Climate Smart Development In Asia: Transition To Low Carbon And Climate Resilient Economies Transition To Low Carbon And Climate Resilient Economies

The future of China, India and Asia's other emerging economies and their ability to take a 'low-carbon' and 'climate-resilient' development path determine the future of global carbon emissions and climate change. Indeed, the battle to confront global climate change will be won or lost in Asia. The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy (LCE), which involves many steps towards improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources and transport systems, sustainable land use, eco-friendly consumption and proactive adaptation, may be regarded as the world's fourth revolution, after the industrial revolution, agricultural revolution, and the information revolution. Asia is highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change. Yet because of its dynamic economies and massive populations, Asia offers the greatest opportunity for overcoming the trade-offs and pursuing low-carbon development pathways. With a growing consensus that there is limited time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists, engineers, policymakers, and economists across Asia have recently begun discussions on how Asia can make a transition to LCE. Most discussions, however, focused on transfer of technologies from developed to developing countries and overlooked other equally important challenges such as financing, governance, and information dissemination. This book is the first to look at these neglected aspects of LCE and attempt to integrate both market-based and technology-based solutions into a comprehensive strategy to creating a roadmap for LCE in Asia. This book is an essential reading for economists, policy makers, practitioners, engineers and researchers concerned with climate change, energy production and development in Asia and the impacts and potential for the world This Book Covers All Critical Aspects Of Climate-smart Development And Attempts To Integrate Both Market-based And Technology-based Solutions Into A Comprehensive Approach For Creating A Roadmap For Low Carbon, Climate-resilient Economies In Asia. It Examines Strategies, Policies And Incentives In Selected Countries For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions In The Energy, Transportation, Land Use, And Buildings Sectors. It Also Identifies Policies That Are Essential To Improve Resilience To Both Current And Future Impacts Of Climate Change. Climate Smart Development In Asia : An Overview / Ancha Srinivasan, Frank Hiroshi Ling And Hideyuki Mori -- The Potential For Low Carbon Climate Resilient Economy (lce) In Japan / Frank Hiroshi Ling And Junichi Fujino -- The Potential For Lce In India / Surender Kumar And Shunsuke Managi -- Challenges And Opportunities For Lce In China : A Case Study Of Policies For Wind Power Development / Xiaomei Tan And Brett Rose -- Lce In Indonesia : A Review Of National Programs For Climate Mitigation And Resilience / Frank Hiroshi Ling And Ancha Srinivasan -- The Potential For Voluntary Approaches To Realize A Climate Smart Economy : Private-public Partnerships In Taiwan / Ju-han Zoe Wang And Wen-cheng Hu -- Technologies For Climate Smart Development : A Case Study Of Carbon Capture And Storage / Frank Hioshi Ling, Xiangyang Xu And Ancha Srinivasan -- Financing The Low Carbon Energy Sector In The Context Of Future Climate Regime Negotiations / Kentaro Tamura And Koji Fukuda -- Enabling The Transition To Climate Smart Development In Asian Cities / Heike Schroeder [and Others] -- Policy Frameworks For Climate Smart Development : The Case Of Hydropower / Yadu Nath Pokhrel, Takan Oki And Shinjiro Kanae -- Bioenergy Deployment For Climate Smart Development : The Case Of Biogas For Cooking In India / Hoysala N. Chanakya And Patil Balachandra -- Climate Smart Development In Asia : The Way Forward / Ancha Srinivasan And Frank Hiroshi Ling. Edited By Ancha Srinivasan, Frank Hiroshi Ling And Hideyuki Mori. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book is the first to look at the neglected aspects of the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy (LCE) in Asia and the first to attempt to integrate both market-based and technology-based solutions into a comprehensive strategy to creating a roadmap for LCE in Asia.