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Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Utilizing Natural Resources for Peace and Sustainable Development

By: Mirza Sadaqat Huda

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Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Utilizing Natural Resources for Peace and Sustainable Development

By: Mirza Sadaqat Huda

This book analyses the key political challenges to regional energy cooperation in South Asia. It argues that investment in the planning of regional energy projects can increase their viability and also drive integration and peacebuilding. Regional cooperation has been substantiated by academics and multilateral development banks as one of the most viable solutions to South Asia’s crippling energy crisis. However, three decades of national and regional efforts have failed to develop a single multilateral energy project or foster high levels of bilateral cooperation. Using data collected through extensive interviews with policymakers in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal, this book identifies the specific roadblocks to energy cooperation – including domestic politics and the failure of leadership on multiple levels - and evaluates how these political challenges determine regional interactions on energy securitisation, environmental cooperation and human rights. Huda then undertakes case studies on four transnational energy projects to highlight specific policy recommendations to overcome these challenges, suggesting planning mechanisms through which the significant issue of energy cooperation in South Asia can be addressed. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy security and geopolitics, natural resource governance and South Asian politics.

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Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Utilizing Natural Resources for Peace and Sustainable Development

By: Mirza Sadaqat Huda

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Utilizing Natural Resources for Peace and Sustainable Development

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Enhancing ASEAN’s Role in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

By: Sharon Seah,Mirza Sadaqat Huda

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Enhancing ASEAN’s Role in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

By: Sharon Seah,Mirza Sadaqat Huda

The clean energy transition momentum is gathering pace globally, and in Southeast Asia as well. The transition is dependent on an uninterrupted supply of critical minerals and metals that are essential for the production of low-carbon technologies. The supply of critical minerals is impeded by several constraints. First is the dominance of a handful of countries in both the upstream and downstream parts of the supply chain. Second is the current geopolitical race to secure supplies leading to greater protectionist behaviours, exhibited through export bans and trade impediments. This study focuses on four selected critical minerals which are important to the region. Two criteria are used in determining a mineral having high significance: (1) There are significant deposits of it which can be tapped on to bolster Southeast Asia’s strategic position in the supply chains; and (2) It is an essential input in industries and sectors of importance in Southeast Asia. The four critical minerals examined in this study are: copper, nickel, bauxite (alumina), and rare earth elements (REEs). The study makes three recommendations to enhance ASEAN’s role in the critical minerals supply chains. The first addresses the insufficiency of investments in early-stage exploration and exploitation of critical minerals and, in the process, calls for an embracing of circular economy principles. The second appeals for investments at all stages, including in technology to tap into downstream activities beyond refining and purification, and in the manufacturing of component parts such as battery cell storage and permanent magnets. The third calls for improvements in sustainability management in the mining sector, which is generally extremely environmentally and socially damaging to communities.

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ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

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Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Enhancing ASEAN’s Role in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Enhancing ASEAN’s Role in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

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