This book looks at institutional reforms for the use of energy, water and resources toward a sustainable future in East Asia.

The book argues that developments in the East Asian region are critical to global sustainability and acknowledges that there is an increasing degree of mutual reliance among countries in East Asia ? primarily China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It analyzes environmental impacts stemming from the use of energy, water and mineral resources via economic development in East Asia in the medium to long term (through 2050) through theoretical and empirical modelling. The book also evaluates the ripple effects of environmental and resource policies on each country’s economy and clarifies the direction of institutional reform in energy systems, resources and water use for a sustainable future.

This book looks at institutional reforms for the use of resources toward a sustainable future in East Asia. The book evaluates the ripple effects of environmental and resource policies on each country’s economy and clarifies the direction of institutional reform in energy systems, resources, and land use for a sustainable future.

Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction to the E3ME and FTT models Part Part I : Building low-carbon power generation while simultaneously reducing the role of nuclear Chapter 2. Regulatory policies to reduce the amount of nuclear and coal-fired power generation in East Asia Chapter 3. The economic impacts of reduced reliance on coal and nuclear power in East Asia Chapter 4. The impacts of combined policies to promote sustainable low-carbon power generation in East Asia Part Part II : Innovating to reduce CO2 emissions in industry, transport and buildings Chapter 5. Policy mixes to meet CO2 emission reduction targets in all sectors of the economy in East Asia Chapter 6. Policies to decarbonize the steel industry in East Asia Chapter 7. Policies to decarbonize passenger vehicles in East Asia Chapter 8. Policies to decarbonize household heating systems in East Asia Chapter 9. Using revenues from carbon pricing measures as part of environmental tax reform in East Asia Chapter 10. Financing the low-carbon transition Part Part III : Wider sustainability issues Chapter 11. Interaction between energy and material consumption in East Asia Chapter 12. Sustainable use of water resources in East Asia Chapter 13. Transboundary PM air pollution and its impact on health in East Asia Concluding remarks and future challenges