TY  - BOOK
TI  - Taking control of oil: : managing dependence on petroleum fuels in the Pacific
SN  - 9789715618625
U1  - 338.9 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Philippines
PB  - Asian Development Bank
KW  - Petroleum conservation -- Pacific Area.  .
KW  - Energy policy -- Pacific Area
KW  - Petroleum products -- Government policy -- Pacific Area.
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Cover; 
Contents; 
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; 
FOREWORD; 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 
INTRODUCTION; 

Background; Oil Price Increases 2002-2008; 
The Vulnerability of the Pacific to Oil Price Increases; 
The Effects of Oil Price Rises on the Pacific; 

A FRAMEWORK FOR OIL POLICY; 
The Role of Government in the Energy Sector; Approaching Energy Policy; 
Previous Development Partner Assistance to Deal with Oil Pressures; 
Strengthening Assistance to PDMC Energy Sectors; 

APPLICATIONS FOR THE PACIFIC; 
The Options Available are Numerous; 
Factoring Climate Change into Energy Policy Making. Replacing Intuition with Sound Data and AnalysisConclusions and Recommendations; 

REFERENCES; 
LIST OF TABLES; 
Table 1: PDMC Petroleum Fuel Use in 2003 and Recent Growth Rates; 
Table 2: Gross Petroleum Demand by Sector (Percentages; 1990); 
Table 3: Oil Price Vulnerability Index for selected Pacific Countries; 
Table 4: Major Uses of Fuels in the Pacific; 
Table 5: Share of Fuel, Electricity, and Transportation Costs in Household Expenditures; 
Table 6: Pacific Energy Capacity Building and Reports; 

LIST OF FIGURES; 
Figure 1: Retail Price of Gasoline in the Pacific Region. 
Figure 2: Retail Fuel Prices in PDMCs
Figure 3: Dependence on Oil and Energy Efficiency, 2005; 
Figure 4: Inflation in PDMCs and the World Price of Oil; 
Figure 5: Impact of an Oil Price Shock on Reserve Coverage in the Pacific; 
Figure 6: Marginal Cost of Carbon Dioxide Abatement Curve; 
Figure 7: Developing a Framework for Energy Policy in the Pacific; 

LIST OF BOXES; 
Box 1. Transport and Oil Price Increases; 
Box 2. High Oil Prices-Implications for the Millennium Development Goals; 
Box 3. Factors Affecting the Effective Development of National Energy Policy. 
Box 4. Pacific Islands Energy Policy and Plan
Box 5. Case Study: Addressing High Oil Prices in the Marshall Islands; Box 6. Why Are Some Strategies More Favored Than Others?; 
Box 7. Energy Efficiency-Potentially Large Gains at Small Costs; 
Box 8. Proposed Fiji Standards and Labelling Program; 
Box 9. Case Study: Bulk Fuel Purchase; 
Box 10. The Development of Options: Technology Increases Choices; 
Box 11. The Cost of Carbon: Increasing Opportunities; 
Box 12. An Illustrative Example of a MEECE Cost Curve; 
Box 13. Case Study: Developing a Cost Curve-The Experience of Palau

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