Asia Can Go 100% Renewable

A number of countries committed to 100% renewable electricity generation or 100% renewable primary energy targets in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) under COP21. Asia is starting to see leadership from countries like Fiji and certain provinces, including Fukushima Prefecture in Japan and Palawan and Mindanao in the Philippines, which have 100% renewable targets.

Mike Grimm, an investment specialist in the private sector operations department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said that going 100% renewable in Asia is doable.

The biggest hurdle is psychological. Conventional energy is seen as indispensable, rather than a way to keep the power flowing while shifting to renewables, he said. Read more about how Asia can be developed to achieve a 100% renewable energy target here.

By : Asian Development Bank