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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2025

Kathryn Chelminski
Affiliation:
Brown University, Rhode Island

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Abbreviations

AFD

French Development Agency [Agence Française de Développement]

AfDB

African Development Bank

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AOSIS

Alliance of Small Island Developing States

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

BAPPENAS

Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency [Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional]

BAU

business as usual

BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer

CBDR

common but differentiated responsibilities

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

CEM

Clean Energy Ministerial

CIF

Climate Investment Fund

ComVol

Philippine Institute of Volcanology

COP

Conference of Parties

CREZ

Competitive Renewable Energy Zones

CTCN

Climate Technology Centre and Network

CTF

Clean Technology Fund

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DOE

Department of Energy

EBRD

European Bank of Reconstruction and Development

EBTKE

Directorate of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation [Direktorat Jenderal Energi Baru, Terbarukan, dan Konservasi Energi]

EDC

Energy Development Corporation

EIA

environmental impact assessments

EMDE

emerging markets and developing economies

EPIRA

Electricity Power Industry Reform Act

ERC

emissions reduction credit

ESF

Environmental and Social Framework

ESMAP

Energy Sector Management Assistance Program

EU

European Union

GEAP

Green Energy Auction Program

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GEUDP

Geothermal Energy Upstream Development Project

GHG

greenhouse gas emissions

GIZ

German Development Bank [Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit]

GRDF

Geothermal Resource De-Risking Facility

GREM

Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project

GW

gigawatt

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPEEC

International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation

IPG

International Partners Group

IPP

independent power producers

IRENA

International Renewable Energy Agency

IRR

internal rate of return

ITC

investment tax credit

JETP

Just Energy Transition Partnership

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

JREC

Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition

KEN

Blueprint of National Energy Management [Kebijakan Energi Nasional]

KfW

German Development Bank [Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau]

KRTA

Kingston, Reynolds, Thom and Allardice

LDC

Least Developed Countries

MEMR

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources [Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral]

MEPS

minimum energy performance standards

MDGs

Millennium Development Goals

MW

megawatt

NDCs

Nationally Determined Contributions

NGAP

National Geothermal Association of the Philippines

NGO

nongovernmental organizations

NIPAS

National Integrated Protected Areas System

NREL

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

PGII

Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment

PIP

Indonesia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund [Pusat Investasi Pemerintah]

PLN

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity utility [Perusahaan Listrik Negara]

PNOC

Philippines National Oil Company

PTC

production tax credit

PV

solar photovoltaic

R&D

research and design

REDD

UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

REEEP

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

REN21

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century

RUKN

Indonesia National Electricity Plan [Rencana Umum Ketenagalistrikan Nasional]

SBY

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

SE4All

Sustainable Energy for All Initiative

SOE

state-owned enterprise

SPV

special purpose vehicle

UK

United Kingdom

UN

United Nations

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNIDO

UN Industrial Development Organization

US

United States

USAID

US Agency for International Development

USTDA

US Trade and Development Agency

WWF

World Wildlife Fund

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