As East and Southeast Asia continue to modernize and urbanize, their demand for energy will soar. Besides seeking to import fossil fuels from the Middle East, Africa, the Caspian Region, Russia, Latin America, Australia, etc., it is imperative for these Asian countries to cooperate in substantially raising the efficiency with which energy is consumed. This book offers a comprehensive examination of East and Southeast Asia's energy conservation policies. It begins with a summary of the current and projected energy supply and demand patterns in the region, and a discussion about the need and basis for cooperation in energy conservation. This is followed by an examination of the energy conservation policies and progress to date in seven ASEAN countries and in China, Japan and Korea.
Contents:
- East Asian Energy Supply, Demand and Cooperation Outlook (Y-B Chang & E Thomson)
- The Potential for Energy Conservation in East Asia (Y-B Chang & E Thomson)
- Asian Energy Partnership: Opportunities and Obstacles (Y Tanabe)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Brunei (J-J Tu)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in China (F-Q Zhou)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Indonesia (B S Hadiwinata)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Malaysia (M P Goh)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Korea (J-S Lee)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Japan (Y Tanabe)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in the Philippines (P U Lee)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Singapore (G H Y Chua)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Thailand (S Chirarattananon)
- Energy Conservation Policy Development in Vietnam (F Gooneratne & S Pokbrel)
Readership: Academics in the fields of Asian energy, economy, geography, and politics, or in international security or energy resource courses; regional and international government departments that follow Asian energy and energy security policies.