Energy Security Cooperation in Asia: An ASEAN-SCO Energy Partnership?
Article from: OGEL 4 (2007), in Energy Security
Introduction
Asia, which is understood to mean Central Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, is as a whole, set for a period of economic, population and urban expansion and this will mean higher regional energy consumption in the years to come, especially in China and India. The International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook for 2004 through to 2030, indicates that energy consumption in North East Asia is expected to amount to 3.5 billion tonnes of oil equivalent by 2030, a rise of around 1.5 billion tonnes over the next twenty-five years. China is mainly responsible for this ...