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This first edition of the Technology Brief Series explores the role of renewable hydrogen in Southeast Asia’s power sector. It examines where hydrogen can add real value, the risks of inefficient use, and how policymakers can prioritise investments for a cost-effective and secure energy transition.
As Thailand charts its path to carbon neutrality by 2050, this strategic analysis highlights the risks of continued reliance on natural gas — from rising electricity costs and supply insecurity to missed climate targets. Drawing on national data and stakeholder insights, it presents practical policy recommendations to support a more resilient, affordable, and sustainable energy system.
This report critically examines existing climate finance estimates, highlighting inconsistencies in scope, methodology, and assumptions. It calls for clearer frameworks and actionable strategies to implement the New Collective Quantified Goal, moving from broad targets to practical, inclusive financing solutions.
A new report by the United Nations Development Programme, the University of Denver’s Pardee Institute, and Octopus Energy highlights how setting clear, time-bound renewable energy targets—supported by inclusive policies—can achieve a triple win: cutting emissions, boosting economic growth, and generating tangible social benefits.
Over the past three decades, the five most steel-intensive Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia and the Philippines, have emerged as important players in the global steel sector, contributing three percent of global steel production. Rapid industrialisation and infrastructure development have significantly increased regional steel demand, while production in Southeast Asian countries has quadrupled over this period.
However, the region has seen a surge in emission-intensive steel manufacturing investments, with steel sector emissions having almost doubled within the last five years. This highlights the urgent need to curb emissions, especially in the carbon-intensive steel sector.
As global trade dynamics evolve and low-cost steel imports grow, the Southeast Asian steel sector finds itself at a crossroads, either it continues to rely on fossil fuels, or it seizes the chance to lead with green technologies of the future. Policymakers now have a unique window of opportunity to shape this transition by aligning industrial growth with climate goals.
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the steel sector and sets out a clear roadmap for how Southeast Asia’s steel industry can achieve technically and economically viable net-zero emissions by the 2050s, supporting both regional and global decarbonisation goals while sustaining economic growth.
These slides were presented during the webinar held on 17 June 2025 to introduce the Power Policy Tracker, developed under the Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) project and hosted on the Southeast Asia Information Platform for the Energy Transition (SIPET).
The Tracker provides a structured overview of policy implementation in the power sector across ASEAN countries, supporting transparency and informed decision-making for energy transition stakeholders.
The presentation includes: • An overview of the Tracker’s purpose and structure • Key findings from the initial analysis • Country perspectives from Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam • Reflections on how the tool can support policy alignment and implementation
Visit the Power Policy Tracker here.
This report analyzes Southeast Asia’s rising demand for household refrigerators, highlighting energy use and the potential for savings through efficient models. It explores Minimum Energy Performance Standards, policy differences, and harmonization needs, emphasizing regional coordination to reduce energy consumption and support sustainable growth in ASEAN’s expanding refrigeration market.
This report delves into the importance of monitoring frameworks for achieving climate and energy targets, emphasising how these frameworks ensure progress towards carbon neutrality and net-zero emissions. It highlights the role of monitoring, reporting, and evaluation in driving effective climate policies and outlines key insights from case studies of the UK, EU, Germany, US, Japan, and South Korea. The report offers valuable guidance for Southeast Asian countries in developing tailored monitoring systems to support their energy transitions and meet global climate goals.