniel is a recognized specialist in venture capital, strategy, startups, and innovation. Previously, he was Director of Strategy at BP Ventures, a leading global cleantech and energy-focused corporate venture capital fund. Daniel is also co-founder and venture partner at Infuse Ventures, India’s first early-stage cleantech venture capital fund.
Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and the Youth Read more about Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and the Youth Young CEOs and founders of startups ponder on the role of the youth in driving clean energy technology in Asia. By 2030, energy demand is projected to almost double in the Asia and Pacific region. Unless we move to cleaner sources of energy, Asia will account for more than 46% of global CO2 emissions by 2030. At the same time, 700 million people in Asia, more than anywhere else in the world, still have no access to electricity.
The People’s Republic of China’s Municipal Waste-to-Energy Project: A Model Approach to Financing a State-of-the-Art Technology Read more about The People’s Republic of China’s Municipal Waste-to-Energy Project: A Model Approach to Financing a State-of-the-Art Technology In the People’s Republic of China, higher income growth in urban and rural areas resulted in higher demand for energy and generation of more waste. Using the Asian Development Bank (ADB) innovative financing approach, a private company applied the waste-to-energy technology that increases electricity generating capacity without greenhouse gas emissions. Read about ADB’s other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.
Accelerating the Deployment of Clean Technologies in Asia Read more about Accelerating the Deployment of Clean Technologies in Asia Energy demand is projected to increase annually through 2035. An alternative approach to meeting this challenge is the scaling up of low-carbon technology (LCT) and energy efficiency. IPEx, a technology market place and brokerage platform, is designed to facilitate the transfer and deployment of new LCTs in developing Asia.
Stephen Peters Keywords waste-to-energy circular economy ocean health biomass biogas biofuels clean technology cleantech Read more about Stephen Peters Steve Peters is a Senior Energy Specialist (Waste-to-Energy) in the Energy Sector Group of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank. He is responsible for developing the knowledge base, project development and implementation in waste to energy and supporting projects across waste, the circular economy, and ocean impacts.
Skills Development for Green Jobs in Singapore Read more about Skills Development for Green Jobs in Singapore This presentation shows how clean technology became a new pillar of the Singaporean economy. Along with Singapore’s sustainable development targets, the roles of government agencies in green growth are discussed. It also shares the energy sector manpower landscape study and environmental education in Singapore.
Toru Kubo Keywords climate change carbon market climate change technologies venture capital funds renewable energy clean technology cleantech Read more about Toru Kubo Toru joined ADB in 2004 as the organization's first full-time climate change staff. He designed and established ADB’s Carbon Market Program including one of the world's first post-Kyoto carbon funds, led ADB's work to promote climate change technologies through venture capital funds, and helped establish various other initiatives focused on the nexus of climate change and energy security. In 2011 he was seconded to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat to help design the Green Climate Fund and the Climate Technology Centre and Network.