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Environment and Climate Change

Research

Environment and Climate Change

Renewable Energy | Power Infrastructure | Biodiversity Conservation | Circular Economy | Green Growth | Carbon Footprint

Climate change is an immense global challenge. ERIA endeavours to help the environment through its research on renewable energy, power infrastructure, carbon footprint, biodiversity conservation, and food supply chain. In addition, ERIA conducts studies on circular economy, sustainability assessment, energy policy suggestions, sustainable development policy advices, energy market integration propositions, inclusive green growth model, new development model, and many more.

Publications
Books:
Environment and Climate Change
Green Finance and Renewable Energy in ASEAN and East Asia
27 December 2023
Green Finance and Renewable Energy in ASEAN and East Asia edited by Phoumin, Taghizadeh-Hesary and Kimura provides several [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Industry and Manufacturing
Circular Value Chains of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in ASEAN
15 December 2023
This study aims to address urgent issues surrounding electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) waste and present policy recommendations [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Investment
Blue Economy Initiatives in South-East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
30 November 2023
The Blue Economy has emerged as a compelling strategy for safeguarding inland water and ocean resources while fostering [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change, Global Governance and Multilateralism
Viet Nam 2045: Development Issues and Challenges
28 November 2023
Viet Nam’s impressive economic growth has been driven by a socialist-oriented market economy often recognised as [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change
National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP): A Multistakeholder Approach to Addressing Plastic Pollution in Developing Countries
21 September 2023
This report by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Center for Global Commons at the University [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Infrastructure
Financing Infrastructure for Climate-Change Adaptation in Developing East Asia
7 July 2023
Climate change has resulted in a surge in natural disasters, and the Asia-Pacific region alone contributes to over [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Study on the Applicability of CCT for a Comprehensive and Optimal Carbon-neutral Solution in ASEAN
30 June 2023
The increasing electricity demand in the ASEAN region, driven by steady economic growth, necessitates a well-balanced and optimal [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change
Building Data on the Plastics Value Chain in ASEAN Member States
28 April 2023
This report by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) for RKC-MPD ERIA aims to provide an overview [...]
Policy Briefs:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Reframing of Global Strategies and Regional Cooperation Pathways for an Inclusive Net-Zero Strategy in the Energy Transition Framework
2 February 2023
As carbon dioxide emission reductions become increasingly urgent to counter climate change, many nations have announced net-zero emissions [...]
Co-Publications:
Environment and Climate Change, Industry and Manufacturing
Revisiting Electricity Market Reforms: Lessons for ASEAN and East Asia
30 September 2022
This book combines the fundamentals of industrial organization theories based on microeconomic foundations, applied econometrics and environmental and [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change, Connectivity
The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) 3.0: Towards an Integrated, Innovative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy
16 September 2022
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused trade disruptions; a drop in foreign direct investment; and scarring effects [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Decarbonisation of ASEAN Energy Systems: Optimum Technology Selection Model Analysis up to 2060
21 July 2022
During the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom, many countries committed to achieving [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Infrastructure
Demand and Supply Potential of Hydrogen Energy in East Asia - Phase 3
17 June 2022
The Hydrogen Demand and Supply Potential Study: Phase 3  assesses and forecasts hydrogen production potential using unused or [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19: Regional Policies and Practices for Green Recovery
14 June 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global health crisis. To contain the disease, governments in ASEAN and East [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Malaysia
Study on Enhanced Flexibilisation of Coal-fired Power Plants for Optimal Grid Stabilisation in the ASEAN Region
31 May 2022
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing economic regions [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Study on the Potential for Promoting Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) in ASEAN Countries Vol. II
30 March 2022
This report was prepared under the Asia CCUS Network umbrella and focuses on the cost of Carbon Capture [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Rethinking Asia's Low-Carbon Growth in the Post-Covid World: Towards a Net-Zero Economy
27 January 2022
Asia’s historical development is at a crossroads. Twenty months into the coronavirus pandemic, the cumulative economic [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change
A Study on the Impact of Financing Restrictions on New Coal-Fired Power Plants in the Asian Region
27 July 2021
The study on financial restrictions on coal-fired power is timely and of crucial importance for providing Asia’[...]
Summary of ERIA Research Projects:
Environment and Climate Change, ASEAN
Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2020-2021
1 July 2021
The Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2020-2021 provides an overview of both new and ongoing projects that [...]
Co-Publications:
Environment and Climate Change
Energy Sustainability and Climate Change in ASEAN
9 June 2021
This book provides several up-to-date empirical policy-oriented studies on assessing the impacts of climate change on various economic [...]
Journal Articles:
Environment and Climate Change, Journal Articles
Applying the Extended Producer Responsibility Towards Plastic Waste in Asian Developing Countries for Reducing Marine Plastic Debris
28 April 2021
Name of Journal: Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy (WM&[...]
Discussion Papers:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
How Is the Asian Economy Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from the Emissions of Air Pollutants
31 March 2021
This study empirically examines how economic and social activities in Asia were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Regulation and Governance
Mongolia's Energy Efficiency Indicators 2019
22 January 2021
Mongolia has been achieving stable economic growth over the last 10 years. This has resulted in a significant increase [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Demand and Supply Potential of Hydrogen Energy in East Asia - Phase 2
31 December 2020
Throughout fiscal year 2019–2020 ERIA conducted the phase 2 study on hydrogen demand and supply potential in the East [...]
Journal Articles:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Powering Southeast Asia: Meeting the Region’s Electricity Needs
NBR Special Report #89, first published on 18 December 2020, https://www.nbr.org/publication/powering-southeast-asia-meeting-the-regions-electricity-needs/Published by the National [...]
Discussion Papers:
Environment and Climate Change, Education, Training, and Human Capital
The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Plentiful Rainfall on Cognitive Development in Viet Nam
14 December 2020
We examine the impact of exposure to plentiful rainfall while in utero on the cognitive development of the [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Assessing the Readiness of Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy
Globalisation, technological advancement, and resource consumption have historically served humanity well by typically delivering both economic growth and [...]
Books:
Environment and Climate Change, Connectivity
Subregional Development Strategy in ASEAN after COVID-19: Inclusiveness and Sustainability in the Mekong Subregion (Mekong 2030)
12 November 2020
The Mekong Subregion (MSR) has been a model subregional development initiative, having achieved high economic growth and rapid [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Evaluation of CO2 Emissions Reduction by Mobility Electrification and Alternative Biofuel Introduction in East Asia Summit Countries
11 November 2020
Efforts to decarbonise the transport sectors are now greater than ever in the East Asia Summit countries. With [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Brunei Darussalam
Regional Waste Management - Inter-municipal Cooperation and Public and Private Partnership
20 October 2020
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 and the leakage of plastic waste to the ocean, waste collection and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Environment and Climate Change, Disasters
Economic Damage from Natural Hazards and Local Disaster Management Plans in Japan and Thailand
20 October 2020
Japan and Thailand are geographically similar in that both countries have a vast coastline and a population that [...]
Discussion Papers:
Environment and Climate Change, Lao PDR
Sustainable Water Resource Development Scenarios and Water Diplomacy in the Lower Mekong Basin: Policy Implications
23 September 2020
This paper uses the current results of the Basin-wide water resource development scenario assessment of the Council Study [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Regulation and Governance
Improving Nuclear Safety and Use: An International Analysis
4 September 2020
No industry is immune from accidents. In relation to nuclear power, safe use focuses on unintended conditions or [...]
Research Project Reports:
Environment and Climate Change, Urban Development
Public Perception and Acceptance of Nuclear Power: Stakeholder Issues and Community Solutions
4 August 2020
All over the world, public acceptance of nuclear power is a crucial factor in decisions on public and [...]
Policy Briefs:
Environment and Climate Change, COVID-19
Strengthening Waste Management Policies to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic
2 July 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has raised issues with waste management. In Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, [...]
Discussion Papers:
Environment and Climate Change, Investment
A Quantitative Analysis of Disaster Risk Reduction Investment Effects for Sustainable Development: Indonesia Case Study
29 June 2020
This paper analyses the long-term impacts of large-scale disasters on the economic growth of developing countries in the [...]
Journal Articles:
Environment and Climate Change, Journal Articles
Realizing the low-carbon future: What role for central banks and monetary authorities?
27 May 2020
Global Solutions Journal, April 2020, Issue 5, Global Solutions Summit 2020 Edition, pp 106-114 Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Economic Research Institute [...]
Policy Briefs:
Environment and Climate Change, Energy
Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for the Energy Sector and Climate Change in ASEAN
22 April 2020
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the resulting reduction in demand for products and services will [...]
Discussion Papers:
Environment and Climate Change, Finance and Macroeconomy
Policies and Financing Strategies for Low-Carbon Energy Transition: Overcoming Barriers to Private Financial Institutions
14 February 2020
Placing Asian economies on a low-carbon path requires an unprecedented shift in private investment and new financing models. [...]
Co-Publications: Springer:
Environment and Climate Change, Journal Articles
Identifying Countries for Regional Cooperation in Low Carbon Growth: A Geo-environmental Impact Index
22 January 2020
International Journal of Environmental Research, February 2020, Volume 14, Issue 1, pp 29–41 Kazi Arif [...]