This paper provides an empirical analysis of the impact of energy price increases – induced notably by the removal of fossil fuel subsidies – on the joint environmental and economic performance of Indonesian plants in the manufacturing industry for the period 1980-2015.
The Survey for 2021 takes stock of the socioeconomic fallout from the current pandemic and looks at past economic and non-economic shocks that have inflicted damage on the region’s sustainable development prospects in order to draw lessons on how to build forward better during the post-pandemic recovery.
This report highlights inequalities and vulnerabilities that have amplified the impact of the pandemic in Asia and the Pacific and emphasizes the need for a focus on people centered development, sustainability, and climate change issues. It considers the role that digitalization has played in helping the region manage the pandemic, and the need for more inclusive digital transformation.
This paper compiles available data and analyses, and derives policy messages, for countries in the Asia Pacific region and their partners (including development finance institutions). It characterises an enabling environment that can facilitate and expedite financing for water security commensurate with the challenges and distinctive opportunities in the region.
In this report we identifies seven key investment areas for China’s zero-carbon transition: resource recycling, energy efficiency, demand-side electrification, zero-carbon power generation, energy storage, hydrogen, and digitalization.