Renewable energy integration into grid systems and cross-border energy trade has been the focus of many scholars, researchers, and leaders in the energy, economics and sustainability fields as evidence, particularly in Europe and America, tend to show the economic, environmental, and social benefits from such energy market integration. Regions endowed with plenty of renewable energy resources such as The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and North-East Region (NER) of India – which aim to achieve more integrated markets, need to address the issue of renewable energy integration and cross border energy trade in a more explicit way as it could be a main driving force for sustainable development. This book provides analytical perspectives on drivers, constraints, opportunities and barriers, as well as measures that countries could take to address issues -- from institutional, financial, and human resources -- to realise the potential benefits from renewable energy trade, inter-grid connectivity and other market integration mechanisms. Given its rich natural resource base and strategic location, the NER has the potential to become a powerhouse in terms of energy, trade, and investment. The essays suggests ways for NER India and ASEAN to maximize the amount and value of renewable energy in its electricity system and its impact on cross-border energy trade. By examining successful international experiences from ASEAN, Australia, Europe, and North America as lessons learned, it identifies the necessary conditions - grid flexibility, policy, market and regulatory solutions for clean energy trade. The book adds to existing research on low carbon development as well as policy making by focusing on renewable energy integration across the borders, rather than at the national level while addressing power system flexibility challenges, solutions and priorities needed at national level. This detailed and timely volume will be of use to those working in the fields of Climate Change, Environment & the Global South, Environmental Politics, Environment & Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Politics & International Relations, and Energy Trade.

Renewable energy integration into grid systems and cross-border energy trade has been the focus of many scholars, researchers, and leaders in the energy, economics and sustainability fields as evidence, particularly in Europe and America, tend to show the economic, environmental, and social benefits from such energy market integration. Regions endowed with plenty of renewable energy resources such as The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and North-East Region (NER) of India – which aim to achieve more integrated markets, need to address the issue of renewable energy integration and cross border energy trade in a more explicit way as it could be a main driving force for sustainable development. This book provides analytical perspectives on drivers, constraints, opportunities and barriers, as well as measures that countries could take to address issues -- from institutional, financial, and human resources -- to realise the potential benefits from renewable energy trade, inter-grid connectivity and other market integration mechanisms. Given its rich natural resource base and strategic location, the NER has the potential to become a powerhouse in terms of energy, trade, and investment. The essays suggests ways for NER India and ASEAN to maximize the amount and value of renewable energy in its electricity system and its impact on cross-border energy trade. By examining successful international experiences from ASEAN, Australia, Europe, and North America as lessons learned, it identifies the necessary conditions - grid flexibility, policy, market and regulatory solutions for clean energy trade. The book adds to existing research on low carbon development as well as policy making by focusing on renewable energy integration across the borders, rather than at the national level while addressing power system flexibility challenges, solutions and priorities needed at national level. This detailed and timely volume will be of use to those working in the fields of Climate Change, Environment & the Global South, Environmental Politics, Environment & Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Politics & International Relations, and Energy Trade.

This book investigates individual companies' and industries' supply chain risk management approaches to identify risk drivers and verify effective risk-reduction measures and business continuity plans. Typically, supply chain risk assessments focus on normative guidelines based on single best practice examples or vulnerability events, and there has been little work exploring how the concepts of supply chain risk management and resilience are related. However, since this relationship has implications for developing integrated response strategies, a clear understanding of the possible consequences is a fundamental step in building socio-economic resilience along the supply chain. Against this background, the book addresses three main topics: firstly, it defines the conceptual and sectoral domains of supply chain risk management and resilience by examining the welfare effects of extreme weather events and other economic shocks on selected global supply chains. It then presents an in-depth analysis of the scope of public-private partnerships to tackle the risks, by empirically exploring supply chain risk effects and information management. Thirdly, it proposes a regional cooperation framework in the context of major supply chain vulnerability events such as disasters and global financial crises.

This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the state of low-carbon investments in Asia, analyzing the rationales, mandates and public-private financing activities. Based on the experiences of several regional initiatives wherein public financing is catalyzing private investments in low-carbon infrastructure, this book proposes a framework that can be used as a tool to identify factors that influence private investment decisions and policy instruments that can scale up the private capital. Placing the Asian economies onto a low-carbon development pathway requires an unprecedented shift in investments. This book addresses this situation by asking questions such as: * What is the central role of private finance in achieving the Paris Agreement targets? * What key policy levers and risk mitigation can governments use in an effort to unlock the potentials of private capital? * How can regionally coordinated actions hold significant promise for scaling up private investments?

This book assesses the progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ASEAN, India and China using the above framework conditions in the context with three main propositions. First, translating the SDGs into regional economic integration strategies during the pandemic recovery can enhance the link between global objectives and the multifaceted reality of an ASEAN community building process, and providing a strategic option to strengthen the regional approaches. Secondly, a regional approach on complementarities to SDGs can facilitate the definition of relevant targets/indicators and enhance the monitoring and evaluation framework. In so doing it could also offer the scope to integrate more closely ASEAN community’s social and environmental concerns into existing economic, social and political frameworks. Thirdly, focusing just on the geo-economic sphere – the area where south east and East Asian economic integration is relatively more advanced – will prove the hypothesis that effective regional integration through mega trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can support the Asia’s transformation agenda and foster more inclusive and sustainable growth.

This book investigates individual companies' and industries' supply chain risk management approaches to identify risk drivers and verify effective risk-reduction measures and business continuity plans. Typically, supply chain risk assessments focus on normative guidelines based on single best practice examples or vulnerability events, and there has been little work exploring how the concepts of supply chain risk management and resilience are related. However, since this relationship has implications for developing integrated response strategies, a clear understanding of the possible consequences is a fundamental step in building socio-economic resilience along the supply chain. Against this background, the book addresses three main topics: firstly, it defines the conceptual and sectoral domains of supply chain risk management and resilience by examining the welfare effects of extreme weather events and other economic shocks on selected global supply chains. It then presents an in-depth analysis of the scope of public-private partnerships to tackle the risks, by empirically exploring supply chain risk effects and information management. Thirdly, it proposes a regional cooperation framework in the context of major supply chain vulnerability events such as disasters and global financial crises.

This book assesses the progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ASEAN, India and China using the above framework conditions in the context with three main propositions. First, translating the SDGs into regional economic integration strategies during the pandemic recovery can enhance the link between global objectives and the multifaceted reality of an ASEAN community building process, and providing a strategic option to strengthen the regional approaches. Secondly, a regional approach on complementarities to SDGs can facilitate the definition of relevant targets/indicators and enhance the monitoring and evaluation framework. In so doing it could also offer the scope to integrate more closely ASEAN community's social and environmental concerns into existing economic, social and political frameworks. Thirdly, focusing just on the geo-economic sphere - the area where south east and East Asian economic integration is relatively more advanced - will prove the hypothesis that effective regional integration through mega trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can support the Asia's transformation agenda and foster more inclusive and sustainable growth.