Thẻ: An ninh năng lượng – Energy security

Launch of Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2015

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Launch of Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2015

Kuala Lumpur: 8 October 2015World Energy Outlook Special Report

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IEA – The ten countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are exerting an increasingly important influence on global energy trends. Underpinned by rapid economic and demographic growth, energy demand in the region has more than doubled in the last 25 years, a trend that is set to continue over the period to 2040. Given Southeast Asia’s role as a global growth engine, understanding what is shaping energy markets in this vibrant region and the implications for energy security and the environment is vital for policy makers and anyone with a stake in the energy sector.

The International Energy Agency, in collaboration with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) prepared the Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2015 in response to a request from ministers at the Seventh East Asia Summit Energy in Bali, Indonesia, in 2013. Drawing on the latest data and policy and market developments, this report examines the current status and future prospects for energy markets in the region and their implications for energy security, the environment and economic development.

The report highlights:

  • Trends in domestic energy demand and supply prospects to 2040, broken down by fuel and sector.
  • The outlook for the power sector and the increasing share of coal in the region’s electricity generation.
  • The role that Southeast Asia will play in international energy trade and the implications for its energy expenditures.
  • The potential energy and environmental benefits of implementing pragmatic measures that would help limit the rise in the region’s greenhouse gas emissions.
  • An in-depth analysis of energy prospects in Malaysia to 2040.
  • A focus on four key issues that will shape the direction of the region’s energy system: power grid interconnection, energy investment, energy access and fossil fuel subsidies.

The same event will also feature the launch of the IEA publication Development Prospects for ASEAN Power Sector: Towards Electricity Market Integration.

Sáng kiến Hạ lưu Sông Mê Kông (LMI)

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Language: English | Vietnamese

5 nước thuộc hạ lưu sông Mê Kông bao gồm: Myanmar, Campuchia, Lào, Thái Lan và Việt Nam.
5 nước thuộc hạ lưu sông Mê Kông bao gồm: Myanmar, Campuchia, Lào, Thái Lan và Việt Nam. CIA World Factbook
usaid.gov – Sáng kiến Hạ lưu Sông Mê Kông (LMI) là một chương trình đối tác đa quốc gia do Hoa Kỳ khởi xướng năm 2009 nhằm thúc đẩy hơn nữa hợp tác tại tiểu vùng sông Mê Kông này. Chương trình hợp tác bao gồm 6 nội dung chính: Nông nghiệp và An ninh Lương thực, Kết nối, Giáo dục, An ninh Năng lượng, Môi trường và Nước, và Y tế, Giới và các vấn đề khác và vấn đề bao trùm. LMI được xây dựng thành một diễn đàn để các đối tác tham gia LMI có thể cùng nhau đưa ra các giải pháp chung cho các thách thức phát triển xuyên biên giới bức thiết nhất.

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Thế giới chuyển dần đến 100% năng lượng tái tạo – điện, sưởi ấm – làm mát và giao thông vận tải

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English: World Moves Toward 100 Percent Renewable Energy– First Electricity, Then Heating/Cooling, and Finally Transportation

Ngày càng nhiều đô thị, thành phố, tiểu bang và thậm chí toàn bộ quốc gia thiết lập mục tiêu 100% năng lượng tái tạo, trong đó chính sách hỗ trợ đóng vai trò rất quan trọng cho sự thành công này.

July 31, 2015 By Junko Movellan, Correspondent.

Việc chỉ sử dụng năng lượng tái tạo trong ít nhất một lĩnh vực hiện nay đã trở thành một mục tiêu khả thi cho 8 quốc gia. Diane Moss, Giám đốc sáng lập của Viện Chính sách Năng lượng tái tạo 100, đã bàn luận về bước tiến đáng chú ý này tại một trong những buổi hội nghị tại chương trình Intersolar Bắc Mỹ[1] năm 2015.

Đan Mạch, Scotland, và Aruba là một trong những quốc gia đặt mục tiêu sử dụng 100 phần trăm năng lượng tái tạo. Bên cạnh 8 quốc gia đã nêu, Viện Chính sách Năng lượng tái tạo 100 cho đến nay đã công bố 55 thành phố, 60 khu vực và 9 dịch vụ công cộng trên thế giới đã chính thức thiết lập mục tiêu 100 phần trăm năng lượng tái tạo, và Moss chỉ ra rằng con số này có thể còn lớn hơn và đang tăng lên đều đặn.

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China warned over ‘insane’ plans for new nuclear power plants

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He Zuoxiu, a leading Chinese scientist, says the country is not investing enough in safety controls after lifting of post-Fukushima disaster reactor ban

Changjiang nuclear power plant
Construction works at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan province, China. Three Chinese provinces have chosen locations for new plants as part of the country’s nuclear expansion plans. Photograph: AP

in Beijing

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Theguardian – China’s plans for a rapid expansion of nuclear power plants are “insane” because the country is not investing enough in safety controls, a leading Chinese scientist has warned. Tiếp tục đọc “China warned over ‘insane’ plans for new nuclear power plants” →

Khí hậu hay Kinh tế? Những nỗ lực của Việt Nam để cân bằng giữa tăng trưởng kinh tế và Môi trường

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Tác giả: Rabea Brauer | Vu Dang Tuan

Mặc dù Việt Nam đã có khung chính sách rất toàn diện về năng lượng và khí hậu nhưng vẫn còn những quan ngại có cơ sở về mức độ thực tế của chiến lược này cũng như sự phù hợp của chiến lược đối với phát triển kinh tế. Điều này được phản ánh trong các chính sách hiện tại về khí hậu và năng lượng. Ngay lúc này thì Việt Nam chưa thể hoàn toàn theo đuổi mục tiêu cân bằng giữa một chính sách khí hậu hiệu quả với một nền kinh tế các-bon thấp bởi vì mục tiêu đó không phù hợp với tình hình phát triển hiện tại của ngành năng lượng Việt Nam. Cục Thương mại và Đầu tư Đức cho biết, ngược lại với chính sách năng lượng của Đức, Việt Nam coi việc xây dựng các nhà máy than điện là ưu tiên hàng đầu, bất chấp thực tế là quốc gia này có tiềm năng rất lớn trong lĩnh vực năng lượng tái tạo (như thuỷ điện, năng lượng sinh khối, năng lượng hạt nhân).

KHÍ HẬU HAY KINH TẾ? NHỮNG NỖ LỰC CỦA VIỆT NAM ĐỂ CÂN BẰNG GIỮA TĂNG TRƯỞNG KINH TẾ VÀ BẢO VỆ MÔI TRƯỜNG
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Inside China’s shift to a low-carbon economy

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Edward Cameron, David Wei and Fengyuan Wang

Monday, July 27, 2015 – 2:00am

Edward Cameron, David Wei and Fengyuan Wang

Monday, July 27, 2015 – 2:00am

Greenbiz – China’s announcement of how it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represents the clearest signal to date that a major structural shift away from carbon-intensive development is underway in the world’s second-largest economy.

The direction outlined by the Chinese government — to peak the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions around 2030 or likely earlier — is ground-breaking, both in the scale of proposed emissions reductions, and when viewed within the wider trend of substantial GHG reductions pledged by major economies. Tiếp tục đọc “Inside China’s shift to a low-carbon economy” →

Economic benefits from climate change mitigation far outweigh the costs

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July 13, 2015 – Countries will benefit economically from almost all of the actions needed to limit global warming to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new report.

Global-net – The paper published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that individual countries have large incentives to make ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to agree to strong collective action at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris in December.

The author of the paper, Fergus Green, says the vast majority of emissions cuts needed to decarbonize the global economy this century can lead to domestic economic benefits that outweigh the costs for individual countries, even before the avoided risks of dangerous climate change are taken into account.

Self Interest Pays

“All things considered, I conclude that there is a very strong case that most of the mitigation action needed to stay within the internationally-agreed 2°C limit is likely to be nationally net-beneficial,” he writes.

Domestic economic gains from action to tackle climate change include improved air quality, increased energy efficiency, and clean technology innovation ‘spillovers’.
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Global Renewable Energy Is Status Positive

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Definitive figures from REN21 show global renewable energy installations were so successful in 2014 that they have decoupled economic growth and energy use from energy sector greenhouse emissions. Indeed, the renewable energy sector is buoyant, as this digest of the report reveals.
July 16, 2015

Renewableenergyworld – The headline figure from the authoritative REN21 Renewables Global Status Report 2015 (GSR) states renewables accounted for more than 59 percent of all new electricity generating capacity installed worldwide during 2014. Tiếp tục đọc “Global Renewable Energy Is Status Positive” →

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war

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Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war
By Alex Kirby

Climatenewsnetwork – An international scientific report commissioned by the UK government says the risks of climate change are comparable to those posed by nuclear conflict.

LONDON, 18 July, 2015 – The UK government says that climate change poses risks that demand to be treated as seriously as the threat  of nuclear war.

Scientists from the UK, US, India and China say in a report commissioned by the UK that deciding what to do about climate change depends on the value we put on human life, both now and in years to come. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war” →

The Energy Implications of a Nuclear Deal between the P5+1 and Iran

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Report July 14, 2015

Author: Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Middle East Initiative; The Geopolitics of Energy Project

On June 23 and 24, twenty five experts met at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government under the auspices of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The group, which included experts from academia, the financial sector, government, and the energy industry, spent an evening and the following full day discussing and debating the possible energy implications of a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran. Each individual brought a different perspective and expertise—from those focused on the state of the Iranian oil sector to those specializing in U.S. sanctions. The deliberations were held behind closed doors and on the basis of Chatham House rules. The Geopolitics of Energy Project thanks the Middle East Security Project, the Iran Project, and the Middle East Initiative for providing additional resources to hold this workshop.

Read the full report:

For more information about this publication please contact the Belfer Center Communications Office at 617-495-9858.

For Academic Citation: O’Sullivan, Meghan L. The Energy Implications of a Nuclear Deal between the P5+1 and Iran. July 14, 2015.

Japan’s Long-term Energy Plan Shoots for Ultimate Balance in Economics, Environment and Safety

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Renewableenergyworld – Japan’s new long-term energy plan draft called 3E+S aims to heavily increase energy independence and emphasize safety in a post-Fukushima environment.
July 9, 2015

What is 3E + S? It is neither a mathematics problem nor chemical equation. It is Japan’s latest long-term energy plan, which was released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on June 1stf for review. The draft plan aims to establish an optimum energy mix by the year 2030.

The three Es stand for the first letters in Energy Security, Economic Efficiency and Environment and the letter S stands for Safety. Safety is crucial to the energy plan in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the devastating tsunami and earthquake hit northeast Japan in 2011. Since the disasters, Japan’s electricity generation mix has drastically changed. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan’s Long-term Energy Plan Shoots for Ultimate Balance in Economics, Environment and Safety” →

The emerging renewable financing landscape

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Green bonds – and a newer, flashier financing vehicle called the yieldco – are generating considerable buzz in the renewable energy sector. In Asia, it’s early days but experts say it’s a matter of time before these financing options become widely available for infrastructure owners and investors.

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Eco-business: According to the UN Environment Programme, more than US$270 billion was invested in green energy projects and infrastructure, mainly in solar and wind energy in 2014. Much more investment will be needed. Image: Shutterstock

By Jean Chua Wednesday 1 July 2015
With more companies, funds and endowments planning to divest from fossil fuels, the role of renewables as a key energy source has never been more important.According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in 2014, more than US$270 billion was invested in green energy projects and infrastructure, mainly in solar and wind energy. In June, the US$900 billion Norwegian Government Pension fund, one of the largest in the world, announced that it would begin selling its coal assets which are worth about US$8 billion. Tiếp tục đọc “The emerging renewable financing landscape” →

The Impact of Lower Gas and Oil Prices on Global Gas and LNG Markets

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OIES – The aftermath of warmer than normal 2013/2014 winters in Europe and Asia, evidence of slowing Asian LNG demand growth through 2014 and the collapse of the oil price in late 2014 has resulted in a painful ‘new normal’ for key players in the global gas system, specifically LNG project investors and Russia/Gazprom. Although this paper has used a similar approach to previous work by the author relating to global LNG interactions, the context in mid 2015 has changed markedly and while the gas industry has in the past experienced and weathered periods of low prices, this time ‘it really does feel different’. At one level we can rationalise the slowdown in Asian LNG demand and stagnant European gas demand as having a direct causal impact on European hub and LNG spot prices. The oil price fall has in parallel brought oil – indexed gas and LNG contract price levels down to levels unimaginable just two years ago. With project economics challenged and cashflows crimped, investors in new gas supply projects, especially LNG, will inevitably hold back, cut costs and await a more positive market outlook.At a more fundamental level however, what we may be about to witness is a significant disruption to regional gas equilibria as a wave of new (Australian) LNG supply meets a slowing Asian market and a significant regional component (US/North America) re-connects with the global system in the form of 77 bcma (and counting) of new LNG export projects. Europe will be a passive recipient of excess supply at a time when its gas demand growth is at best tepid, but its import requirement may be rising due to declining domestic production.
This paper has addressed the following questions:

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Asia takes the lead on sustainable energy but many still have none

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Eco-business – Although Asia has done well on ensuring electricity access for people and using renewable energy, there is room for further improvement on energy efficiency and access to clean, smoke-free cooking. CSR Asia chairman Richard Welford outlines how the private sector can help.

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A woman cooks on a wood cookstove in Vietnam. Asia needs to do more on providing access to clean, smoke-free cooking and improving energy efficiency. Image: LIETHUNG TRAN / Shutterstock.com

By Richard Welford  Friday 26 June 2015
Asian countries are making a vital contribution to achieving global sustainable energy goals, according to a new World Bank report. However, while the region performs strongly on ensuring electricity access for people and using more modern renewable energy, there is room for further improvement on energy efficiency and access to clean, smoke-free cooking, particularly for poor people. In total 1.1 billion people still have no access to adequate energy. Tiếp tục đọc “Asia takes the lead on sustainable energy but many still have none” →

Germany Gives Dirtiest Coal Plants Six Years for Phase Out

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A coal-fired power plant in Janschwalde, Germany. The government’s coal plans would mean immediate closures of lignite mines and power stations, RWE AG Chief Executive Officer Peter Terium told shareholders on April 23. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Bloomberg – Germany’s main political parties worked out a compromise plan to cut power-industry pollution by handing a six-year lifeline to some of the dirtiest coal-fired plants. Tiếp tục đọc “Germany Gives Dirtiest Coal Plants Six Years for Phase Out” →