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Southeast Asia faces one of the fastest growths in electricity demand in the world, driven by increasing incomes, urbanization and industrialization. Development and deployment of green energy technologies offer a natural conduit to meet the growing electricity needs of the Association of Southeast Asian Economies (ASEAN) region while also serving as a viable strategy to adapt to climate change. The aim of this study is to formulate the policy lessons for the ASEAN economies and governments in facilitating the development and deployment of green technologies and alternatives energy options based on a specific case review of the ASEAN. The ASEAN economic region is prioritizing sustainable economic growth while minimizing the regional impacts of climate change through decarbonization. The study undertakes a case-specific analysis in reviewing green energy deployment in the context of green growth and energy transition using secondary data sources and discusses the current status and future options of renewable energy development in the ASEAN. We find that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies will allow the ASEAN to continue to use fossil fuels while achieving sustainable economic growth as coal demand increases in the region. The deployment of CCS technologies will also act as an enabler of hydrogen energy as a green energy solution in the region in the longer term. Boosting public acceptance to nuclear energy, implementing energy efficiency improvement policies and eliminating fossil fuels consumption subsidies are feasible short-term and medium-term policies. Increasing both the public and private sector energy investments and development of CCS technologies in the longer term are necessary complementary policies to maximize the benefits of greater deployment of renewable energy sources in the region and combat climate change.

ASEAN's real gross domestic product (GDP) had declined sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic downturn and the uncertainty about the future reduced the new investments in green projects drastically. Besides this, many governments rolled back environmental regulations and taxes and increased fossil-fuel intensive infrastructure and electricity to stimulate economic growth. Post-Pandemic Green Recovery in ASEAN consists of several empirical studies using fresh data, with regional and country-level perspectives on ways to keep the greenness of the economic recovery plans. The chapters look at various aspects and sectors, including tourism, infrastructure, energy, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), employment, and livelihood, by assessing the effectiveness of various tools and instruments, including green finance, carbon taxation, green Sukuk, credit guarantee, cash transfer payment, power purchase agreements, and the related policies. They also provide practical policy recommendations useful for the ASEAN member states and other developing regions for the green recovery in the post-pandemic. Reiterating the importance of green and low-carbon mechanisms and climate change tackling policies besides the usual economic recovery strategies, this book is a precious resource for the researchers of economics, finance, ASEAN and Asian studies, and policymakers.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I Impacts of Climate Change and the Mitigation Policies -- 1 Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in South-East Asia-Drought Conditions and Crop Damage Assessment -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Materials and Methods -- 1.2.1 Study Area -- 1.2.2 Drought Conditions -- 1.2.3 Crop Damage Assessment -- 1.3 Results and Discussion -- 1.3.1 Drought Conditions During Crop-Growing Seasons -- 1.3.2 Spatial Distribution of Drought Intensity -- 1.3.3 Drought Impacts and Policy Implications -- 1.4 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Appendix A -- References -- 2 Management of Natural Forests for Carbon Emission Reductions Through Improved Logging Practices and Wood Bioenergy Use -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Study Methods and Materials -- 2.2.1 Commercial Logging and Wood Waste -- 2.2.2 Production Forests in Southeast Asia -- 2.2.3 Logging, Carbon Stocks, Emission Reductions, and Carbon Revenues -- 2.2.4 Wood Biomass, Bioenergy, and Emission Reductions -- 2.3 Results and Discussions -- 2.3.1 Harvested Timber and Wood Products -- 2.3.2 Carbon Stock Changes and Emission Reductions -- 2.3.3 Biomass, Bioenergy, and Emission Reductions -- 2.3.4 Total Emission Reductions Through Forest Management for Timber and Bioenergy -- 2.4 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- 3 Vehicle Technology Impact Assessment Model for Indonesia (VEIA-ID): Concept and First Results -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Modelling Concept -- 3.2.1 Transport Demand Module -- 3.2.2 Fleet Module -- 3.2.3 Environmental Module -- 3.2.4 Software Development -- 3.3 Economic and Energy Market Assumptions -- 3.4 Results -- 3.4.1 Baseline Scenario -- 3.4.2 Alternative Scenarios -- 3.5 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Appendix 1: Road Freight Vehicle Types -- Appendix 2: Car types -- References.