Transforming Asia: Scaling up the Solutions

Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific presents a series of community-driven projects—such as solar cooperatives in South Korea and community forest management in Indonesia—as scalable models for a just transition. The report argues that Asia faces entwined crises of extreme poverty and climate change, necessitating a shift away from 'business as usual' toward economic systems that prioritize people and the planet. It concludes with ten specific policy demands for Asian leaders, including the end of fossil fuel subsidies, the adoption of a UN Treaty on multinational business accountability, and the implementation of regional plans for a 100% renewable energy transformation.

• Asia is currently experiencing two interconnected crises: increasing inequality and climate change. According to the Asian Development Bank, 1.75 billion people in Asia live in extreme poverty, lacking basic necessities for a dignified life.
• The report identifies several existing local and national models for sustainability and justice that can be replicated across the region, including community forest management in Indonesia, solar cooperatives in South Korea, the legal right to food in Nepal, revolving community funds in Sri Lanka, land rights in Papua New Guinea, and a cooperative movement in Australia.
• Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific proposes ten policy interventions for regional leaders, notably calling for the end of fossil fuel subsidies in favor of community-controlled renewable energy and the development of energy transformation plans targeting 100% renewable energy with no new 'dirty energy' projects.
• The report advocates for systemic legal and economic reforms, including the support of a proposed UN Treaty to hold multinational corporations accountable for environmental destruction and human rights abuses, and the removal of the Investor State Dispute Settlement system from trade deals.

APA

admin (2015). Transforming Asia: Scaling up the Solutions. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/transforming-asia-scaling-up-the-solutions/

Chicago

admin. Transforming Asia: Scaling up the Solutions. Friends of the Earth International, 2015. https://www.foei.org/transforming-asia-scaling-up-the-solutions/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{admin2015transforming, author = {admin}, title = {{Transforming Asia: Scaling up the Solutions}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2015}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/transforming-asia-scaling-up-the-solutions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }