Asia’s race to net-zero: 12.4 trillion dollars and counting

Asia emits half the world's carbon dioxide, but China, Japan and South Korea are now embarking on net-zero carbon plans. How much is this going to cost in terms of new electricity generation capacity? We estimate $12.4tr for just the transport sector alone. Here's our major new report in easily accessible sections

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$12.4tr: The cost of greening Asia’s transport and generation capacity

Asia emits half the world's carbon dioxide, but China, Japan and South Korea are now embarking on net-zero carbon plans. How much is this going to…

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Asia’s race to net-zero carbon: US$12.4 trillion and counting

China, Japan and South Korea have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon by the middle of the century. We estimate the capacity costs for just the transport…

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Asia’s race to net-zero: China

China is the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide. Its increasingly upper-middle-income economy is becoming a mass market for technology…

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Asia’s race to net-zero: South Korea

Like Japan, Korea’s primary energy demand is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, with petroleum and other liquids accounting for 43% of all energy…

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Asia’s race to net-zero: Japan

Japan aims to be net-zero carbon by 2050. Although it’s at the forefront of many technologies, it’s made little progress in terms of…

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Asia’s race to net-zero carbon: $12.4 trillion and counting

Asia emits half the world's carbon dioxide, but China, Japan and South Korea are now embarking on net-zero carbon plans. How much is this going to…