Kompas | “Off-grid” CFPP Not Yet Included in JETP Targets

Media Coverage7 November 202381Views0Likes0Comments
The Just Energy Transition Partnership Secretariat or JETP officially opened the draft investment plan to receive input from the public. Observers believe that there is homework to do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions optimally, considering that the emission reduction target in the draft has not yet reached generators outside the electricity grid of the State Electric Company…

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Towards COP-28: Indonesia Needs to Speak Out for Concrete Action in Addressing the Climate Crisis

Blog3 November 2023142Views0Likes0Comments
Jakarta, November 2, 2023 -The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-28) is scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from November 30 to December 12, 2023. Guntur, a policy analyst from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, has stated that the COP-28 meeting…

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Kompas | Incentives, Political Will, and Efforts to Move Away from Coal

Media Coverage31 October 202385Views0Likes0Comments
It cannot be denied that coal is still the main energy source for the electricity sector in Indonesia despite the demands of transition energy strengthens. Incentives for renewable energy are really needed if we want to displace coal, which has also been a source of economic turnover in a number of regions. Central-regional government coordination must also be strengthened. Read more…

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Promoting Central and Local Government Institutional Capacity for Just Transition

Press Release27 October 202385Views0Likes0Comments
Jakarta, October 26, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), conducted a collaborative study on the analysis of central and local government institutional capacity for sustainable coal transition in Indonesia.  The preliminary findings of this study show that of the eight ideal capacities that governments…

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Driving Low-Carbon Industry Through an Industrial Decarbonization Roadmad

Press Release26 October 2023131Views0Likes0Comments
Jakarta, October 25, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have released a roadmap and policy recommendations for industrial decarbonization to achieve net zero carbon emissions (NZE). This report focuses on five industrial sectors: cement, iron and steel, pulp and paper, ammonia, and textiles, which are…

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How Important is it to Allocate State Funds to Early Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants?

Blog24 October 2023114Views0Likes0Comments
Jakarta, October 24, 2023 - Accelerating the early retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and establishing renewable energy-based power plants is crucial to achieving our energy transition targets. The government has released financing guidelines outlined in the Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) Number 103 of 2023 to facilitate this process. This regulation aims…

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