Harvesting policy recipes for ASEAN’s coal-to-clean transition

Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid economic growth alongside rising energy demand, while also facing mounting climate challenges. Coal remains a dominant part of the region’s power mix, making the shift from coal to clean energy central to long-term climate and development goals. Countries such as Indonesia and Thailand have set net-zero targets for 2060 and 2065, respectively, and achieving these will require a managed and accelerated transition away from coal.

To advance this dialogue, Agora Energiewende and Agora Industry – in collaboration with the Thai-German Cooperation on Energy, Mobility and Climate (TGC-EMC), ClimateWorks Foundation, the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT), GIZ-Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition (IKI JET) project, Climate Finance Network Thailand and Carbon Trust – are convening this interactive session as part of Bangkok Climate Action Week.

A successful coal-to-clean transition involves large-scale structural changes in power systems and industry. This will depend on effective policies, innovative financing and strategies that ensure a just and inclusive transition for businesses, workers and communities. Progress also requires cooperation across government, business, finance and civil society, as well as for drawing lessons from what has already worked in practice.

In this session, participants will explore policy and financing options to support coal-to-clean pathways, while exchanging experiences from across Southeast Asia. Together, we will collect insights for a growing set of “policy recipes” to help accelerate the region’s transition toward a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.

We particularly welcome representatives from international organisations, the policy space, civil society, financial institutions and the private sector to take part, especially those engaged in advancing the coal-to-clean transition in Southeast Asia’s power and industrial sectors.

Programme
We will publish the programme of the event shortly in the download area below.

Graphic recording 
We plan to have a graphic recording of the event. The result will be published shortly after the event.

We look forward to your participation and an energising discussion!

Disclaimer

This session is designed as a policy dialogue and exchange, bringing together participants from policy think tanks, civil society organisations, the financial sector, and private industry engaged in the coal-to-clean transition in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. We warmly encourage the participation of women and diverse voices to enrich the discussion. Please note that the organisers are unable to provide financial or travel support for participation.