The much-awaited Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2022 Survey Report garnered nearly 1,400 respondents from across various cities, professions, and walks of life in Southeast Asia. The survey asked around 38 questions on the topics of climate change issues, policies, energy transition and food security, and international climate cooperation – ultimately in the hope of providing a perspective into the sentiments of ASEAN citizens on climate change. In this launch webinar, the survey results were shared by Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme (CCSEAP) Coordinator Ms. Sharon Seah, and a discussion was set in motion by experts Dr. Helena Varkkey from the University of Malaya, Dr. Indra Overland from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Ms. Johanna Son from Reporting ASEAN.

In this hybrid seminar, Dr. Raúl Rosales from the Imperial College Business School of London and Ms. Melissa Low from the National University of Singapore (NUS) offered their perspectives on ASEAN member states’ current progress and prospects on the carbon market landscape. This is the second instalment of a seminar series exploring carbon markets in the Southeast Asian region. A recording of the webinar can be viewed here.

In this joint webinar by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, a set of distinguished speakers and panellists discuss prospects for regional green recovery efforts, including recommendations from the ADB’s recent report “Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia”, which examines the significant potential benefits of a green recovery as well as the key policy actions needed to drive it.

In this webinar, Professor Paul Teng from the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Nanyang Technological University and Ms Genevieve Donnellon-May from the University of Oxford provide an overview of how the Russia-Ukraine conflict exacerbates existing food insecurity in the Southeast Asian region, and discuss how countries can respond.

In this webinar, Mr Daniel Nachtigall from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Mr Stefano De Clara from the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) provide a global and regional overview of the progress in the use of carbon pricing instruments and emissions trading systems (ETS) in the past two decades.   

In this webinar, Dr Michael Schaper and Dr Serina Rahman from the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and Dr Ruth Lusterio-Rico from the University of the Philippines Diliman discuss the state of environmental politics, its progress and challenges in Southeast Asia.

In this webinar, Dr Michael Schaper from the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Dr Ryal Wun from the Global Compact Network Singapore and Mr Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez from the Asian Trade Centre discuss the motivations and barriers to climate action in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Southeast Asia.

In this Singapore International Energy Week Thinktank Roundtable hosted by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, experts from diverse sectors share insights for integrating a just energy transition into Southeast Asia’s green recovery efforts. The session is available for on-demand viewing here.

In this webinar, Dr Ryan Wong from the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Mr Takeshi Soda from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan, Ms Moekti Handajani Soejachmoen (Kuki Soejachmoen) from the Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID) and Mr Hirokazu Kobayashi from the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) discuss Japan’s plans in supporting the energy transition and decarbonization in Southeast Asia.