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Employment Readiness for Renewable Energy in Indonesia

Blog30 May 2023397Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 2023 - Indonesia has made important commitments to achieve climate and development targets, and it has begun to pay attention to reducing carbon emissions while at the same time strengthening economic and social resilience. As a developing country, committing to decarbonized development while maintaining economic growth is critical, particularly for Indonesia, which has…

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

Blog16 May 2023152Views 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…

Understanding the Context of Just Transition in Coal Region

Blog15 May 2023199Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 10 May 2023 - the global effort to move away from fossil-based power resources will lead to a transition away from coal. This transition not only brings a drastic change to coal production, but also the livelihoods and economic activity in the coal producing regions. Srestha Banerjee, director of the Just Transition program iForest…

Incentives Needed to Drive the Electric Vehicle Market

Blog15 May 2023215Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 11, 2023 - Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, stated the Government of Indonesia provided electric vehicle incentives as one of the strategies to open or develop the electric vehicle industry itself. However, Fabby stressed that there are better solutions than incentivizing electric vehicles to overcome the…

Preparing Human Capital for The Energy Transition

Blog15 May 2023237Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 2023 - The world is moving to a low-carbon economy. Consequently, the energy supply for the economy also shifts from fossil fuel to renewable energy. Last year, for the first time, global investment in low-carbon energy technologies (including non-energy production technologies such as electrified transportation, electrified heat, and sustainable materials) surpassed USD 1…

Indonesia’s Potential to Becoming the Top Player in ASEAN’s EV Market

Blog12 May 2023211Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 12 May 2023 - During the 42nd ASEAN Summit held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, ASEAN demonstrated its determination to develop an ecosystem for electric vehicles (EV). Within ASEAN, some member states have already established their own EV industries, namely Thailand and Indonesia. In Indonesia alone, production reaches 1.2 million units per year,…

A Moment of Reflection on Ourselves and Our Climate Targets

Blog11 May 2023234Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 May 2023 - This year’s Earth Day is quite a unique one as it falls on the day of Eid ul-Fitr, an Islamic celebration that marks the end of the month-long fasting of Ramadhan. Theologically, those who are successful in withholding all kinds of worldly desires during the holy month would see their…

The Earth Day and Indonesia’s Climate and Energy Agenda Forward

Blog10 May 2023314Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 10 May 2023 - The celebration of Earth Day reminds us that there is only one planet we live on, it provides many benefits for human civilization, and we must protect its preservation for future generations. For that reason, increasing the awareness of environmental issues becomes important and we should put environmental issues on…

Defining Just and Ensuring JETP Commitment

Blog4 May 2023184Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 18 April 2023 - Addressing the climate change issue needs not only commitment but it requires a huge amount of resources. Financing has become one of the biggest challenges for countries like Indonesia which rely on coal plants and need to transform them into renewable-based power generation to cut emissions from the power sector.…

The Limited Option of Clean Energy for Remote Area Residents

Blog18 April 2023243Views 0Likes 0Comments

Consumers can choose cleaner energy sources, but what if the choice is minimal? Or even none at all? The government's commitment to promoting renewable energy (RE) in Indonesia dates back several years. Furthermore, the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius makes the Indonesian government more…

Solar Energy Plays Key Role in Energy Transition of Power System

Blog17 April 2023204Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 15, 2023 - A careful planning strategy is essential to encourage the use of solar energy in the electricity system. The Government of Indonesia and PLN (the national power utility) released the new Electricity Business Plan (RUPTL) 2021-2030, which sets out Indonesia’s future power capacity by increasing the number of New Renewable Energy…

Strengthening Indonesia’s Role in ASEAN Through the Energy Transition

Blog12 April 2023197Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 April 2023 - Indonesia's leadership at the international level continues. After being considered successful in becoming the leader of the G20 countries in 2022, in 2023 Indonesia is entrusted with becoming the chairman of ASEAN. As a country with the largest population, economy and energy demand in the ASEAN region, Indonesia has an…