Atmospheric Emissions from Electricity Generation in Southeast Asia: Development Trend and Policy Responses

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 54 - 69
• Main Authors: Oanh, Nguyen Thi Kim, Huy, Lai Nguyen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air quality; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Carbon dioxide; Clean technology; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic development; Economic growth; Electric industries; Electric power generation; Electricity; Electricity generation; Emissions; Energy consumption; Energy demand; Energy policy; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Fossil fuels; GDP; Greenhouse gases; Gross Domestic Product; Human influences; Industrial development; Industrial plant emissions; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Natural gas; Net zero; Outdoor air quality; Pollutants; Pollution; Population growth; Power plants; Power sources; Renewable energy; Renewable resources; Sulfur dioxide; Sustainable energy; Thermal power; Thermal power plants; Topical Collection on Air Pollution; Urban areas; Urbanization; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Brunei; Southeast Asia; Vietnam; Singapore; Myanmar (Burma); Cambodia; Philippines; Timor-Leste; Malaysia; Thailand; Laos; Indonesia; Power sector; Southeast Asia; Co-benefits; DPSIR; Policy landscape; Emissions

Purpose of Review Rapid economic development accompanied by urbanization, motorization, and industrialization, together with population growth, puts great pressure on the power sector in Southeast Asia (SEA) to meet energy demand. This paper reviews the past 20-year power generation in SEA countries...