OPINION

Energy transition must be fair

Oped, Sophoan Phean, Published on 11/11/2022

» As Cambodia welcomes Asean heads of state to Phnom Penh for the 40th and 41st Asean Summits, we can expect the energy-hungry lights will be blazing and the air conditioners to hum across the capital. This meeting takes place at a critical time globally with an unprecedented energy crisis and stalled progress on decarbonising energy with Unep predicting a 2.8 degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of the century, significantly higher that the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5-2C.