Supporting National Commitment in Reducing GHG Emissions: A Painful Journey for Indonesian Local Government?

Sulistiadi Dono Iskandar () and Andhika Putra Pratama ()
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Sulistiadi Dono Iskandar: Researcher, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta
Andhika Putra Pratama: Researcher, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta

No 201710, LPEM FEBUI Working Papers from LPEM, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia

Abstract: In 2009, Indonesian ex-President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Indonesia's commitment to reduce its Green House Gas (GHG) emission. The commitment later being legalized in Government Regulation No. 61 2011 (PP 61 Tahun 2011) along with the legal establishment of RAN-GRK (National Action Plan for GHG Emission Reduction) and RAD-GRK (Local Action Plan for GHG Emission Reduction) Program. However, following ï¬ ve years after the implementation of both program, the effectiveness itself is still in question especially in the case of local government level. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of GHG emission mitigation activities in provincial level from the budget perspective. On top of that, this paper also attempts to investigate the determinant factors of local government's effort to reduce GHG emission proxied by the total mitigation expenditure in the particular province. Using Panel data analysis for each province with timespan of 2010–2015, our results suggest that mitigation activities conducted by the local government are signiï¬ cant in reducing the GHG emission. Our result also shows that local government's ï¬ scal capacity does determine the level of budget dedicated for reducing GHG emission although with a very low coefï¬ cient, suggesting that emission mitigation has not became a priority for the local government in Indonesia.

Keywords: GHG; Emission; -; RAN-GRK; -; Panel; Data; -; Local; Government; -; Mitigation; Expenditure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-10, Revised 2017-10
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