Investing in Low-Carbon Energy Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Serendipity of Low Carbon Energy System and the Scope of Regional Cooperation

   • Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Xianbin Yao

   Pages 1-27

3. An Evolutionary Analysis of Low-Carbon Energy Systems and Green Growth

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Low Carbon Energy Systems in China: Visioning Regional Cooperation Through the Belt and Road

      • Zhu Yuezhong, Tian Zhiyu, Liu Jianguo, Chao Feng, Liang Qi

      Pages 31-54

   3. A Multi-level Experience of Designing Low-Carbon Energy Systems in India

      • Ritu Mathur, Malancha Chakrabarty

      Pages 55-78

   4. Toward a Low-Carbon Economy for Indonesia: Aspirations, Actions and Scenarios

      • Arianto A. Patunru, Arief Anshory Yusuf

      Pages 79-109

   5. Greening the Economy with Low Carbon Energy System: Developments, Policy Initiatives and Lessons from Malaysia

      • V. G. R. Chandran Govindaraju

      Pages 111-129

   6. On the Dynamics of Low Carbon Green Growth in Thailand

      • Qwanruedee Chotichanathawewong

      Pages 131-184

   7. Functional Characteristics of Low Carbon Energy Systems and Need for Regional Cooperation in Vietnam

      • Pham Khanh Toan, Nguyen Duc Cuong, Tran Thi Thu Huong

      Pages 185-214

   8. Low Carbon Energy Systems and Indicator Framework for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar

      • Sivanappan Kumar

      Pages 215-248

4. Transition Experiments and Innovation in Regional Cooperation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 357-357

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   2. Energy Policy and Regional Cooperation: Australia’s Contribution to Low Carbon Green Growth Initiatives

      • Gaminiratne Wijesekere, Arif Syed

      Pages 251-280

   3. Aiding the Transition: Innovations with Japan’s Bilateral Offset Mechanisms

      • Akira Ogihara, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

      Pages 281-307

   4. Regional Cooperation and Asia’s Low Carbon Economy Transition: the Case of New Zealand

      • Douglas Hill

      Pages 309-326

   5. Low Carbon Energy Transition in EU: Lessons from Economic, Institutional and Management Approaches

      • Matthias Helble

      Pages 327-355

5. Regional Economic Integration and Implications for Low-Carbon Green Growth

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 463-463

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   2. The Influence of Regional Cooperation on Export Potential of the APEC 54 List of RCEP Countries

      • Kaliappa Kalirajan

      Pages 359-390

   3. Barriers and Options for Carbon Market Integration

      • Lingshui Mo, Xuedu Lu

      Pages 391-434

   4. Domestic and International Finance in a Regional Perspective

      • Tomonori Sudo

      Pages 435-462

6. Conclusion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 463-463

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This book focuses on multi-level actions that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, decision makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects of low-carbon energy development. The book begins with an overview of the state of the art policies in emerging economies, which provides a starting point for understanding the concept of low-carbon green growth. A unified framework for structuring, categorizing, and integrating various regional-level actions is established on the basis of a thorough investigation into the theoretical and methodological aspects of non-conventional energy policies that have been widely adopted. Furthermore, the book brings clarity to the relationship between clean energy policies and stakeholder participation, and the significance of coordinated actions at the regional level. The findings provide novel insights and policy tools to help decision-makers in identifying ways to mobilize private investment in low-carbon energy systems.

• Low-carbon Energy Systems
• Green Growth
• Sustainability
• Carbon Market
• Energy Security
• Energy Policy
• Climate change management

• Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia

  Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

• Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

  Kaliappa Kalirajan

• Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

  Fukunari Kimura

• Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

  Xianbin Yao

Venkatachalam Anbumozhi is a Senior Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia. His previous positions include Capacity Building Specialist and Senior Fellow at Asian Development Bank Institute and Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo. A distinguished fellow of Asia Pacific Rim University (APRU) Forum on Development and Environment, he also advised ADB, JICA, JBIC, UNESCAP projects on sustainable development. He has published several books, authored numerous research articles, and produced many project reports on natural resource management, climate friendly infrastructure design, and private sector participation in green growth. Anbumozhi was invited as a member of the APEC Expert Panel on Green Climate Finance and the ASEAN Panel for promoting climate-resilient growth. He has taught resource management, international cooperation, and development finance at the University of Tokyo and has speaking engagements at some of the leading international organizations. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo.

Kaliappa Kalirajan is a Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, Australia. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Madras School of Economics, India and International University of Japan. His areas of major interest include macroeconomic and trade policies, sources of growth, regional cooperation in low carbon energy systems, and technology issues in emerging Asian countries. He has 150 publications in those areas in refereed academic and policy journals. He has authored and edited 15 books. He is currently serving on the editorial board of the following journals: Journal of Asian Economics; Agricultural Economics; Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics; The Developing Economies; The Journal of Applied Economic Research; Journal of Social and Economic Development; and Asia and the Pacific Policies Studies. He has been a consultant to different national and international organizations from time to time.

Fukunari Kimura has been Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan since 2000 and Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) since 2008. He is also a co-editor of the Journal of the Japanese and International Economies. He was born in Tokyo in 1958 and received his Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo in 1982, Master of Science and Ph.D. from the Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990 and 1991. He worked for the International Development Center of Japan as Researcher during 1982–1986, the Department of Economics, State University of New York at Albany as Assistant Professor during 1991–1994, and the Faculty of Economics, Keio University as Associate Professor during 1994–2000. He was also the President of Japan Society of International Economics during 2010–2012. His major is international trade and development economics. In particular, he has recently been active in writing academic/semi-academic books and articles on international production networks and economic integration in East Asia.

Xianbin Yao is the Director General of the Pacific Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Mr. Yao leads the department that formulates ADB’s operational strategies for the Pacific developing member countries, including economic analyses, policy analyses, and country performance reviews; and develops associated country operational programs for ADB assistance. Prior to this, Mr. Yao was the Director General for ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, leading and coordinating the development and implementation of ADB’s financing and technical assistance programs on climate change, low carbon green growth and social development. Mr. Yao holds a doctoral degree from the Michigan State University, USA.

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