Primary energy demand in Asia: Challenges and solutions

Rapid economic growth in Asia has vastly increased regional needs for energy services. In several countries of the region, this ongoing growth has been accompanied by significant environmental problems. The main challenge to energy policy makers in the 21st century is how to develop and manage adequate, affordable and reliable energy services on a sustainable manner to fuel social and economic development. Latest assessment of conventional energy resources shows that their availability is not going to be an immediate threat to the security of supply. So the region can afford to allow current patterns of production and consumption of energy to continue in a rapidly deteriorating health of the environment. This article shows to Imagine primary energy consumption in the region as Asia's largest consumer of fossil fuels in the world and consumers of fossil fuels in the region such as: China, India and Japan. One of main challenges in this region is the unlimited use of fossil fuels, especially coal and oil .In this article reducing consumption of fossil fuels (energy saving) and environmental pollution is offered some solutions.

Keywords:

Asia , energy demand , economic development , environmental problems