Designing Buildings for a Zero Waste Hong Kong

Lessons from the USA

IEA-ICAP-KAS Carbon Pricing Dialogue

Mitigation strategies and carbon pricing in the Asia-Pacific

The International Energy Agency (IEA) in collaboration with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change (KAS RECAP) are hosting a public webinar on mitigation strategies and carbon pricing in the Asia-Pacific.

Green Finance for Renewable Energies

Webinar series

KAS RECAP and Climate Bonds Initiative launch a series of online workshops to have a discussion on the latest development of green finance in the region.

EU-Asia Relations and the Race for Global Resource Leadership - 9th Workshop

CALL FOR PAPERS 9th Workshop on EU-Asia Relations in Global Politics

We are calling for papers on various subjects, about EU-Asia relations and the race for global resource leadership, for the upcoming 9th Workshop on EU-Asia Relations in Global Politics, namely: Race-No. 1: Political economy, industrial policy and infrastructure Race-No. 2: Energy resources Race-No. 3: Circular economy and materials Race-No. 4: Business models and management methods.

FX hedging for Renewable Energy Projects in Illiquid Markets

ASEAN Webinar Series

Supported by KAS RECAP, Climate Bonds Initiative is launching a series of webinars to discuss FX hedging for green bonds in ASEAN region.

Carbon Pricing in Southeast and East Asia and COVID-19 response

Issues and opportunities for ensuring sustainable and low-carbon energy development

IEA, ICAP & KAS RECAP are hosting a closed online workshop titled: Carbon Pricing in Southeast and East Asia and COVID-19 response: Issues and opportunities for ensuring a sustainable and low-carbon energy development. The Objective: Carbon pricing policies form a crucial tool to deliver on the ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement and avoid the costs of carbon lock-ins. In the past years, numerous jurisdictions in Southeast and East Asia have either adopted or are in the process of establishing a carbon price to reduce GHG emissions and to decarbonize electricity and industry sectors. The COVID-19 crisis and its global economic and geopolitical consequences, have introduced new challenges to global low-carbon transitions. This is occurring at time when the window for climate action is closing rapidly, while massive investments in low-carbon energy technologies and systems are urgently needed. In this workshop, experts and policymakers will present the state of play of carbon pricing in the region, analyze interactions between the latest climate and energy policy signals against the background of new market dynamics and green recovery plans, and discuss the opportunities for cost-effective low-carbon transitions in the years ahead with a focus on the power sector. The outcome of this workshop will be shared in a short report which will be distributed among the participants. Furthermore, the partners expect to host a physical workshop in Thailand (December 2020, subject to the current context/conditions) in order to conclude the present state of the global low carbon transition in those regions. The event is a closed virtual workshop. Will be held on 15th and 16th of July, 2020. Please note that participation is only by personal invitation.

The New EU Taxonomy and Asian Financial Markets

Fostering Cross-regional Cooperation on Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Finance is on the rise in financial markets across the world, with the EU and Asian Financial Hubs like Hong Kong SAR, Singapore and Tokyo among the leading proponents of ESG. KAS RECAP and KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue in Brussels host a webinar to discuss implications of the EU taxonomy for the financial markets in Asia.

Youth Energy Academy

Capacity Building for Local Communities in South and Southeast Asia

KAS RECAP, the Sustainable Youth Energy Network and the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand will organize a Youth Energy Academy in June to October 2020. It aims to raise awareness, engage and training young people in Asia to develop sustainable energy projects.

Green Recovery Plans in Asia-Pacific

Governments in Asia Pacific are implementing different measures to mitigate the impacts of coronavirus on the society. KAS RECAP organizes a series of online workshops to discuss the green elements of the recovery plans in China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India and Thailand.

Force Majeure: COVID-19 and the Energy Sector in Asia

Coronavirus, Oil Price War and Regulations

The COVID-19 outbreak has put the global economy to a halt, resulting in a significant reduction in the demand for energy. At the same time, a price war between the major oil suppliers triggered a collapse of the price of oil. With the CUHK Law Faculty, KAS RECAP will hold a webinar to examine the impacts of the coronavirus on the energy development in Asia-Pacific. The geopolitical and legal perspectives of such effects will be discussed in details.