Southeast Asia on Track to Become a Major Energy Consumer, Impacting Clean Energy Transition

Southeast Asia is on course to account for a quarter of the world’s energy demand growth between now and 2035, second only to India and more than double the region’s growth since 2010. Further, by mid-century, energy demand in the region is set to overtake that of the European Union. That also means that energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to increase by 35 percent over the same period. That’s according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report that looks at projected consumption in the region. It says that the pace of growth will pose challenges for southeast Asia’s energy security and efforts to achieve national climate goals....