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Energy Poverty and Just Energy Transition in Japan
A 2019 presentation which shows the current situation of energy poverty (EP) in Japan. [Originally posted at http://aesc.hkbu.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Energy-Poverty-and-Just-Energy-Transition-in-Japan_Shinichiro-Okushima.pdf]
Ensuring a Just Energy Transition Through Hydrogen: How the G20 Can Support Africa
A 2022 policy insight which explores G20 members’ recognition of green hydrogen as a key technology in decarbonizing hard-to-abate carbon-intensive industries. [Originally posted at https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Policy-Insights-122-ED-grobbelaar-ngubevana.pdf]
Accelerating the Energy Transition: How Governments and the Private Sector in Asia-Pacific Are Driving the Shift to a Low-Carbon Future
A 2022 report which contains key insights on the transition to clean and renewable energy in nine countries in the Asia-Pacific region, derived from extensive desk research, a primary research survey and expert interviews, produced by a team of Economist Impact researchers and editors. [Originally posted at https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-energy/accelerating-the-energy-transition-apac]
The Net Zero Energy Transition: Policy Case Studies from the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks
A 2020 publication which presents an overview from INETTT concerning the status of climate and energy policy in each country where they work, set against the backdrop of the country’s current Nationally Defined Contribution (NDC) pledges under the Paris Agreement and the latest electricity and emissions data. [Originally posted at https://www.energiewende-global.com/fileadmin/user_upload/giz-website/Media_Library/Erneuerbare_Energien/The-Net-Zero-Energy-Transition_Agora.pdf]
A Future Without Coal: Banking on Asia's Just Energy Transition
A 2021 study which reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region. [Originally posted at https://responsibank.id/media/497354/a-future-without-coal-banking-on-asias-just-energy-transition.pdf]
Just Transition: Creating New Jobs for a Decarbonized Society
A 2021 report which highlights examples of national, regional and local 'just transition' happening all over the world. [Originally posted at https://www.kikonet.org/eng/just-transition-report]
Understanding Regional Energy Poverty in Japan: A Direct Measurement Approach
A 2019 study which examines the regional characteristics of energy or fuel poverty in Japan through a new approach, i.e., evaluating energy poverty via the direct measurement of energy service usage. [Originally posted at https://tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/51841/files/EB_193.pdf]
Socio-Economic Footprint of the Energy Transition: Japan
A 2022 report which shows that a scenario involving larger amounts of renewable energy and less energy demand – in short, a comprehensive and more ambitious energy transformation in tune with Paris Climate Agreement goals – supports core policy objectives such as economic growth and social well-being, and provides a unique opportunity to revitalise the rural economy, increase regional autonomy and create jobs in Japan. [Originally posted at https://www.irena.org/publications/2022/Sep/Socio-economic-Footprint-of-the-Energy-Transition-Japan]
Energy Transition and Energy Democracy in East Asia
A 2022 book which clarifies what factors are determining the energy transition that is taking place in the East Asian region, how it is likely to develop while influencing each other, how it should develop, and what type of specific institutional design is required to achieve it. [Originally posted at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-0280-2_4]
All Change: Equitably Decarbonising India's Transportation Sector
A 2022 report which outlines key issues for a 'just transition' in Japan. [Originally posted at https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/4130/BA1098_JT_AP_-_Leslie_Mabon_-_Proof_FINAL_-_June_2022.pdf]
Just Transitions in Japan
A 2019 report which outlines key issues for a just transition in Japan. [Originally posted at https://www.iges.or.jp/en/publication_documents/pub/presentation/en/10287/Transition_Kuriyama_rev2_EN_print.pdf]
Energy Transition in Thailand- Challenges and Opportunities
A 2017 study as part of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's regional project on energy transition in Asia, the report looks at the status of Just Transition. [Originally posted at https://asia.fes.de/news/energy-transition-in-thailand]

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