Summary Draft #2 - Clean Energy Transition

In the article, “How Can Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Transition Be Sped Up?” Ha (2019) wrote about energy experts addressing the important issue of clean energy transition in Southeast Asia. He mentioned Moniz, who is the Chief Executive of the Energy Futures and Nuclear Threat Initiative, talking about deploying “low-carbon technologies and solutions” for energy to lower emissions in the ASEAN region. He also mentioned Moniz addressing nuclear fusion or hydrogen power as a substitute for solar and wind power in Singapore due to its lack of natural resources and land.

In addition, he mentioned Wong, Group Chief Executive of utilities company Singapore Power, that Southeast Asia must consider both its consumption and production of energy. They should consider new energy sources and ways to reduce energy consumption while maintaining the same lifestyle to comply with the Paris Agreement.

The article stated that ASEAN should consider replacing the use of coal to produce energy as it produces the most greenhouse gases. He also mentioned that Moniz proposed to reduce costs in the power, industrial, and transportation sectors to be able to transition towards renewable energy.

In terms of energy focus in Southeast Asia, Singapore should consider implementing alternative methods such as solar power and nuclear fusion to reduce carbon footprints impacting global warming.

Reference:

Ha, T. (2019, July 19). How can Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Transition be sped up?

Eco-Business. https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-can-southeast-asias-clean-energy-transition-be-sped-up/