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Behaviour, economics and energy: Lessons for Asia?

By Belinda Salim and Catrina Yeo, Energy Studies Institute | 1 November 2011

Behavioural economics is becoming increasingly popular to explain why people make seemingly irrational decisions, such as buying energy-inefficient light bulbs. Should it be used to help formulate energy policies for the region?

5 questions with Yang Berhormat Pehin, Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam

By EMA Staff | 14 October 2011

Brunei's Minister of Energy at the PM's Office, Pehin Dato Mohammad Yasmin Umar, answers 5 questions about Brunei and ASEAN'S energy development plans.

5 Questions with the European Commission's Director General of Energy, Phillip Lowe

By EMA Staff | 29 September 2011

Phillip Lowe answers key questions from Europe's split over the future of nuclear power to energy efficiency lessons for Asia.

Case study: Energy efficiency standards and labelling policies in China

By Xialu Zhou, Hiroki Kudo and Suzuko Tanaka, IEEJ | Republished 29 August 2011

This paper points out several shortcomings of standards and labelling policies in China that prevent the realisation of full energy-saving potentials, and what can be done.