Decarbonization Policy Toward Asia Zero Emission Community

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-959860-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 271 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 542 g

Across ASEAN, decades of rapid economic expansion have improved living standards but also intensified environmental pressures. Rising greenhouse gas emissions, growing energy demand, and accelerating resource depletion now threaten the region’s long-term development trajectory. These challenges are unfolding at a time when ASEAN countries, together with Japan, have set ambitious carbon-neutrality goals — targets that require not only national policy innovation, but coordinated regional action.

This book provides an in-depth examination of how Southeast Asia and Japan are navigating the complex transition toward a low-carbon future. It analyzes the evolution of decarbonization policies across the region, from renewable energy strategies and industrial transformation to carbon pricing mechanisms and environmental tax reforms. Particular attention is given to transition finance and investment frameworks that can mobilize capital for cleaner technologies and resilient infrastructure, as well as the governance structures needed to support them.

A central focus of the book is the emerging role of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), an initiative led by Japan to strengthen cooperation on energy policy, technology deployment, and human resource development. The book explores AZEC’s potential to bridge diverse national contexts, support pragmatic pathways to decarbonization, and enhance regional policy alignment while respecting local conditions and development needs.

Drawing on theoretical perspectives, empirical case studies, and policy analysis, this book offers a comprehensive foundation for understanding how Asia can pursue growth while reducing environmental impact. It speaks to scholars, policymakers, investors, and practitioners seeking rigorous insights into the policies, institutions, and cooperative frameworks shaping the region’s low-carbon transition.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kato, Shinya

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Vision and Challenges of Asia Zero Emission Community.- Impact of Carbon Neutrality on the Economy and Industry Assuming Japan’s Achievement of 2030 Power Mix Plan.- The Hidden Price of Carbon in Japans.- Policy Design for Diffusing Hydrogen Economy and Its Impact on the Japanese Economy for Carbon Neutrality by 2050.- Progress toward carbon neutrality in ASEAN.- Institutional Design of an ASEAN–Japan Joint Carbon Market in AZEC and the Challenges of Regional Decarbonization Governance.- Linking Emissions Trading Systems in China, Japan, and South Korea.- Linking Emissions Trading Systems in China, Japan, and South Korea: the Potential for Cooperation.- Decarbonizing the ASEAN power sector.- Decarbonization Effects of Technology Transfer from Japan to the ASEAN Power Sector.- Decarbonization and Finance in ASEAN.- Fund and financial supports towards Asia Zero Emission Community.

Über Autor(innen)

Shinya Kato is Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Meijo University, Japan. His research focuses on simulation-based analyses of environmental policy and on decarbonization policy cooperation between ASEAN and Japan. He applies quantitative tools such as computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis, input–output analysis, and macro-econometric models to evaluate the economic impacts of decarbonization policies and to study policy and institutional design. He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, and received a Ph.D. in Economics from Kobe University in 2014.