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020			_a9789715618625
040			_cCUS
082			_a338.9 _bASI/T
245		0	_aTaking control of oil: _cAsian Development Bank _bmanaging dependence on petroleum fuels in the Pacific/
260			_aPhilippines: _bAsian Development Bank, _c2009.
300			_ax, 63 p.: _bill.
440			_aPacific studies series.
505			_a 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.
650			_aPetroleum conservation -- Pacific Area. .
650			_aEnergy policy -- Pacific Area.
650			_aPetroleum products -- Government policy -- Pacific Area.
942			_cWB16