Geny Jati, Author at IESR

ANTARA | RI prioritizes energy transition to green energy during G20 presidency

Media Coverage4 February 202277Views 0Likes 0Comments

According to the Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2022 report published by a think-tank in the field of energy and the environment, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia made a breakthrough in the power sector when it joined the Philippines and Vietnam in the Asian Development Bank's Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Read more…

Indonesia Needs Inter-island Electricity Interconnection for 100 Percent Renewable Energy Development

Blog26 January 2022246Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 26 January 2022 - The energy sector which is dominated by fossil energy accounts for ⅔ of global emissions. In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions exponentially, massive use of renewable energy is an important thing to do. One of the efforts to empower 100 percent of the technical potential of renewable energy,…

The Urge to Elevate Climate Change Literacy

Event Coverage13 January 202289Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 2015 Paris Agreement mandated global leaders to commit climate change mitigation and other feasible measures to ensure the global temperature rise less than 2 degrees celsius. Most countries choose energy transition, shifting from fossil-based energy systems to renewables one, as one of the strategies to embody the commitment. Energy transition is believed to be…

Indonesia’s Energy Transition Overshadowed by Government Uncertainty

Event Coverage21 December 2021100Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 21, 2021 - Closing 2021, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has launched its annual report entitled Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2022. Since 2017, IETO - previously called Indonesia Clean Energy Outlook (ICEO), has consistently explained the development of the energy transition in Indonesia in various sectors as well as provided…

Net-Zero Emission Agenda Private Sector Opportunity to Increase Competitiveness

Blog14 December 2021117Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 December 2021 - 2021 is considered as a progressive period marked by a number of important events and the birth of various commitments aimed to reduce the impact of climate change. A number of heads of state in the world are competing to show their leadership in dealing with climate change. This is…

The Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Target is Still Creating Range Anxiety

Blog10 December 2021170Views 0Likes 7Comments

Electric vehicles have become increasingly popular recently. The Indonesian government itself has stated that the use of electric vehicles is one of Indonesia's energy transition strategies. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced a target of electric vehicle penetration of 2 million electric cars and 13 million electric motorcycles by 2030. The magnitude of…

Open Canvas: IsDB seeks advice on Energy Transition in Indonesia and Southeast Asia Region with IESR

Blog6 December 2021108Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 December 2021 - In the past year, the term energy transition has gained traction in the policy advocating process as well as public discourse. The energy sector, as the number one polluter globally, attracts the main spotlight as the world is in the race to limit its temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Energy…

Indonesia Needs to Catch the Opportunity to Finance Transition

Event Coverage25 November 202188Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 Nov 2021 - As the COP-26 wrapped up a few weeks ago, more discussions about “what’s the next follow-up action?” are being conducted to keep reminding both the Government and the public that the pledge or commitment made during the conference should be implemented. Acting as the pre-opening of Indo EBTKEConnex 2021, FIRE…

Indonesia’s Energy Transition Financing Needs to be Calculated Carefully

Event Coverage24 November 2021130Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 24 November 2021 - The transition to clean energy is a necessity. The development of clean energy technology makes the price of electricity from clean energy become more and more competitive with fossil energy which is still widely found in energy systems. Citing the 2021 Climate Transparency report, Indonesia's energy system until 2021 is…

Showing Commitment, Indonesia is Ready for Early Retirement of Coal Power Plants

Blog12 November 2021165Views 0Likes 0Comments

Throughout 2021, responding to the global demand for climate action to align with the Paris Agreement, Indonesia has updated several documents such as the NDC which targets carbon neutrality by 2060 or earlier and released the 'green' RUPTL which is claimed to provide more space for renewable energy. Recently, Indonesia stated that assessment about the…

Green Jobs: Promising yet Untapped Opportunity

Event Coverage6 November 2021171Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 6, 2021 - Green jobs have become an issue that is starting to be discussed a lot. Young people try to understand green jobs to figure out what fields are included in green jobs, what are the prospects for future opportunities, as well as what should be prepared to work in this sector.…

COP26: A “Soundless” Recital by Jokowi

Blog5 November 202185Views 0Likes 0Comments

Many parties are waiting for President Joko Widodo's speech at COP26. Jokowi is expected to declare more ambitious commitments to reduce emissions and deal with climate change as well as to outline concrete steps towards net-zero emissions. Indonesia's strategic position as the leader of the G20 countries in 2022 should make Indonesia take one step…