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Mangroves for the Community

Event Coverage5 February 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Cirebon, 26 January 2024 - South Kesunean is one of the coastal areas in the Kasepuhan Village area, Lemahwungkuk District, Cirebon City. Located on the coast, the South Kesunean area experiences threats in the form of abrasion or tidal flooding. Realizing this, people of Kesunean Selatan started planting mangroves to prevent this abrasion. The need…

Building a Framework for Understanding Mutual Cooperation on Renewable Energy

Event Coverage5 February 2024775Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bekasi, 23 January 2024 - Human life cannot be separated from various types of energy use. Starting from the household scale for cooking, to the utility scale such as power plants with a capacity of hundreds of megawatts. Even though energy utilization activities are carried out every day, understanding and literacy about energy still needs…

Exploring the Benefits of Renewable Energy in Tanah Pasundan

Event Coverage2 February 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Bandung, January 24, 2024 - Renewable energy promotes sustainability and minimizes environmental impacts. In West Java, Indonesia, there is a growing focus on increasing the usage of renewable energy. According to the Energy and Mineral Resources Agency (ESDM) of West Java Province, the region has a renewable energy potential of 192 GW (gigawatts). The West…

Water Drives Coffee Production in Tangsi Jaya Hamlet

Event Coverage2 February 2024969Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bandung, January 24, 2024 - A relaxed atmosphere and raindrops soaking the ground welcomed the Jelajah Energi West Java team when they arrived at the Gunung Halu Microhydro Power Plant (PLTMH). The winding journey, which took about 3-4 hours from Purwakarta, brought the team to a location that embodies innovation and empowerment of the local…

Half-hearted Indonesian Climate Policy and Action

Event Coverage1 February 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 January 2024 - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has declared 2023 as the hottest year. Historical records show that the earth's temperature continues to increase from year to year. To keep the earth's temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees, experts have recommended ensuring the world reaches peak global emissions in 2030…

Communities Build Sustainability-Based Businesses

Event Coverage1 February 2024994Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cirebon, 26 January 2024 - On the fourth day, the West Java Energy Exploration team continued their journey to Cirebon. Precisely in South Kesunean, Kasepuhan Village, Lemahwungkuk District. There, the group moved towards the shoreline to plant mangroves. South Kesunean has one problem, namely the emerging soil phenomenon. This raised land appears due to the…

Just Energy Transition: Corporate Responsibility for Post Mining Environment and Economic Recovery

Blog, Event Coverage31 January 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 24 January 2024 - Energy has become our primary need. Therefore, transitioning from fossil to renewables will impact the livelihood of every community. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes in an inclusive and just energy transition for Indonesia, that will involve every single community in the process. Coal and mining industry had been…

Driving the Energy Transition from the Sub-National Level

Event Coverage22 December 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Semarang, 19 December 2023 - The annual Climate Summit (Summit) held in Dubai in November - December 2023 resulted in a number of global agreements, one of which was an agreement by 118 countries to transition and abandon fossil fuels. This agreement was born partly due to pressure from countries experiencing the impacts of climate…

IETO 2024: Reviewing Progress in the Energy Transition in Indonesia

Event Coverage20 December 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 December 2023 - In the last three years, there has been a number of advances in the energy transition in Indonesia. Since 2020, the Indonesian government has begun to include the energy transition agenda in the government's agenda. At the launch of the annual flagship report Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook 2024, Fabby Tumiwa,…

The Modal Share of Indonesia’s Transportation Requires Strong Push from the Government

Event Coverage6 December 20233KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 5 December 2023 - Since 2021 the transportation sector in Indonesia has been ranked as the second highest emitter, displacing industry. Many emissions from the transportation sector are caused by burning fuel, which is the main energy source for vehicles. With projected economic growth and development plans, it is predicted that emissions from the…

Promoting Massive Use of Solar Energy in Jambi

Event Coverage29 November 2023927Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jambi, 28 November 2023 - In the General National Energy Plan (RUEN) document, Indonesia targets 23% renewable energy mix by 2025. Until 2023, Indonesia has only achieved 12.5% renewable energy in its energy mix. In the Jambi Government Forum organized by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) in collaboration with the Jambi Province Energy…

Digging Deeper into the Impact of the Energy Transition on Coal Producing Regions

Event Coverage22 November 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 21 November 2023 - Indonesia is one of the largest coal exporting countries in the world. Coal production in Indonesia is concentrated in four provinces, namely East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and South Sumatra. The coal or mining sector is a significant component of the local economy of these coal producing regions. The…