SERIES IN ENERGY TRANSITION, CARBON NEUTRALITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY – serie

The electricity sector's reforms aim to modernise its infrastructure, rules, policies, and procedures to allow for more efficiency and for clean energy to have the same playing field in the power competition/wholesale/retail electricity market. This will enable inefficient power to be phased out gradually. Over the past 2 decades, there has been remarkable progress in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) electricity markets that has increased the electrification ratio substantially; however, it has not achieved free market competition, universal electrification, and emission reduction plans. ASEAN aims to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030.Electricity Market Reforms in ASEAN, China, India, and Japan provides 10 empirical studies investigating and evaluating the electricity market reforms in Southeast Asia, China, India, and Japan. The book analyses the electricity market policy reform plans, market liberalisation, tariff reform, electricity trade, renewable energy integration, resource allocation, and the sustainability of the electricity market in the region and these countries. It provides policy recommendations to foster the reforms and increase market efficiency.

This book combines the fundamental forces of technology, economics, finance and policy in understanding the development and deployment of CCUS to facilitate clean energy transition and therefore achieve carbon neutrality in the ASEAN. It provides policy-driven empirical studies, investigating and evaluating multiple facets of development and deployment of CCUS in the ASEAN. These carefully chosen case-studies map CCUS in the regional and country-specific policy framework of the ASEAN; capture technological aspects of CCUS deployment by focussing on the existing and potential industrial applications of CCUS as well as focus on the economics and financial dimensions of CCUS development and deployment. This book on energy technology, economics and policy is highly recommended for readers seeking an exploratory but robust overview on the recent empirical evidences of facilitating the development and deployment of CCUS, with particular reference to the ASEAN and Asian economies including China.

Green Finance and Energy Transition in ASEAN offers an in-depth analysis of how Southeast Asian economies can advance the energy transition and achieve carbon neutrality through innovative sustainable finance policies and strategic green investments. It underscores the role of private investment, the financial implications of phasing out fossil fuels, the financing of energy efficiency, and the importance of climate finance. The book examines various financing mechanisms — both debt and equity — including investments in an optimal fuel mix, green initiatives, green bonds, green Sukuk, and transition finance. It also emphasizes the crucial collaboration between regional policies and global financial systems to secure a sustainable energy future for ASEAN.

This book tackles the worldwide issue of climate change and energy security. It aims to offer inventive answers for a more environmentally friendly and fair future by examining the convergence of Islamic finance and sustainability.Islamic finance prioritises ethical investing, risk-sharing, and social justice; it offers a distinct advantage in promoting sustainable development goals (SDGs). Thus, this book focuses on the theoretical discourse about Islamic finance and sustainability, the global perspective on energy transition, the use of Islamic financial instruments such as sukuk and green bonds, to finance renewable energy projects and other sustainable initiatives. It presents successful case studies and emerging trends in the Islamic finance that encouraged policymakers, financial professionals, and investors to explore products of Islamic finance and incorporate these concepts into their plans and operations.Furthermore, this book aims to assist in closing the knowledge disparity in this expanding domain, functioning as a significant asset for scholars, learners, and professionals. It exemplifies the notion that finance has the potential to positively impact the world by promoting sustainability and creating a better planet and future for everyone in the country.