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Renewable Energy Development First, Nuclear should be the last option or not at all

Event Coverage25 June 202118Views 0Likes 0Comments

Nuclear energy has created a dialogue and debate about the benefits and risks it brings. On the one hand, nuclear energy can meet energy needs, and can be used in various fields such as medical and military. But nuclear power also carries the risk of radiation leakage. There are noteworthy nuclear accidents, starting from Three…

Beyond 207 Gigawatts : Accelerating solar development in Indonesia

Blog, Event Coverage25 June 202128Views 0Likes 1Comment

Seeing the need for an update for solar power technical potential in Indonesia, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) with technical support from the Global Environmental Institute (GEI) conducted a nationwide geographic information system-based (GIS-based) solar photovoltaic (PV) technical potential assessment in the country. Technical potential estimates represent the achievable electricity generation potential (terawatt-hours), including…

Coal as Stranded Assets: Potential Climate-related Transition Risk and Its Financial Impacts to Indonesia Banking Sector

Blog, Event Coverage25 June 202120Views 0Likes 2Comments

An important issue to be discussed at the G20 Summit Based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), transition risk is one of the financial risks that can arise from the process of adjusting to a low-carbon economy, both from policy/legal, technology, market, and reputation risks. One of the financial impacts of these…

Not Renewable energy but Communicate that Coal is Intermittent and Expensive

Blog, Event Coverage24 June 202124Views 0Likes 0Comments

Communication is a powerful instrument that can be used to build public awareness of the transition to energy and renewable energy. As for how to use this tool to reach various groups of people, not only for people whose daily life is involved in the energy world is an interesting topic of discussion in the…

Bali can lead as the clean energy province, the island owned enormous potential for technical and market of solar PV

Event Coverage15 June 202136Views 0Likes 0Comments

Denpasar, 9 June 2021 – With the technical potential of 26.4 GWp (IESR, 2021), Bali can rely on solar energy to realize the vision of "Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali'' in its energy system, one of which is by encouraging the community involvement in invest in PV mini-grid. This became an interesting discussion at the…

IESR: Indonesia Capable of Achieving Zero Emissions by 2050, Government Must Fully Commit to Realizing Energy Transition

Event Coverage4 June 202153Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 28 May 2021 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a think-tank that focuses on renewable energy and environmental issues, launched its latest study entitled, "Deep Decarbonization of Indonesia's Energy System: a Pathway to Zero-Emission by 2050". This study is a collaboration between IESR, Germany's Agora Energiewende, and Finland's Lappeenranta University of Technology…

Total support from the Government is required for a promising solar energy

Event Coverage4 June 202118Views 0Likes 0Comments

"Solar cells will be the new promising commodity in the future, just like oil now," said Fabby Tumiwa during his explanation in the REinvest Indonesia - China forum. The forum aims to bridge the two countries in renewables investment collaboration. Indonesia is actively seeking a way to provide cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy sources…

Integrating the Biofuel Development Planning in the Long-Term Strategy of Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Event Coverage7 May 202136Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 4, 2021- Since the early 2000s, Indonesia's oil production has continued to decline. To meet domestic oil demand, the Indonesian government has imported oil. Therefore, the government has also sought to find alternative fuels. Biofuel is one of the government's focuses to be developed and became the mainstream of Indonesia's energy policy. "There…

Indonesia Can Achieve Net Zero Emission Before 2070

Event Coverage6 May 202132Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 28 April 2021 -- President Joko Widodo's speech during the Leader Summit on Climate Change which stated that he would seriously tackle the issue of the climate crisis was considered less ambitious by a number of parties. This is because President Jokowi's statement emphasizes the FOLU sector (Forestry and Land use Conversion), while the…

On Climate Crisis, Accelerating Energy in Indonesia is a Must

Event Coverage2 May 202133Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 27 April 2021 - Indonesia can protect the earth from carbon emissions by encouraging the acceleration of renewable energy development. The urge for the government to be more confident, courageous, and ambitious in developing clean energy was voiced in the discussion and book soft-launching "Footprints and Pathway for Indonesia's Renewable Energy" by Kompas journalists…

Ambitious Climate Commitment and Deliberative Policy Formulation are Keys for Indonesia to Achieve Carbon Neutral #Before2070

Event Coverage15 April 202122Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 9 April 2021. The government through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) recently announced a Long-Term Strategy to achieve carbon neutrality and climate resilience. The strategy stated that Indonesia will become carbon neutral in 2070. As indicated on the strategy document, Indonesia's emissions are targeted to reach a peak in 2030. In the…

The Government of Jambi signed an MoU with IESR to accelerate energy transition

Event Coverage1 April 202120Views 0Likes 0Comments

Committed to Achieves Regional Renewable Energy Mix Target 2025 and Boosts Energy Transition, Jambi Government Signed MoU with IESR Jambi has a regional renewable energy mix target of 24 percent in 2025 and 40 percent in 2050. This target has been stipulated in local regulation, Perda No. 13 of 2019, concerning the 2019-2050 Regional Energy…