South-east Asia needs tangible socio-economic drivers to speed up green transition: experts
The policy direction of the region still follows a fossil fuel-intensive pathway. Under current policies, the electricity mix will see little change
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SOUTH-EAST Asia (SEA) is making steady but slow progress in its green energy transition, and stronger impetus in the form of socio-economic benefits and new job opportunities are needed to accelerate the shift to lower carbon economies, climate and energy policy experts say.
If not, the region is unlikely to reach the aspirational target of 23 per cent share of renewable energy in its primary energy supply and 35 per cent in Asean installed power capacity by 2025, they warned.
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