ADB President Calls for New Pact to Deliver Clean Energy, Collective Action to Reinvent Ports
Japan, Oct. 7 -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda urged joint action to bring together science, policy, and finance to deliver clean energy in Asia and the Pacific. Speaking at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Kyoto on 5 October, in front of an audience including Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan, Mr. Kanda said ADB is reviewing its Energy Policy to better meet the needs of its developing member countries, including pragmatic pathways to clean power.For the first time in ADB's 60-year history, Mr. Kanda said the bank is prepared to support nuclear power in its operations. "We see nuclear power as an important option for countries that want to shift away from co...
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