Geny Jati, Author at IESR

Engaging More People in the Emission Reduction Effort

Blog22 April 202425Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 April 2024 - Energy transition has gained traction and momentum in the past years. Countries have pledged to reduce emissions as well as accelerate their energy transition agenda to keep the global temperature rise on the 1.5-degree Celsius level. Indonesia pledged to achieve net zero emissions status in 2060 or earlier. This commitment…

Carefully Designing Indonesia’s Energy Policy Framework

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Jakarta, March 28, 2024 - The National Energy Council (DEN) plans to adjust the renewable energy mix target. Currently in the draft Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN), DEN plans to reduce the national renewable energy mix target to 17-19 percent by 2025. Previously, the renewable energy mix target was 23 percent by…

Encouraging Industrial Decarbonization Starting from Consumer Lifestyle

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Jakarta, 22 March 2024 - The increase of the earth's temperature is an inevitable phenomenon as a result of various natural events and human activities and lifestyles which produce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as the cause of the rise in the earth's temperature. The invention of the steam engine in 1880 made monumental changes to…

Embarking on the Decarbonization Journey of the Steel Industry

Event Coverage22 March 202428Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 March 2024 - The industrial sector is one of the important sectors for reducing emissions. The large energy consumption and its significant contribution to the economy in 2022 amounting to 16.48 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are strong reasons to make this sector more sustainable. Industries with high energy needs, such as…

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Emissions are not Small

Event Coverage15 March 202422Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 March 2024 - The industrial sector has become the backbone of the Indonesian economy. Not only large industries, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also the driving force of the national economy, including creating employment opportunities and contributing 60.5% to GDP. However, this economic contribution figure is also accompanied by large, haunting emissions.…

Reviewing Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Investment Needs

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Jakarta, March 8th, 2024 - Indonesia's energy transition commitment officially began three years ago when the State Electricity Company (PLN) issued the 2021-2030 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) which targets increasing renewable energy capacity as one of the prerequisites for achieving net zero Indonesia's emissions in 2060, specifically the electricity sector in 2050. During the…

Encouraging the Energy Transition in the Industrial Sector in South Sumatra

Event Coverage8 March 202419Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, 26 February 2024 - Energy is a basic need for individuals and communities with various purposes. Even though energy is something crucial in human life, not many people know or are critical of the energy sources (such as electricity) that they use every day. On a larger scale such as the industrial sector, energy…

Between Low Renewable Energy Target and High Economic Growth Ambitions

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Jakarta, 20 February 2024 - Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses the steps taken by the National Energy Council (DEN) to adjust the renewable energy mix target in the Draft of Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) from the original 23 percent to 17-19 percent 2030…

Mangroves for the Community

Event Coverage5 February 202428Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cirebon, 26 January 2024 - South Kesunean is one of the coastal areas in the Kasepuhan Village area, Lemahwungkuk District, Cirebon City. Located on the coast, the South Kesunean area experiences threats in the form of abrasion or tidal flooding. Realizing this, people of Kesunean Selatan started planting mangroves to prevent this abrasion. The need…

Building a Framework for Understanding Mutual Cooperation on Renewable Energy

Event Coverage5 February 202419Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bekasi, 23 January 2024 - Human life cannot be separated from various types of energy use. Starting from the household scale for cooking, to the utility scale such as power plants with a capacity of hundreds of megawatts. Even though energy utilization activities are carried out every day, understanding and literacy about energy still needs…

Half-hearted Indonesian Climate Policy and Action

Event Coverage1 February 202426Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 January 2024 - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has declared 2023 as the hottest year. Historical records show that the earth's temperature continues to increase from year to year. To keep the earth's temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees, experts have recommended ensuring the world reaches peak global emissions in 2030…

Communities Build Sustainability-Based Businesses

Event Coverage1 February 202418Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cirebon, 26 January 2024 - On the fourth day, the West Java Energy Exploration team continued their journey to Cirebon. Precisely in South Kesunean, Kasepuhan Village, Lemahwungkuk District. There, the group moved towards the shoreline to plant mangroves. South Kesunean has one problem, namely the emerging soil phenomenon. This raised land appears due to the…