Renewable energy diffusion in Asia: Can it happen without government support?

被引:69
作者
Dulal, Hari Bansha [1 ]
Shah, Kalim U. [2 ]
Sapkota, Chandan [3 ]
Uma, Gengaiah [4 ]
Kandel, Bibek R.
机构
[1] World Bank, 1818H St NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA
[2] York Univ, Fac Environm Studies, Toronto, ON M3J 2R7, Canada
[3] Nepal Resident Mission, Asian Dev Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal
[4] Indira Gandhi Natl Open Univ, Sch Gender & Dev Studies, New Delhi 110068, India
关键词
Climate change; Renewable energy; Asia; MOTOR-VEHICLE EMISSIONS; POLICY; CHINA; INDIA; TECHNOLOGY; GENERATION; POWER; BARRIERS; SECTOR; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.040
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学];
摘要
The dramatically increasing population of Asia necessitates equally as dramatic increase in energy supply to meet demand. Rapidly increasing energy demand is a major concern for Asian countries because the increase in demand is being met through the increased use of fossil fuel supply, largely domestic coal and imported fuel. Renewable energy supply presents a lower emission pathway that could be a viable option for steering off the higher emissions path. However, several market, economic, institutional, technical, and socio-cultural barriers hinder countries in moving from high to low emission pathway. Following a discussion on the rising demand for energy in Asia and the prospects of partly satisfying it with renewable energy, we outline the reasons for government support to tackle the barriers for widespread diffusion of grid-based renewable energy. Additionally, we also discuss workable models for strategic government intervention to support diffusion of grid-based renewable energy in Asia. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:301 / 311
页数:11
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