Sustainability

A new report benchmarking where Asia's climate action and net zero progress stand in relation to the UN Secretary-General's Acceleration Agenda

In partnership with ExxonMobil, Asia Society Texas presented the second program of its Energy Transition Series to highlight the work being done to reduce emissions while meeting the growing global demand for energy.

Analytical brief on South Korea's climate change targets post-COP27

Even though investment in renewable energy is growing, the spike in spending is still going to fossil fuels. Change needs to happen to have a chance at reaching set climate goals.

Taylah Bland explores China’s likely agenda at UNGA by analyzing its key national interests and top international concerns heading into this important meeting.

Summary report on key learning points from the 2023 climate and energy policy study tour to the EU and U.S.

2023 Climate and Energy Policy Study Tour to the EU and the U.S.

Korea’s next generation leaders in climate and energy policy learn from EU and U.S. experts to inform Korea’s Net-Zero policies, plans, and strategies.

July 17 - conversation with Wang Shi on flighting climate change and promote decarbonization

Analytical brief on China's climate change targets post-COP27

Analytical brief on Vietnam's climate change targets post-COP27

In partnership with ExxonMobil, Asia Society Texas kicked off its new Energy Transition Series to highlight the work being done across the energy industry to improve climate outcomes.

This paper describes the results from a general equilibrium model that assesses the potential economic, energy mix and emissions impacts of different future policy options under China’s National ETS over the period 2020–2035.

Alistair Ritchie and Yi Chen write that China should speed up the development of its National ETS and fully leverage its potential without hesitation.

Thom Woodroofe writes on how cooperating on climate change could be the strategic guardrail the United States and China need to stabilize relations.

The Asia-Pacific could add over 6% to its predicted GDP and create more than 36 million additional jobs by the 2030s by aligning its climate action with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 °C temperature goal and hitting net zero emissions by 2050.

In this paper, Taylah Bland analyzes how China approaches the process of determining its domestic climate agenda while engaging in international environmental law.

This paper examines the cap-setting approaches in China’s ETSs and major issues related to the transition from an intensity cap to an absolute cap in China's national ETS.

This paper examines the establishment of India’s Carbon Market including key typologies, the policy landscape, recent developments, and key issues of stakeholders, based on a dialogue meeting organized by CEEW in partnership with ASPI.

This report presents results from a multi-sector, multi-period general equilibrium model developed and applied to evaluate design options of China’s National ETS, and provides valuable insights for the system’s future development.