Understanding and Reducing Methane Emissions in Southeast Asia (Trends in Southeast Asia) - Softcover

Qiu Jiahui (author)|Ryan Wong (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9815011529 ISBN 13: 9789815011524

Publisher: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022

Synopsis

A few ASEAN countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge, but methane should receive a broader and higher priority from the entire region, given its significant contribution to climate change, and the availability of solutions.

The agriculture sector contributes the most amount of methane emissions with a steadily rising share over the past decade.

Several Southeast Asian countries face similar methane abatement challenges (i.e., agricultural productivity in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines; gas leakage in Malaysia and Brunei; and waste management in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), warranting closer collaboration at the subregional level.

While it is true that countries have been participating in international initiatives and implementing national policies related to rice cultivation and oil and gas processing, their impacts have not been thoroughly evaluated.

Rather than creating new institutional structures, ASEAN could for example ensure that its existing working groups and networks prioritize methane abatement.

Missing data on the relative contribution to methane emissions from livestock, rice paddies and informal economies should be collected to help refine problem definition and formulate effective solutions.

About this title

About the Authors

Qiu Jiahui is Research Officer at the Climate Change in Southeast Programme, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

Ryan Wong is former Lead Researcher at the Climate Change in Southeast Programme, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

Edition details

• Publisher: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9815011529
• ISBN 13: 9789815011524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 39