How Asian Development Bank technical assistance is prolonging reliance on fossil gas

The briefing argues that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) uses technical assistance (TA) as a form of indirect funding that prolongs reliance on fossil gas. While TA is a small portion of overall financial commitments, it significantly influences policy directions and project design. The authors call for the ADB to align its energy policy with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal by phasing out fossil gas support and implementing stricter risk disclosure, transparency, and accountability mechanisms for TA.

• Technical assistance (TA) serves as a strategic tool for the ADB to shape long-term development pathways and policy directions, acting as a form of indirect funding for fossil gas despite representing a small share of total financial commitments.
• The briefing recommends that the ADB revise its energy policy to align with the Paris Agreement and the 1.5°C goal by phasing out all fossil gas support and improving the transparency and risk disclosure of its technical assistance.

APA

TrendAsia (2025). How Asian Development Bank technical assistance is prolonging reliance on fossil gas. Trend Asia. https://trendasia.org/en/briefing-how-asian-development-bank-technical-assistance-is-prolonging-reliance-on-fossil-gas/

Chicago

TrendAsia. How Asian Development Bank technical assistance is prolonging reliance on fossil gas. Trend Asia, 2025. https://trendasia.org/en/briefing-how-asian-development-bank-technical-assistance-is-prolonging-reliance-on-fossil-gas/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{trendasia2025how, author = {TrendAsia}, title = {{How Asian Development Bank technical assistance is prolonging reliance on fossil gas}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://trendasia.org/en/briefing-how-asian-development-bank-technical-assistance-is-prolonging-reliance-on-fossil-gas/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }