Asia's Energy Challenge

Minsoo Lee is a Senior Economist in the Macroeconomics and Finance Research Division of the Economics and Research Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Prior to joining the ADB, he was an Associate Dean and a tenured Full Professor at Peking University, HSBC Business School. His main research fields are international finance, international trade, applied econometrics, and energy economics. Donghyun Park is currently Principal Economist at the Economics and Research Department (ERD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which he joined in April 2007. Prior to joining the ADB, he was a tenured Associate Professor of Economics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. Park has a PhD in economics from UCLA and his main research fields are international finance and trade. Harry D. Saunders conducts research in energy economics, evolutionary biology, and the law of evidence theory as his "hobby." He earns his living by consulting to executive teams who face major, risky decisions. Research is driven by curiosity and is entirely self-funded. Harry enjoys the fact that he has numerous academic colleagues worldwide in each of these three disciplines. He has a PhD in engineering-economic systems from Stanford.

Part 1: Asia's Energy Challenge  1. Overview  Part 2: Energy Security, Sustainability and Affordability  2. Oil Security in Asia and the Pacific  3. Energy Security, Sustainability and Affordability in Asia and the Pacific  4. Energy Access and Energy Security in Asia and the Pacific  Part 3: Energy and the Environment  5. The Environment and Energy Security in Asia and the Pacific  6. Macroeconomics Impacts of Energy Efficiency Improvements in Asia  Part 4: Options for Energy Supply and Integration  7. Diversification of Energy Supply  8. Policy Issues in the Power Sectors of the Major Economies of Asia  9. Nuclear Power Development in Asia  10. Asia's Energy Challenge: Regional Cooperation and Integration for Energy Security  11. Energy in the People's Republic of China and India in 2010 and 2035  Part 5: Findings and Policy Recommendations  12. Findings and Recommendations