Kompas | Fossil Fuels Dominant Energy Supply, Government Should Push Renewable Energy Faster

The writer of Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (2023), a senior researcher at IESR, Handriyanti D Puspitarini, explained that Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.72 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in line with increased economic activity as before the pandemic. However, more budget allocations support fossil energy in the economic recovery program. Read more…

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Strengthen Indonesia’s Commitment to Climate Change

Jakarta, December 6, 2022 - Nowadays, climate change in the world affects increasing the intensity of climate disasters and threatens human life and biodiversity. Thus, government commitment and concrete targets are needed to reduce emissions, like setting a more ambitious target in the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) document, which Indonesia submitted in September 2022.…

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Direktur Eksekutif IESR

Magnifying the Ambitious Climate Action from Business Sector

Jakarta, November 30, 2022 -  The Indonesian government needs to show strong attention to climate mitigation efforts by increasing commitment and may significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, stated that rising global temperatures are worsening the climate crisis. He conveyed his speech at…

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Sinergi Stakeholder dalam Upaya Peningkatan Elektrifikasi dan Konsumsi Listrik per Kapita di Indonesia

Observing the Efforts to Increase Electricity Consumption in Indonesia

Surabaya, November 25, 2022 - Electrical energy is one of the human needs that integrates into daily needs. Increasing access to electricity through 100 percent electricity ratio also needs to be coupled by providing energy sources that are more environmentally friendly. Akbar Bagaskara, Electricity System Researcher, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in a public discussion forum…

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