Resource efficiency in Lao PDR industry: guidelines for a sustainable industrial development

Industrial activity in Lao PDR has been a driver of Gross Domestic Product growth in recent decades. If Lao PDR is to keep relying on industry to drive its growth while limiting greenhouse gas emissions and achieving its Green Growth goals, increasing national energy and material efficiency in industry is needed.

In response, this report identifies the current state of play and highlights actions that industries can take to increase their resource efficiency. Although the report is about Lao PDR specifically, there are useful lessons for other countries.

This report is a collaboration between the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) Programme and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).