ACCELERATING CLIMATE ACTION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2023, vol. 30, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: The Asia-Pacific region is in urgent need for enhanced climate ambition and action. Climate change-induced disasters, e.g., heatwaves, droughts, typhoons and floods, are increasingly undermining hard-won development gains. This paper provides a brief assessment of the region’s vulnerability and sets out the transformations needed for a net-zero carbon future in support of sustainable development. It recommends building regional frameworks or partnerships to support decarbonizing key sectors – energy, transport and industry – and improve enabling conditions, such as financing and monitoring. Multistakeholder cooperation on broad national policies and long-term strategies is also needed for the low-carbon and climateresilient transition.

Keywords: climate change; sustainable development; greenhouse gas emissions; net zero; regional partnerships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 Q01 Q30 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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