ASEAN Circular Economy: Opportunity for Collaboration with ASEAN Dialogue Partners

Aparat Mahakhant, Ph.D.

ASEAN Innovation Roadmap & Bioeconomy Forum in Conjunction with GBS 2020, 16th -20th Nov. 2020, Shangri-la Hotel, Bangkok , Thailand

(as of Jun. 2020) Source: The Ocean Conservancy a 2017 Report

Source: The ASEAN Post Team, 3 December 2019

Source: A. Gnanasagaran, ASEAN Post, 7 May 20182

CommitmentsA) UNFCCC (21 Mar 1994)B) Kyoto Protocol (16 Feb 2005)C) Paris Agreement (4 Nov 2016)D) UN SDGs (Sep 2015)

Climate change risksWater & food security (A

Loss of employment (BPopulation migration (C

Social inequality (D

A) Secondary raw material market

Global competition

New climate-neutral technologies (A

New resource-efficient technologies (B

Changing Technology

Issue

Source: Cheong Lee Sing, International Conference on Circular Economy and Technology Transfer for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 23 September 2020, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand3

ASEAN Green Bond Standards (Nov 2017)Status in ASEAN

Workshop / Activities Plastic

Microbial Utility

Biomass Conversion

Indicators / MRA

Sustainable Transport

Energy Efficiency

Framework / Roadmap /

Strategy / Guideline

Marine Debris

RenewableEnergy

Sustainable Forestry

Sustainable Transport

Food & Nutrition Security

Tools

Declaration / Statement

Circular EconomyHazardous Chemicals &Wastes

Marine Debris

Bio Economy

Biological Diversity

Green Economy Climate Change Resilience

Environ-ment

Source: Cheong Lee Sing, International Conference on Circular Economy and Technology Transfer for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 23 September 2020, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand4

CommitmentsA) UNFCCC (21 Mar 1994)B) Kyoto Protocol (16 Feb 2005)C) Paris Agreement (4 Nov 2016)D) UN SDGs (Sep 2015)

Climate change risksWater & food security (A

Loss of employment (BPopulation migration (C

Social inequality (D

A) Secondary raw material market

Global competition

New climate-neutral technologies (A

New resource-efficient technologies (B

Changing Technology

Issue

Source: Cheong Lee Sing, International Conference on Circular Economy and Technology Transfer for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 23 September 2020, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand

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ASEAN Circular Economy: Opportunity for Collaboration with ASEAN Dialogue Partners and …

ASEAN Innovation Roadmap & Excellent Center as an Opportunity Platform of Circular Economy for ASEAN and Dialogue Partners and International Organizations

Past/PotentialASEAN & Dialogue Partners Japan “SATREPS” (2010-2015)

-high quality biofuel

-TCTP (JICA-TICA) (2016-2018)

China “Qingdao University” (2018-2020)

-algae/biomass/bioenergy/biochemical

“Southwest Forest University” (2017-2022)

-biomass/bioenergy/bio-based materials

ROK (2017-2018)

-Biofuels & IP

India

“Vellore Institute of Technology”

-biomethanol (under negotiation)

ASEAN and International Organization

ASEAN-ERIA

-biodiesel guideline (2008/2013)

-RE potential & usage (2017)

-COVID-19 crisis for energy sector & climate change in ASEAN

APCTT UNESCAP (2015-2020) 10 events

-regional/international-consultation/workshop/

conference-on policy/RDI/management

in RE/WEF nexus/climate change/Iot/ IP/TT

(Supports by ASTIF)

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Source: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/75196-why-ministers-of-finance-are-critical-in-the-fight-against-climate-change.html

Source: ASEAN SME POLICY INDEX 2018

ASEAN Innovation Roadmap & Excellent Center as an Opportunity Platform of Climate Change for ASEAN-Canada

www.strengthen-sme.com

SMEs, as a key driver and contributor to the GDP ofASEAN, account for more than 95-99% of all business, generated 51 and 97% of employment

ASEAN Circular Economy will be an Important Part to Support RECP

E-mail: aparatmahakhant@gmail.com11