ERIA Policy Brief Calls for Stronger ASEAN Action on Oil and Gas Stockpiling
ERIA has released a new policy brief titled From President Marcos’ Call to Action: Strengthening Oil and Gas Stockpiling Systems in ASEAN, highlighting the region’s growing vulnerability to energy supply disruptions, particularly through critical chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz.
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ERIA Issue Paper Calls for Stronger Regional Action on Energy Security Following Strait of Hormuz Disruption
ERIA has released a new Issue Paper titled From Shock to Strategy: Strengthening ASEAN Energy Security and Economic Resilience after the Strait of Hormuz Disruption, highlighting the far-reaching implications of the February 2026 closure of the Strait of Hormuz for ASEAN economies.
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From President Marcos’ Call to Action: Strengthening Oil and Gas Stockpiling Systems in ASEAN
This policy brief assesses ASEAN’s increasing exposure to energy supply disruptions, particularly through critical chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, and underscores the urgent need to strengthen regional resilience. Rising import dependence, combined with limited and uneven oil and gas stockpiling capacity, leaves the region highly vulnerable to immediate supply shocks that market
From Shock to Strategy: Strengthening ASEAN Energy Security and Economic Resilience after the Strait of Hormuz Disruption
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in February 2026 represents a structural rupture in global energy trade flows with far-reaching implications for ASEAN economies. This paper argues that the disruption is not a temporary price shock but a systemic stress test exposing deep vulnerabilities in ASEAN’s energy systems, supply chains, and macroeconomic stability.
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia 2025
The East Asia Summit (EAS) Energy Outlook is used to assess the effectiveness of energy efficiency and conservation (EEC) and renewable energy (RE) policies reported by EAS member countries. Following the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in autumn 2021, the urgency of achieving carbon neutrality was reinforced, and many EAS
Circonomics Training Book Transforming Businesses through Circular Economy Practices: For SMEs in the Philippines
The Circonomics Training Book is a practical guide designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines and across ASEAN adopt circular economy practices for plastics. Developed by the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD) under ERIA, the book examines the impacts of linear business models and provides actionable tools for
Decarbonising Southeast Asia’s Hard-to-Abate and High-Emitting Sectors: Transition Finance, Technologies, and Policy Approaches
This joint book by ERIA, ADB, and METI examines the evolving role of transition finance, technology, and policy in supporting the decarbonisation of Southeast Asia’s emissions-intensive sectors such as power and heavy industry – the so-called ‘high emissions’ and ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors, respectively. These sectors are highlighted in high-level roadmaps that identify key investment areas for
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Where Next? Priorities for the ASEAN Economic Community Post-2025
ASEAN’s economic integration is entering a defining phase as the region moves towards the post-2025 agenda. While the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has delivered notable progress over the past decade, the emergence of new global challenges e.g., fragmented supply chains, trade wars, digital transformation, climate change imperatives, and rising socio-economic disparities requires a