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Asia is the world’s fastest growing and most economically dynamic region. It is home to half of the world’s population and over half of the world’s energy consumption. Concurrently, it also means that Asia is home to some of the world’s largest total greenhouse gas emissions. The region and its robustly growing economies walk a knife-edge between continuing to foster fundamental growth while mitigating the risks that spiralling prices have on economically sensitive markets. (IEEFA Asia's monthly newsletter is available here.)

Japan's largest LNG buyers have a surplus problem

As Domestic Gas Demand Falls, Japan’s LNG Importers are Looking to Offload Excess Supply in South and Southeast Asia

South Korea's LNG overbuild

The rapid growth of proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure presents a high risk of overinvestment and overcapacity amid the country’s transition to net-zero carbon.

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