Lisa Wijayani, Program Manager of the Green Economy, IESR, said that fossil energy subsidies increase the negative impact of GHG emissions and the state burden. It is due to economic losses and state financial expenditures to cope with disasters caused by climate change. Read more at CNBC Indonesia

Fabby Tumiwa stated that COP26 is a step to strengthen the decarbonization target where it is seen that the energy transition to renewable energy has become the global norm. PLN also needs to be more aggressive in making the transition from coal-fired power plants to renewable energy. In the short term, PLN needs to immediately…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said that the dynamics of the energy transition in Indonesia had succeeded in drawing many parties to invest. Indonesia is seen as quite important and strategic in the program towards zero carbon emissions which were voiced at the 26th Meeting of the…

The government needs to boost the development of solar energy to support electricity demand in 2050. A comprehensive NRE technical potential map needs to be prepared to support the energy transition towards 100% NRE utilization and achieve emission-free Indonesia by 2050. Read more at Katadata

COP26 is an opportunity for Indonesia to push for action on climate change in line with the Paris Agreement. The President did not clearly state more ambitious targets and mitigation action plans in his speech. The government's lack of climate ambition is reflected by not updating the NDC target of 29 percent on its own Read…

Indonesia's transition plan towards clean energy is still constrained by regulations that have not yet been issued. Whereas regulations and clear targets can open up greater opportunities for investors to invest in renewable energy. Public funding must begin to lead to actions capable of addressing more serious climate change Read more Katadata

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that the use of EBT will also produce green products. Besides being able to reduce the use of fossil energy in the industry, NRE is believed to be able to absorb and create new jobs. Meanwhile, International Renewable Energy or IRENA noted…

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) provides an illustration that a trip using a gasoline or diesel-fueled car as far as 1 km will produce as much as 200 grams of CO2 emissions. These data indicate that a reduction in mobility can have a significant positive impact on reducing carbon emissions from the transportation…

The Climate Transparency 2021 report considers Indonesia's Nationally Determined Contribution target to be inadequate to meet the Paris agreement. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Green Economy Program Manager, Lisa Wijayani, said that the government should design more ambitious targets for reducing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. Read more Tempo

All citizens must make efforts to overcome climate change as an emergency issue. One of the big problems in Indonesia is that 86% of Indonesia's energy comes from fossil fuels. Indonesia needs to move to renewable energy sources, use energy efficiently, and gradually stop operating coal-fired plants Read more VOA Indonesia

The energy crisis that occurred in the UK can be a lesson for countries that have a dependence on fossil energy to make the transition to renewable energy. The crisis occurred due to the soaring price of fossil energy. The volatility of primary energy prices, namely fossil energy, is the common thread of the widespread…

The recent global energy crisis is nothing new. This happens because humans are very dependent on fossil fuels and as a result of climate change, indirectly changes in the use of fuels in particular also experience an increase in prices. This crisis is also influenced by the availability of fossil fuels itself Read more IDX Channel