The world is in a race between finding enough clean energy to run the world, or ... dealing with catastrophic climate change.
At the 12th Singapore International Energy Week, which was held from 29th October to 1st November, at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, the overarching tone of the conference was the transition from fossil fuels for energy production, towards using clean sources. Today, one third of energy is already from renewable sources. But is this pace of adoption fast enough to avoid a bleak future?
Among the highlights were Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry, Chan Chun Sing, who announced the nation's plan to go big on solar, backed up by clean gas, developing a regional power grid, and exploring new emerging technogies, as the energy plan for the next 50 years.
The International Energy Agency also launched its outlook for Southeast Asia, which makes for somber reading. The good news is that by 2040, one third of the increase in demand will be met by renewable sources. The bad news is by then the massive reliance on fossil fuels will require US$300 billion to pay for it. A year. And costs 650,000 deaths from air pollution and other causes. A year.
The report may be downloaded here: [ Ссылка ]
In general, while many countries across the world are embarking on aggressive plans away from fossil fuels, the question remains whether the pace of the transition will be fast enough. THe videos to follow will elaborate on these plans and views.
Singapore International Energy Week will return in October 2020.
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01 SIEW2019 Clean energy vs climate change
02 SIEW2019 Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore
Open keynote announcing Singapore energy plan for the next 50 years
03 SIEW2019 Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Smart Infrastructure, Siemens AG
04 SIEW2019 Panel on Accelerating Energy Transformation
Francesco La Camera, Director General, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Smart Infrastructure, Siemens AG
Nicholas Fang, Director, Security and Global Affairs, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)(moderator)
05 SIEW2019 H.E. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
06 SIEW2019 H.E. Eng Awaidha Murshed Ali Al Marar, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
07 SIEW2019 Panel on Transformation – Accelerating Action
Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
H.E. Yeo Bee Yin, Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change, Malaysia
H.E. Eng Awaidha Murshed Ali Al Marar, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Martin J Houston, Vice Chairman, Tellurian
Han Jun, Executive Vice President, State Grid Corporation of China
Amb Richard Morningstar, Founding Chairman, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center (moderator)
08 SIEW2019 H.E. Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mat Suny Bin Haji Mohd Hussein, Minister of Energy, Manpower and Industry, Brunei Darussalam
09 SIEW2019 Marianne Laigneau, Group Senior Executive Vice President in charge of the International Division, EDF
10 SIEW2019 Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
11 SIEW2019 Francesco La Camera, Director General, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
12 SIEW2019 Jon Moore, CEO, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
13 SIEW2019 H.E. Dr Aladdin D. Rillo, Deputy Secretary General, ASEAN
14 SIEW2019 Keisuke Sadamori, Director, Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Launch of the IEA Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2019
15 SIEW2019 Prof Armin Aberle, CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)
16 SIEW2019 Dr Teresa Barnes, Principal Investigator and Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
