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Playing Snakes and Ladders While Counting our Carbon Footprint in Alun-Alun Eropa

Blog16 May 202399Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 16 May 2023 - Jejakkarbonku together with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH or GIZ participated in Alun-Alun Eropa, an event organized by the European Union on 6 May 2023. The festival is part of the celebrations for Europe Day, which is the European Union's 'national day'. At the festival, Jejakkarbonku presented the experience…

The use of CCS needs careful consideration

Blog1 June 2022137Views 0Likes 0Comments

Author : Aditya Perdana Putra Purnomo (Research team intern 2022) Editor: Pamela Simamora The use of fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrial revolution has been shown to increase anthropogenic 1 carbon dioxide emissions that are responsible for an upsurge in the earth's surface temperature by 1.07 °C from 1850 to 1990.The…

The Aspirations of the Communities for the NERE Bill

Press Release19 May 2022122Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 19 May 2022 - Decarbonization of the energy sector as one of the largest emitters in Indonesia needs to be carried out to achieve the net-zero target in 2060 or sooner. Thus, Indonesia should prepare supporting policies for development of renewable energy. However, based on the draft of the New Energy and Renewable Energy…

Jateng Solar Series – Green Healthcare Forum: Central Java Encourages Solar PV Adoption in Health Facilities

Blog, Event Coverage26 April 202288Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 26 April 2022- The Ministry of Health through The Directorate of Health Service Facilities, Directorate General of Health Services has issued Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Hospitals (Green Hospitals) in Indonesia in 2018. Central Java has a high potential power output for solar energy. To that end, the development of policies, benefits, and financing schemes…

Sticks with Biofuel Policy

Blog8 April 202291Views 0Likes 0Comments

In recent years, the government has been aggressively encouraging the use of biofuel as one of the main alternatives to fuel oil. However, many constraints and impacts on the economic, social, and environmental side arise in this biofuel use program. The world’s biggest palm oil producer, and exporter, Indonesia, will push ahead with its ambitious…

Accelerate Decarbonization for a Sustainable Future

Event Coverage22 March 202284Views 0Likes 0Comments

Makassar, 22 March 2022 – Accelerating the use of clean energy is a fundamental point in ensuring the future of the economy and other sectors is maintained in the context of sustainability. This was raised in the Sustainability Forum held by PT Vale Indonesia Tbk on Tuesday (22/03). The activity raised the theme…

NRE Bill is Ineffective in Supporting Energy Transition in Indonesia

Press Release21 March 2022153Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 21, 2022 - Entering the harmonization stage in the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), the New Renewable Energy Bill (NRE Bill) is seen as deviating from the goal of encouraging the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 or as soon as possible. At the plenary meeting of the harmonization…

Financier’s Club: Financing Solar Energy in Indonesia – Discusses Solar Energy Financing Issues in Energy Transition

Event Coverage18 March 2022104Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 18 March 2022- The financing of energy transition in Indonesia, especially in the Solar PV Power Plant, needs to be mobilized immediately. The technical potential of solar energy in Indonesia is enormous. Based on a study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), the potential of solar energy in Indonesia is up to…

IPP Track: Support Private Sector Usage of Solar Power Plants to Achieve Paris Agreement Targets

Event Coverage15 March 2022155Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 March 2022 – Indonesia has potential natural resources that can be allocated to develop solar power plants. Besides, solar power plants as renewable energy are feasible to create and reasonably competitive in price; hence solar might support the achievement of Indonesia’s renewable energy mix and emission reduction targets. Ahead of the Indonesia Solar…

Lessons Learned from Fukushima, Nuclear Power Plant Development Has Entered Its Sunset Years

Press Release11 March 2022111Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 11, 2022 - Amid energy decarbonization efforts to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as mid-century or in 2060, the Indonesian government is considering developing a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). However, several nuclear power plant accidents in the world, such as Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986), and Fukushima (2011), indicate that nuclear power…

Women’s Groups and Farmers’ Groups on the NRE Bill “Not New Renewable Energy but Clean Energy”

Blog, Event Coverage4 March 2022100Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 4, 2022- The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) has submitted the Draft Bill on New and Renewable Energy (RUU NRE) to the Legislation Agency (Baleg) for harmonization. However, the aspirations and needs of the community such as women's groups (and also communities in the 3T area-Frontier, Outermost, Disadvantaged)…

Regulatory Support: Key to Unlock Indonesia’s Solar Potential

Blog24 February 2022221Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 24, 2022 - The development of solar energy in Indonesia since 2018 has been increasing, although not significantly. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources noted that there was an increase in installed capacity for rooftop solar to 48.79 MW at the end of 2021 from only 1.6 MW in 2018. Progressive developments…