Carlos de la Torre, Research Fellow, DUSP
| Jan/29 | Fri | 12:00PM-01:30PM | E62-250 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Prereq: None
A recent study of the IMF published in May 2015 estimated fossil fuel subsidies (including below market prices and untaxed negative indirect impacts) at over 5% of World GDP. Taking as reference the case of fossil fuel subsidies in Malaysia, this activity will (1) review the architecture of one or more energy subsidies (fuel prices, tax incentives in fossil fuels, or both time allowing); (2) develop alternative future architectures based on an envisioned state; (3) select a future architecture more closely aligned with the envisioned state based on a common agreed criteria; and (4) develop an implementation plan for the selected architecture. During this 1.5 hour session, the activity will use lectures and exercises developed in groups to go through the steps outlined above.
This activity has had the support of the Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program (MSCP) at DUSP and the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative in preparing and disseminationg this effort.
Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Carlos De La Torre Salcedo, 9-338, 617 253-4510, CDLT@MIT.EDU