Summary of "How can Southeast Asia's clean energy transition be sped up" (draft 1)


In the article, “How can Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition be sped up?”, Daubach (2019) explained the challenges faced by Southeast Asia as the region changes its dependence on fossil fuels to renewable energy sources at a slow pace. The author also explained ways to quicken the pace and the importance of that. The buildup of carbon emissions from using fossil fuels, risk millions of lives by rising sea levels and triggering water shortages. The article noted that the region’s economies are at dissimilar stages of growth. The transition can be quickened by better collaboration, reducing costs, implementing efficiency measures and deploying alternative technologies such as district cooling systems. In the areas of electricity generation, storage and transfer, the article stated how Singapore can generate from nuclear fusion or zero-emissions fuel since it cannot house large scale solar and wind power infrastructures. Such technologies however, are not obtainable at an inexpensive price.


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Daubach, T. (2019, July 19). How can Southeast Asia's clean energy transition be sped up? Eco-Business. Retrieved from https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-can-southeast-asias-clean-energy-transition-be-sped-up/.

2 Comments

  1. GeraldSeptember 24, 2019 at 2:19 AM

    Hi Zaki, here are the comments on your summary draft 1 by Ying Jia and I.

    The citation information is clear in the first sentence. Key points are being cited appropriately is not applicable. The main idea of the article is being summarized clearly, allowing us to understand the whole article.

    Paraphrasing of the article was done well other than the sentence "The buildup of carbon emissions from using fossil fuels, risk millions of lives by rising sea levels and triggering water shortages." This sentence is not accurate as compared to the original article which may be misleading.

    Language used is strong with minimal error. However some sentences can be shorter to ease the readers when reading the summary article. Reporting verbs are used widely in the article which is great.

    In conclusion, it is a great summary to summarize such a long article however, a few errors here and there especially the sentence on paraphrasing so do take note on that. Cheers!

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  2. ZakiSaifeeSeptember 26, 2019 at 8:30 AM

    Dear Gerald and Ying Jia,
    Thank you both for your valuable inputs. I have taken note.
    Cheers to you too.

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