No more fuel to the fire

This report by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the impact of the global energy crisis on Southeast Asia, specifically focusing on Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. It argues that while these nations have implemented short-term measures to secure fossil fuel supplies and protect consumers, they have yet to address underlying vulnerabilities through structural shifts toward clean energy and energy efficiency.

• The global energy crisis has highlighted the vulnerability of Southeast Asian energy security due to a heavy reliance on energy imports, restricted supply chains, and price volatility. Specific impacts include power system stress in the Philippines due to high fuel prices and low gas production, coal shortages and a doubled import bill in Viet Nam, and Thailand's return to phased-out fuels and new fossil fuel exploration.
• Policy responses from the governments of Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam have primarily focused on short-term goals, such as minimizing price impacts for consumers and securing upstream fossil fuel supplies, rather than addressing long-term energy supply vulnerabilities.
• The crisis has challenged the viability of natural gas as a transition fuel in the region and underscores the need to accelerate fossil fuel phasedowns instead of relying on projected demand increases for coal, gas, and oil through 2030.
• While Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines introduced new renewable technology support measures in 2022, and Viet Nam outlined a vision to become a regional renewable energy hub, most of these actions are temporary or long-term visions. The only exception is Indonesia's new tariff design to support renewable energy investment.
• There is a lack of ambitious structural policies for energy efficiency, fuel switching, and behavioral change in end-use sectors across the four countries, with few incentives for energy efficiency or shifts to public transport.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2022). No more fuel to the fire. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/no-more-fuel-to-the-fire

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. No more fuel to the fire. 2022. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/no-more-fuel-to-the-fire.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2022more, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{No more fuel to the fire}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/no-more-fuel-to-the-fire}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }