Download or read book Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Indonesia written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subsidized energy is provided to all Indonesian citizens as a public service obligation. This study measures the size of fossil fuel subsidies such as underpricing of petroleum products and electricity, tax exemptions, and subsidized credit; examines the potential economic, energy, and environmental impacts of reducing them; and discusses options for social safety nets to mitigate the impacts of the reforms. It shows that the short-term adverse impacts of subsidy reform turn positive in the long term as households and industry respond to changing market realities by adjusting energy demand, supply, and production capacity. Policy options for sustainable energy use are provided to aid policy makers in their current subsidy reform process.
Download or read book The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform written by Jakob Skovgaard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume provides the first book-length account on the politics of fossil fuel subsidies. This title is also available as Open Access.
Download or read book Switching Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Indonesia to Support a Green Recovery written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Asia written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unsustainable budgetary cost of selling oil, gas, and coal at low prices has propelled energy subsidy reform in developing Asian economies. This report measures the size of associated subsidies on these fossil fuels including direct transfers, tax exemptions, subsidized credit, and losses of state enterprises in India, Indonesia, and Thailand. An analysis of complex interactions between economic, social, energy, and environmental issues shows that the initial rise in energy prices due to a reduction or removal of the subsidies will nudge households and businesses to shift to alternative fuels, make investment in clean energy attractive, increase energy supply, reduce energy shortages, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Using the money freed up from subsidies to compensate poor households and to increase government budgets will offset the negative effects of the initial price rise, promote sustainable energy use, and help allay the fears of reform.
Download or read book Mind the Gap A Review on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Social Welfare in Indonesia written by Rimawan Pradiptyo and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossil-fuel subsidies have been a major burden on the Indonesian economy for the last 10 years and any attempt to reform the subsidy has been opposed by members of the public. This study reviews the literature on the nature of fossil-fuel subsidies and their impact on the Indonesian economy. It aims to identify the various strategies that have been developed to reform the subsidy and to identify research gaps that may be filled by future studies. The proponents of fuel subsidies argue that subsidies will support economic growth, poverty reduction and promote energy security, however, evidence from various studies, which have been conducted in Indonesia, suggest otherwise. Studies in the down stream oil sub-sector have been conducted quite extensively, however, substantial research gap was found for upstream and middle stream oil sub-sectors.
Download or read book Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Mexico and Indonesia written by Jörg Husar and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economisation of Climate Change written by Jakob Skovgaard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effort to address climate change cuts across a wide range of non-environmental actors and policy areas, including international economic institutions such as the Group of Twenty (G20), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These institutions do not tend to address climate change so much as an environmental issue, but as an economic one, a dynamic referred to as 'economisation'. Such economisation can have profound consequences for how environmental problems are addressed. This book explores how the G20, IMF, and OECD have addressed climate finance and fossil fuel subsidies, what factors have shaped their specific approaches, and the consequences of this economisation of climate change. Focusing on the international level, it is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of politics, political economy and environmental policy.
Download or read book Lessons Learned from Indonesia s Attempts to Reform Fossil Fuel Subsidies written by Christopher Beaton and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to explore Indonesia's attempts to reform its fossil-fuel subsidies, in order to draw general lessons for governments that wish to pursue similar policies, be they in Indonesia or elsewhere. It outlines the brief history of fossil-fuel subsidies in Indonesia--including subsidies to petroleum products, fossil-fuel producers and the electricity sector (in which petroleum products are one of the main feedstocks)--and outlines the country's key objectives for reforming fossil-fuel subsidies.
Download or read book Lessons learned from Indonesia s attempts to reform fossil fuel subsidies written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to explore Indonesia's attempts to reform its fossil-fuel subsidies, in order to draw general lessons for governments that wish to pursue similar policies, be they in Indonesia or elsewhere. It outlines the brief history of fossil-fuel subsidies in Indonesia--including subsidies to petroleum products, fossil-fuel producers and the electricity sector (in which petroleum products are one of the main feedstocks)--and outlines the country's key objectives for reforming fossil-fuel subsidies.
Download or read book Making the Switch written by Merrill, Laura and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report estimates fossil fuel subsidies to be around USD 425 billion. Such subsidies represent large lost opportunities for governments to invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development. Removal of consumer subsidies can lead to carbon emission reductions (6 to 8 per cent by 2050 globally), Reductions that can be improved further with a switch or a "SWAP" towards sustainable energy. This report describes the scale and impact of fossil fuel subsidies on sustainable development. It describes the SWAP concept to switch savings made from fossil fuel subsidy reform, towards sustainable energy, energy efficiency and safety nets. The report provides potential SWAP outlines for Bangladesh, Indonesia, Morocco and Zambia. "Making the Switch" was written for the Nordic Council Ministers by the Global Subsidies Initiative of IISD and Gaia Consulting.
Download or read book The Political Economy of Energy Subsidy Reform written by Gabriela Inchauste and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a simple framework for understanding the political economy of subsidy reform and applies it to four in-depth country studies covering more than 30 distinct episodes of reform. Five key lessons emerge. First, energy subsidies often follow a life cycle, beginning as a way to stabilize prices and reduce exposure to price volatility for low-income consumers. However, as they grow in size and political power, they become entrenched. Second, subsidy reform strategies vary because the underlying political economy problems vary. When benefits are concentrated, satisfying (or isolating) interest groups with alternative policies is an important condition for effective reform. When benefits are diffuse, it can be much harder to identify and manage the political coalition needed for reform. Third, governments vary in their administrative and political capacities to implement difficult energy subsidy reforms. Fourth, improvements in social protection systems are often critical to the success of reforms because they make it possible to target assistance to those most in need. Finally, the most interesting cases involve governments that take a strategic approach to the challenges of political economy. In these settings, fixing energy subsidies is central to the governments’ missions of retaining political power and reorganizing how the government delivers benefits to the population. These cases are examples of “reform engineering,†? where governments actively seek to create the capacity to implement alternative policies, depoliticize tariffs, and build credibility around alternative policies. The most successful reforms involve active efforts by policy leaders to identify the political forces supporting energy subsidies and redirect or inoculate them.
Download or read book Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Information in Perception of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform written by Rimawan Pradiptyo and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper analyzes household perceptions and the role of information in the fossil-fuel subsidy reforms (FFSR) in Indonesia. The data used in this study were collected by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI), based on an August 2014 survey that involved 2,899 respondents in 34 Indonesian provinces. Survey logistic and multinomial logistic regressions approaches were used in this study. The results show that: (1) those who live outside Java tend to be more receptive to the idea of FFSR (2) The tendency of respondents to oppose the reform is attributable to ownership of motorcycles and cars (3) Providing information about the state budget and the personal impact of the subsidy could change a respondent's opinion from opposition to support of the reform. These results indicated public resistance to a subsidy removal policy was not permanent. Those who own cars and/or motorcycles tend to be more resistant to FFSR than those who do not possess one.
Download or read book Call for Proposals analysis of the energy system impacts of fossil fuel subsidy reform in Indonesia written by IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil Fuels At What Cost Government Support for Upstream Oil and Gas Activities in Indonesia written by David Braithwaite and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GSI's first report in the series “Fossil Fuels - At What Cost?” studies the subsidies provided to fossil-fuel producers in Indonesia. The study provides in-depth analysis of Indonesia's system of Production Sharing Contracts and other relevant policies to identify and estimate government support for the industry. The study concludes that three subsidies can clearly be identified, totaling US $1.8 billion in 2008. It estimates that this is a lower-bound figure, as at least seven other potential subsidies were identified that could not be assessed or quantified based on the available information. The researchers recommend that further work could usefully undertake a full assessment of the economic, environmental and social impacts of these subsidies in order to inform a public debate on whether the subsidies should be kept or considered for reform.
Download or read book Energy Subsidy Reform written by Mr.Benedict J. Clements and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy subsidies are aimed at protecting consumers, however, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. This book provides the most comprehensive estimates of energy subsidies currently available for 176 countries and an analysis of “how to do” energy subsidy reform, drawing on insights from 22 country case studies undertaken by the IMF staff and analyses carried out by other institutions.
Download or read book Do Policies for Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies Deliver what They Promise written by Eirik S. Lindebjerg and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossil fuel subsidies reform has been intensively debated and promoted as a concrete step towards sustainable development, with anticipated benefits of reduced carbon emissions, saved public spending, and improved social distribution. But does this "triple-win" policy deliver what it promises? This working paper focuses on the social "win"--The narrative of social and distributional gains of the energy subsidies reform. The research follows a comparative analysis approach. Three countries were selected as target for in-depth case studies based on their diverse political, economic and social contexts: Ghana, Indonesia and Iran. We examine in each case the distributional effects of subsidy removal, the design and implementation of social programmes and their impact on welfare, as well as the political economy around sustainability of the reform. Based on comparative studies across the three cases, a set of political, economic and social factors are identified to have key impact on the social outcome of reforms. The key conclusions are as follows. There is no quick fix for social "win". Instead, the social outcome is influenced by a set of political, economic and social factors at different levels. Governments need to put the energy subsidies reform in the bigger context and manage the complex mix of influencing factors, to anchor the policy on a broad coalition of interests. Long-term political commitment to subsidies reform is key. A clearly communicated commitment would help win trust from the public in energy subsidies reforms and support for the government to implement relevant policies. A long-term and gradual reform strategy which takes into account both immediate cushion and long-term distributional effects is essential to achieving social gains. Social gain needs to have a prominent role in energy subsidy reforms. The three case studies indicate a clear dynamic between social gains and subsidy reform processes. Thorough analysis using a social lens approach can identify important factors to be taken into account for reform policies to be sustained and more importantly, deliver a social win. Rather than to be taken as a given, a social win from fossil fuel subsidy reforms requires the social dimension to be a central part of the reform policy.
