Resilience of Renewable Energy in Asia Pacific to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
Online-Seminar
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Since the beginning of 2020, the uncertainties arising from the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in the disruption of the global supply chain as well as a reduction of energy use. A competition is taking place between fossil fuels and renewable energy to supply the reduced energy demand. Some are optimistic about the growth of renewable energy in the long term. National governments in the Asia Pacific region have been taking steps to pursue low carbon energy transitions. Due to its decreasing prices, renewable energy is economically attractive for investors. On the other hand, others see coal plays a dominant role in some developing countries in Asia because of vested interests in politics. Economic recovery is prioritised over climate change and energy agenda during the global economic recession. Against this backdrop, the upcoming study written by the Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore addresses the following issue: under what conditions has renewable energy been more resilient to the covid-19 crisis than fossil fuel?
Program
3:00 pm Singapore Time
Welcoming Remarks & Introduction
- Dr. Christian Hübner, Director, KAS-RECAP
3:10 pm Singapore Time
Presentation: “Under what conditions has renewable energy been more resilient to the covid-19 crisis than fossil fuel?”
Speaker:
- Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Senior Principal Research Fellow (Division Head), Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore
Discussants:
- Ms. Hanh Le, Country Representative, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Viet Nam
- Prof. Nitya Nanda, Director, Council for Social Development, India
3:50 pm Singapore Time
Q&A / Discussion
4:30 pm Singapore Time
End of Online Workshop
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