Climate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia

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This book demonstrates the challenges and opportunities of climate change actions in developing countries and primarily focuses on case studies in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country. The most important feature of the book is its examination of multiple facets of climate change issues in Indonesia, which allows readers to understand the complexity of climate change in developing countries: the synergies and trade-offs between different climate change actions as well as between climate and development priorities. Another unique feature is that it was jointly written by Indonesian and international authors, as well as by academics and development practitioners. This book addresses questions concerning mitigation measures in major sectors with original analyses of aspects including energy subsidies, sectoral energy efficiencies in manufacturing sectors, forest concessions, energy-saving labeling schemes, policy mixes for the urban transportation sector, and the introduction of waste-to-energy technologies. The book provides first-hand knowledge and data on energy and the institutional realities in Indonesia, which are not widely and readily available to an international audience. It offers a valuable reference guide for professionals working for governments and NGOs and donor agencies in the fields of climate change and development in developing countries. This work is also a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of economics and environmental and development studies, in particular those who are interested in the synergies and conflicts between climate change and development. . Read more... Abstract: This book demonstrates the challenges and opportunities of climate change actions in developing countries and primarily focuses on case studies in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country. The most important feature of the book is its examination of multiple facets of climate change issues in Indonesia, which allows readers to understand the complexity of climate change in developing countries: the synergies and trade-offs between different climate change actions as well as between climate and development priorities. Another unique feature is that it was jointly written by Indonesian and international authors, as well as by academics and development practitioners. This book addresses questions concerning mitigation measures in major sectors with original analyses of aspects including energy subsidies, sectoral energy efficiencies in manufacturing sectors, forest concessions, energy-saving labeling schemes, policy mixes for the urban transportation sector, and the introduction of waste-to-energy technologies. The book provides first-hand knowledge and data on energy and the institutional realities in Indonesia, which are not widely and readily available to an international audience. It offers a valuable reference guide for professionals working for governments and NGOs and donor agencies in the fields of climate change and development in developing countries. This work is also a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of economics and environmental and development studies, in particular those who are interested in the synergies and conflicts between climate change and development Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Economy, Energy, and CO2 Emissions....Pages 3-26 Government Policies and Institutions for Climate Change Mitigation and Its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting....Pages 27-54 Importance of Accurate GHG Estimation for the Effective Promotion of Mitigation Policies....Pages 55-83 Evaluation of National Adaptation Planning: A Case Study in Indonesia....Pages 85-107 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Forest Concessions and Deforestation....Pages 111-144 Mitigating Climate Change by Preventing Peatland Fire: Conditions for Successful REDD+ in Indonesia....Pages 145-158 Indonesian Fuel Subsidy Removal Impact on Environment: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis....Pages 159-171 Energy in the Power Sector and GHG Emissions: Modeling as an Input to the Formulation of the Next Midterm National Development Plan....Pages 173-198 Environmental Productivities and Carbon Abatement Costs of Manufacturing Sectors....Pages 199-218 Consumer Behavior and Ecolabeling....Pages 219-242 MRT as Climate Policy in Urban Transportation....Pages 243-264 Less Emissions and Less Waste: An Economic Analysis of a Waste-to-Energy Project for Bekasi City....Pages 265-293 Use of Climate Information for Rice Farming in Indonesia....Pages 295-304 Agricultural Risk Management: Lesson Learned from the Application of Rice Crop Insurance in Indonesia....Pages 305-322