Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a massive impact on and may fundamentally change the pathways and trajectories of sustainable energy development. This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on Asia’s sustainable energy development and proposes agendas for future energy research in response to the pandemic. The review and research agendas are oriented towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The following three key questions need to be addressed by researchers: (1) In what ways does COVID-19 make sustainable energy development more important than ever? (2) What are the short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 on sustainable energy development? (3) How can responses to COVID-19 meet the objectives of sustainable energy development? DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 184 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic began in Asia and has spread very widely and rapidly throughout the continent, developing into an unprecedentedly catastrophic health, economic, and humanitarian crisis
This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable energy development in Asia and suggests research agendas for energy studies in this new context
Sustainable energy development in this article is defined with reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 (SDG 7): to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic began in Asia and has spread very widely and rapidly throughout the continent, developing into an unprecedentedly catastrophic health, economic, and humanitarian crisis. Home to the majority of the world’s population and accounting for nearly 50% of the global total energy production and consumption [2], the experience of Asia is fundamental to the sustainable energy development of the world. This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable energy development in Asia and suggests research agendas for energy studies in this new context. Sustainable energy development in this article is defined with reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 (SDG 7): to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Two key elements of sustainable energy development are recognized: (1) clean and sustainable energy and (2) accessible and affordable energy
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