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Robi Kurniawan

Programme Manager on Energy

Profile

Robi Kurniawan joined ERIA in May 2024 as a Programme Manager for Energy at the Asian Zero Emission Centre (AZEC), where he leads several projects aimed at decarbonising the energy sector and advancing ASEAN’s energy transition efforts. He holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in environmental science from Tohoku University, Japan. With extensive experience across the public, private, and academic sectors, his research focuses on energy policy, sustainable development, and environmental economics. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for leading energy and sustainability journals.

Expertise
  • Energy Policy
  • Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Economics
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Modelling
Education

2016 – 2019

Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Tohoku University, Japan

2014 – 2016

Master of Environmental Science, Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Tohoku University, Japan

2000 – 2004

Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Engineering

Diponegoro University, Indonesia
Experience

2010 – 2024

Public Policy Analyst

Directorate General of New-Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation
2019

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Tohoku University

2005 - 2010

Engineer

PAM Lyonnaise Jaya
Select Publications
  1. Hartono, D., Dachlan, A. N., Hastuti, S. H., Kartiasih, F., Saputri, N. K., Kurniawan, R., ... & Shirakawa, H. (2023). The Impacts of Households on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Indonesia. Environmental Processes, 10(4), 54.
  2. Keeley, A. R., Halimatussadiah, A., Brodjonegoro, B., Agarwala, M., Adriansyah, M., Kurniawan, R., ... & Riefky, T. (2023). A Framework to Enhance Financing Capacity and Incentivise Preservation of Natural Assets.
  3. Hartono, D., Indriyani, W., Iryani BS., Komarulzaman, A., Nugroho, A., Kurniawan, R., (2023). Carbon Tax, Energy Policy, and Sustainable Development in Indonesia. Sustainable Development. (in press).
  4. Sugiawan, Y., Kurniawan, R., & Managi, S. (2023). Assessing the United Nations sustainable development goals from the inclusive wealth perspective.Scientific Reports,13(1), 1601.
  5. Halimatussadiah, A., Kurniawan, R., Mita, AF., Siregar, AA., Anky, WAK., Maulia, RF., Hartono, D. (2023). The Impact of Fiscal Incentives on the Feasibility of Solar Photovoltaic and Wind Electricity Generation Projects: The Case of Indonesia. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 11(01).
  6. Kurniawan, R., & Feinnudin, A. (2021). Assessing the implementation of the energy management system in the first ISO 50001 building in Indonesia.Indonesian Journal of Energy,4(2), 129-139.
  7. Kurniawan, R., & Kurniawan, I. W. (2022). Developing innovative financing scheme for leveraging energy efficiency deployment in Indonesia.Indonesian Journal of Energy,5(1), 33-41.
  8. Kurniawan, I. W., & Kurniawan, R. (2022). Fostering Energy Efficiency Through Street Lighting System Improvement: A Case Study of City-Level in Indonesia.Indonesian Journal of Energy,5(2), 96-104.
  9. Kurniawan, R., Sugiawan, Y., & Managi, S. (2021). Economic growth'environment nexus: An analysis based on natural capital component of inclusive wealth.Ecological Indicators,120, 106982.
  10. Kurniawan, R., Trencher, G. P., Edianto, A. S., Setiawan, I. E., & Matsubae, K. (2020). Understanding the multi-faceted drivers of increasing coal consumption in Indonesia.Energies,13(14), 3660.
  11. Kurniawan, R., & Managi, S. (2019). Linking wealth and productivity of natural capital for 140 countries between 1990 and 2014.Social Indicators Research,141, 443-462.
  12. Sugiawan, Y., Kurniawan, R., & Managi, S. (2019). Are carbon dioxide emission reductions compatible with sustainable well-being'.Applied Energy,242, 1-11.
  13. Kurniawan, R., Sugiawan, Y., & Managi, S. (2018). Cleaner energy conversion and household emission decomposition analysis in Indonesia.Journal of Cleaner Production,201, 334-342.
  14. Kurniawan, R., & Managi, S. (2018). Measuring long'term sustainability with shared socioeconomic pathways using an inclusive wealth framework.Sustainable Development,26(6), 596-605.
  15. Kurniawan, R., & Managi, S. (2018). Coal consumption, urbanization, and trade openness linkage in Indonesia.Energy Policy,121, 576-583.
  16. Kurniawan, R., & Managi, S. (2018). Economic growth and sustainable development in Indonesia: an assessment.Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies,54(3), 339-361.
  17. Kurniawan R, Managi S. (2017). Sustainable development and performance measurement: Global productivity decomposition. Sustainable Development. 25(6), 639-54.
  18. Halimatussadiah A, Widyasanti AA, Damayanti A, Verico K, Qibthiyyah RM, Kurniawan R, et al. Thinking Ahead': Indonesia ' s Agenda on Sustainable Recovery from COVID -19 Pandemic. 2020.
  19. Kurniawan, R., Managi, S., Forecasting annual energy consumption using machine learnings: Case of Indonesia. 9th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy. 2019.
  20. Kurniawan, R., Managi, S., 2019. Sustainable development and performance measurement; In book: Wealth, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability, Routledge. Jan 2019.