Southeast Asia’s Power Transition
Channel: SDSN
Date: 19/10/2023

A side event to the 2023 International Conference on Sustainability

Southeast Asia is important in the global climate change action. The current power supply mix in Southeast Asia is dominated by fossil fuels like coal and oil. To meet growing energy demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Southeast Asia needs to up its urgency and ambition in decarbonizing its power supply. Investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid infrastructure, interconnection, carbon capture and storage is the way forward. Please register via Zoom.

Moderated by Yuen Yoong Leong, Director, Sustainability Studies, SDSN; Professor, Sunway University, Malaysia
San Vibol, Senior Researcher, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Alin Halimatussadiah, Associate Professor, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Bundit Limmeechokchai, Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand
Chean Chung Lee, Member of Parliament, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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