Asia’s Energy Megatrends versus COP26 Climate Targets The expert seminar discussed the regional energy megatrends in Asia in the light of the Glasgow COP26 summit by reviewing the major results of the study of the United Nations-Economic and Social Committee in Asia and Pacific (UN-ESCAP): “Strengthening Energy Security and Building Resilience in the Asia–Pacific” (Bangkok 2021, 150 pp. – available on the EUCERS website: https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung/europaeischer-cluster-fuer-klima-energie-und-ressourcensicherheit) by its author Dr. Frank Umbach (Head of Research at EUCERS/CASSIS). In addition, Mr. Michael Williamson (Section Chief of the Energy Division of UN-ESCAP) and a representative of the International Renewable Agency (IRENA) and its Technology and Innovation Centre in Bonn highlighted some additional results of their recent studies of new regional and global energy developments for our expert discussion. https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungsarchiv/2021/asia2019s-energy-megatrends-versus-cop26-climate-targets https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/@@site-logo/308565-st-original.jpg

The expert seminar discussed the regional energy megatrends in Asia in the light of the Glasgow COP26 summit by reviewing the major results of the study of the United Nations-Economic and Social Committee in Asia and Pacific (UN-ESCAP): “Strengthening Energy Security and Building Resilience in the Asia–Pacific” (Bangkok 2021, 150 pp. – available on the EUCERS website: https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung/europaeischer-cluster-fuer-klima-energie-und-ressourcensicherheit) by its author Dr. Frank Umbach (Head of Research at EUCERS/CASSIS). In addition, Mr. Michael Williamson (Section Chief of the Energy Division of UN-ESCAP) and a representative of the International Renewable Agency (IRENA) and its Technology and Innovation Centre in Bonn highlighted some additional results of their recent studies of new regional and global energy developments for our expert discussion.