Global Shocks, Just Transitions: Asian Views on the World Energy Crisis Webinar
- SMARTS Center
- Jun 8
- 1 min read
From the RESET network:
The 2026 energy shock has tested Asia harder than any other region. At RESET’s inaugural regional seminar, four experts—Joyashree Roy, Duan Maosheng, Ashwini K Swain, and Qin Hu—posited that the crisis, for all its costs, may also accelerate the clean energy transition, driven by security, economic productivity, and equity concerns.
In the seminar, Joyashree Roy argued that the 2026 crisis should not be managed through emergency measures alone. She raised three points that apply across the Global South:
Chronic underutilization of energy efficiency and demand-side solutions exacerbate energy shocks.
Historical evidence across more than a century showing that energy efficiency improvements in industry, transport, and buildings consistently reduce import dependence, lower costs, and create jobs, with welfare gains particularly strong in developing economies.
Countries need to mainstream demand-side solutions into long-term energy planning, using high-resolution spatial models to integrate supply and demand in ways that enhance affordability for end consumers.
Read the full post here: https://reset-network.org/webinar-report-asian-views-on-the-world-energy-crisis/
Event recording:
Additionally, key takeaways from Prof. Joyashree:
❌ Like any other disaster, the current manmade disaster has driven energy supply chain disruption. Energy demand exceeds supply, so market adjustments are hurting vulnerable groups the most.
📈 Research clearly shows that implementing integrated supply-side and demand-side solutions in Asia can increase resilience, create new jobs, and ease financial burden.
🟢 To ensure justice in crisis and energy transition, national clean energy funds can provide a solution.
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Event registration (expired) info: https://reset-network.org/global-shocks-just-transitions-asias-views-of-the-world-energy-crisis/
