Darshan Joshi

• Master of Public Policy
• Analyst at Penang Institute

The pricing of carbon is widely considered to be a fundamental component of effective climate action, and represents an efficient economic solution to the two market failures which continue to exacerbate the problem of climate change. Such price-based regulation serves to mitigate emissions by incentivising the adoption of low-carbon means of produ...

In a previous paper, we highlighted that flexible work arrangements (FWAs), a term which describes any manner of adaptation to the traditional 9-5 office-based work schedule, create three significant positive externalities. Here, we place emphasis on the positive non-economic externalities that arise from the growing adoption of FWAs. These include...

Flexible work arrangements (FWAs), a term which describes any manner of adaptation to the traditional 9-5 office-based work schedule, provoke profound changes to society and its relationship to work. FWAs are typically employed in order to maximise benefits that accrue to employers or their employees; its provision has been found to positively affe...

A carbon tax applied to the electricity, transport, and oil and gas sectors will cover over 70% of annual national emissions, and help ensure that Malaysia meets, or even exceeds, its climate goals. Commencing at a rate of RM35/tCO2e in 2020 and gradually rising to RM150/tCO2e by 2028, this policy would raise an annual average of RM21.8–24.6bil in...

Budget 2019 offers a first real glimpse into the concrete plans that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government has for Malaysia during its first full calendar year in power. This report serves as an update to the long-run development expenditure (DE) analysis conducted by Penang Institute earlier this year, and highlights some of the more striking chang...

An analysis of the life-cycle emissions of electric vehicles in Malaysia relative to those of conventional internal-combustion engine vehicles.

An overview and analysis of Malaysia's Sustainable Energy Development Authority, the entity charged with the task of increasing national use of renewable energy, and of renewable energy policies enacted in Malaysia over the past two decades.