Pre-COP 28 Policy Dialogue | Advancing regional cooperation in Southeast Asia's Energy Transition to meet the Paris Agreement Goals in 2030

REGIONAL PRE-COP 28 POLICY DIALOGUE

"Advancing regional cooperation in Southeast Asia's Energy Transition to meet the Paris Agreement Goals in 2030"


The year 2015 marked the adoption of the historic Paris Agreement, a global commitment for collective action to reduce global CO2 emissions and combat climate change. Seven dynamic years have passed since that breakthrough, with significant development and transformation in the power sectors of Southeast Asia.

At the halfway point between the signing of the agreement and the target date of 2030, it is time to take stock of the progress made and the challenges remaining for Southeast Asia to meet its 2030 commitments.

COP28 UAE, held from November 30 until December 12, 2023, is a significant event where the global progress on the Paris Agreement will be evaluated. The inaugural Global Stocktake will assist in aligning and strengthening the global effort by identifying areas that require additional measures.

As outlined in the Paris Agreement, effective regional cooperation is an indispensable attribute in accelerating the energy transition. To that end, many governments, including ones in Southeast Asia, have undertaken various initiatives. However, making the best of such initiatives by determining the most effective collaborative mechanisms still poses challenges. 

In preparation for the Global Stocktake process at COP 28, this pre-COP Dialogue will assess progress on energy transition through the lens of regional electricity cooperation. It will take stock of progress, identify remaining challenges and explore how regional electricity cooperation could unlock these barriers to advance national and regional progress on the Paris Commitments.

The pre-COP Policy Dialogue is an initiative of the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), a multi-stakeholder platform that aims to accelerate energy transition in Southeast Asia and deliver the Paris Agreement targets on climate change by bringing together Government Donors, Philanthropies and Partner Governments.

The ETP Roundtables is a networking program delivering policy engagement and training through a consortium of the Australian National University (ANU), Australia-Mekong Partnership for Environmental Resources & Energy Systems (AMPERES), Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM UI), the Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonisation (IRID), Ateneo School of Government (ASOG), and University of San Carlos (USC).