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First-ever just transition plan for coal retirement in Indonesia finds a feasible pathway for a 2045 phase-out

An accelerated plant-by-plant retirement strategy makes solidifying a 2045 coal phase-out target possible.  Internationally assisted phase-out and a coordinated national approach will support Indonesia’s 2050 net-zero goal and a 1.5ºC global pathway. Jakarta, Indonesia; Maryland, United States, August 2, 2022—A new first-ever analysis released today by the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University…

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Coal Funding Discontinued, Southeast Asian Countries Must Plan the Energy Transition Measures

Jakarta, 1 August 2022 –Climate mitigation actions by encouraging the use of renewable energy have led countries that fund coal-fired power plants (CFPP) to shift their investment to renewable energy. This transformation will bring implications and challenges that need to be worked on by the countries that have been the destination for fossil energy investment…

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Jejakkarbonku.id Facilitates Individual Contributions to Reduce Emissions

Jakarta, August 5, 2022 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has officially launched a tool for calculating individuals' emissions/carbon footprints called “Jejakkarbonku.id ”. This website-based carbon calculator application was developed by IESR to improve similar tools that IESR has had since 2012. This update on Jejakkarbonku.id is expected to help…

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

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…

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

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)…

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