Energy 101
Regional Context
Vietnam Culture/History
Singapore Culture/History
100
This renewable energy source now provides the cheapest electricity in history, according to the IEA
What is solar power?
100
This regional bloc, founded in 1967, promotes political and economic cooperation among ten Southeast Asian countries.
What is ASEAN?
100
Ho Chi Minh City by another name
What is Saigon
100
Singapore's 4 official languages: Malay, Tamil, Mandarin and ___
What is English?
200
This greenhouse gas is over 25 times more potent than CO₂ over a 100-year period.
What is methane?
200
This country is currently the world’s largest installer of solar panels and wind turbines.
What is China?
200
Vietnam’s name under French colonial rule.
What is French Indochina?
Cultural influence in food:
200
Singapore gained independence from this country in 1965.
What is Malaysia?
300
This is often called the “new oil” of the clean energy economy.
What is lithium?
300
This Southeast Asian country became the first in the region to sign a $20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in 2022.
What is Indonesia?
300
Vietnam’s largest river system, which supports much of the country’s agriculture and fishing industries
What is the Mekong
300
Singapore gets most of its electricity from this fossil fuel, which currently powers about 95% of its grid.
What is natural gas?
400
The International Energy Agency (IEA) was founded after this 1970s event to help coordinate energy security among nations.
What is the 1973 oil crisis?
400
Between 2019 and 2021, this country added more rooftop solar capacity than any other in Southeast Asia, earning it the nickname “the region’s solar miracle.”
What is Vietnam?
400
Vietnam is now one of the world’s top exporters of this crop, second only to Brazil.
What is coffee?
400
Singapore's founding Prime Minister
Who is Lee Kuan Yew?
500
The IEA estimates that to reach net zero by 2050, global investment in clean energy must roughly triple to this annual amount by 2030.
What is $4T a year?
500
This country, known for its “Green Hydrogen Mission,” aims to become a global hub for hydrogen exports by 2030.
What is India?
500
This Vietnamese policy shift in 1986 marked the country’s transition from a centrally planned economy to a market-oriented one.
What is Đổi Mới?
500
The national symbol and mascot of Singapore
What is the merlion?
[BONUS 100]: What does the merlion represent?