By Mehmet Enes Beşer Transition to sustainable energy technologies is not just a technical matter for ASEAN countries—it is a political, structural, and economic reorientation of development itself. From solar photovoltaics to premium biofuels, from geothermal power plants to smart grids, the region’s capacity to incorporate clean technologies within its fold will determine if it can develop energy demand sky-high ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer While the world speeds toward a low-carbon future, the ten ASEAN member states stand at a strategic crossroads. BLESSED with solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal resources, ASEAN is positioned well to ground the enormous potential of its development on renewable power. Painfully lacking clear regional ambitions and growing global interest, the ASEAN switch to renewable energy ...