Institute for Environment and Sustainability

MISSION AND VISION

Vision: To generate novel “fit-for-purpose” policy solutions for Southeast Asia's most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.

Mission: To enhance policy design capacity building through research, training, dialogues and problem-oriented analysis. 

Working Paper: "Public Sentiment Toward Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Online Discourse"
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Working Paper: "Public Sentiment Toward Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Online Discourse"

08 Jul 2026
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Workshop Proceedings Report "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovations through Anticipatory Policy Analysis"
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Workshop Proceedings Report "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovations through Anticipatory Policy Analysis"

06 May 2026
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Policy Brief: Accelerating Clean Technology Transitions in Indonesia: Insights from Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Integrative Anticipatory Policy Design (IAPD)
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Policy Brief: Accelerating Clean Technology Transitions in Indonesia: Insights from Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Integrative Anticipatory Policy Design (IAPD)

06 May 2026
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29
Jul 2026
IES Seminar
[Webinar] Unlocking Private Capital in ASEAN: Third-party Investment Models for Grid Decarbonization and Regional Integration
Time: 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm (SGT)
19
Jun 2026
IES Seminar
The Political Ecology of Renewable Energy
Time: 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm (SGT)
Location: Singapore
21
Apr 2026
Brown Bag Session
Climate Concern Rises Across Generations Without Reducing Carbon Footprints
Time: 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm (SGT)
Location: Singapore
15
Apr 2026
Workshop
Accelerating Clean Technology Innovations through Anticipatory Policy Analysis
Time: 09:00 am - 05:00 pm (SGT)
27
Feb 2026
IES Seminar
Experiencing Carbon Pricing
Time: 12:15 pm - 01:45 pm (SGT)
Location: Singapore
04
Feb 2026
Lim Tiam Seng Lecture Series
The Limits to (Conventional) Economics as a Guide to Managing Water
Time: 05:15 pm - 06:45 pm (SGT)
Location: Singapore
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How Policy-Relevant Evidence is Constructed in Electric Vehicle Research: Implications for Analytical Capacity Gaps in Southeast Asia
Publisher: Energy Research & Social Science, 137: 104775
Author/s: HE Liuyang and CASHORE, Benjamin William
Year: 2026
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Compound Path Dependence in Green Transitions: A Comparative Analysis of EV Policy Coordination in Indonesia and Thailand
Publisher: Policy Sciences, 59(2), 347-368
Author/s: YE Chunhua, XIA Yiyun, SUN, Yixian and CASHORE, Benjamin William
Year: 2026
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Preparing For A Future Where Water Costs More
Publisher: The Straits Times, Opinion, pB1-B2
Author/s: TAN-Soo Jie-Sheng
Year: 2026
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Deforestation-Induced Emissions From Mining Energy Transition Minerals
Publisher: Nature Climate Change, 16(1), 52-57
Author/s: QUAN, Yifei and TAN-Soo Jie-Sheng
Year: 2026
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Mitigating Carbon Emissions in an Aging Society: The Role of Generational Shifts in Household Carbon Footprints
Publisher: Energy Policy, 208: 114867
Author/s: WU, Chun, LIU, Zhao and TAN-Soo Jie-Sheng
Year: 2026
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Tariff Familiarity Sustains Household Water Conservation
Publisher: Nature Communications, 16: 11235
Author/s: QIN, Ping, LI, Jun, QIN, Yu and TAN-Soo Jie-Sheng
Year: 2025
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New Pathways to Paradigm Change in Public Policy: Combining Insights from Policy Design, Mix and Feedback
Publisher: In Transformational Change in Public Policy, edite...
Author/s: SEWERIN, Sebastian, CASHORE, Benjamin William and HOWLETT, Michael
Year: 2025
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Policy Brief: Assessing the Regulatory Challenges of Emerging Disruptive Technologies
Year: 2024
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Policy Brief: Cross-Border Technology Investments in Recession
Year: 2024
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