Energy Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region / / ed. by Amy Lugg, Mark Hong.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Croeni, Jan,; Hean, Khoo Chin,; Hong, Mark,; Inglin, Christophe,; Jiang, Wenran,; Kesavapany, K.,; Morita, Yuji,; Orcullo, N.A.,; Puradinata, Djatnika S.,; Richardson, Michael,; Sikri, Rajiv,; Sothirak, Pou,; Sovacool, Benjamin K.,; Tan, Andrew T.H.,; Yan, Hong,
• HerausgeberIn: Hong, Mark,; Lugg, Amy,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (347 p.)

In 2010, we can expect that oil and gas prices will again increase beyond the US$100 per barrel, as the global economy recovers gradually from the global recession and uses more oil and gas. It is therefore important for the general public to read and understand more about complex energy issues whic...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• The Editors
• The Contributors
• Southeast Asia
• 1. The ASEAN Countries’ Interest in Asian Energy Security
• 2. Biofuels Development and Prospects in the Philippines
• 3. The Biofuels Industry in Indonesia: Opportunities and Challenges
• 4. An Overview of the Cambodian Energy Sector
• India
• 5. India’s Energy Challenges
• 6. New Partnerships in Energy Security in Asia: India, ASEAN, and Singapore
• China
• 7. China’s Global Quest for Energy Security
• 8. Energy and Geopolitics in the South China Sea
• United States
• 9. Energy Security and Mitigating Climate Change: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and Alternatives to Oil in Asia
• Japan
• 10. Japan’s Energy Supply-Demand Situation, Energy Conservation Policy, and Energy Challenges
• Alternative Energy Solutions
• 11. Jatropha Curcas: A Solution for a Sustainable Energy Supply?
• 12. Singapore’s Solar Challenge
• 13. Sustainable Mobility for Singapore
• Index