Indonesia's recent lowering of its renewable energy targets highlights Southeast Asia's decarbonization challenges, with inflation and financing concerns growing across the region, from Malaysia to Vietnam.
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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) noted that the iron and steel industry produces 20-30 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. This amount is equivalent to 4.9 percent of industrial emissions, reaching 430 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2022.
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The transition from fossil energy to low-emission energy is non-negotiable. It's not about following global trends, but about the earth and its life in the future. However, the question arises when Indonesia can really rely on renewable energy? Because, even though we are blessed with abundant renewable energy potential, access is not easy and the price…
Indonesia in the geopolitical landscape is often called ‘underestimated’, but in the past few years it is back on the map. In the year 2022, when Indonesia was holding the G20 presidency, news coverage on Indonesia increased significantly – including on its energy transition priority.
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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) reports that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector are very high. As much as 95 percent of emissions from these MSMEs come from burning fossil energy.
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The push for renewable energy typically conjures images of vast solar farms and towering wind turbines, but the real game-changer in the battle against climate change in Southeast Asia could be the small-scale, distributed energy resources (DER) like rooftop solar panels and electric vehicles .
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Program Manager of Energy Transformation, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Deon Arinaldo said that the draft KEN RPP makes Indonesia only reach peak emissions in 2035. This is seven to ten years later than the need to limit the global average temperature rise to below 1.5°C according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
Mini-hydro power plants have become a mainstay of electricity supply in a number of areas, especially areas that are not connected to the PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) electricity network. Not only accessibility, but the quality of electricity has also improved or no longer experiences repeated power outages. The economic activities of residents have also…