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Joining the Renewable Energy Era Needs Supporting Policy Packages

Press Release21 September 2021537Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 21 September 2021- Achieving Indonesia’s carbon-neutral target in Indonesia by 2060 or sooner as the Indonesian government has targeted, requires clear policies and strategies, including in the energy sector as one of the largest emitting sectors in Indonesia. The pack of the energy sector decarbonization policy is being prepared by the Indonesian government to…

Luhut: President Jokowi orders to promptly implement the energy transition

Press Release20 September 2021606Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 September 2021 - Indonesia needs to take several steps to accelerate the transition and development of renewable energy by 2050 by aligning regulations and policies and encouraging investment in renewable energy. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that basically, the Indonesian government always stays committed and tries its…

Deep Decarbonization of Indonesia’s Energy System in 2050 Needs Social Political Support

Press Release20 September 2021590Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 September 2021- Indonesia's commitment, incompatible with the Paris Agreement by not increasing the mitigation target in the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and only targeting carbon neutrality by 2060 in the Long Term Strategy for Low Carbon and Climate Resilience (LTS-LCCR) document, is predicted to harm the environment and the Indonesian economy in…

Emission Reduction Target in the Indonesia Updated NDC Failed to Reflect the Urgency of Climate Crisis

Press Release30 July 20211KViews 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, 30 July 2021 - Despite targeting carbon neutrality by 2060 or earlier in the Nationally Determined Contribution (Updated NDC) and Long-term Strategy on Low Carbon and Climate Resilience (LTS-LCCR 2050) documents submitted to the UNFCCC, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views that the emission reduction target is still not in line with…

Massive Utilization of Rooftop Solar Will be Beneficial to the Government and PLN

Press Release28 July 2021954Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 28 July 2021- Revision of Ministerial Regulation Number 49 of 2018 concerning the Use of Rooftop Solar Power Generation Systems by Consumers of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), which aligns with the expectations of rooftop solar users will help the government achieve the target of 23% renewable energy mix by 2025 and have major…

Electricity Sector Can Achieve Zero Emissions in 2045

Press Release15 July 2021688Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 July 2021- In the last two decades, renewable energy has developed very rapidly in terms of technology and economies of scale, therefore, many countries in the world are increasing the use of renewable energy. Between 2000 and 2020, the worldwide renewable power generation capacity increased 3.7 times, from 754 gigawatts (GW) to 2,799…

IESR launches a pathway to zero emissions by 2050

Press Release27 May 2021987Views 0Likes 0Comments

A pathway to zero emissions by 2050: Technologically and Economically Feasible, Indonesia Just Needs a Strong Political Will and Bold Plan to Reach Zero Emissions by 2050 The narrow time is running out to overcome the increasingly threatening climate crisis. In contrast, Indonesia's NDC is lacking ambition in complying with the Paris Agreement to keep the…

IESR launches a pathway to zero emissions by 2050

Press Release25 May 2021482Views 0Likes 0Comments

Technologically and Economically Feasible, Indonesia Just Needs a Strong Political Will and Bold Plan to Reach Zero Emissions by 2050 The narrow time is running out to overcome the increasingly threatening climate crisis. In contrast, Indonesia's NDC is lacking ambition in complying with the Paris Agreement to keep the earth's temperature below 2 degrees, let alone…

IESR: Indonesia Can Achieve Carbon Neutrality Before 2060

Press Release24 March 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Press Release For Immediate Release Jakarta, 25 March 2021 - In an effort to fulfil the mandate of the Paris Agreement, the Government Indonesia through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) as the national focal point for the UNFCCC, announcing a Long-Term Strategy for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Climate Resilience 2050 (Long-term Strategy on Low Carbon…

12 IESR Recommendations for Accelerating of Electric Vehicle Ecosystem Development in Indonesia

Press Release3 March 2021802Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tuesday, 23 February 2021-Indonesia needs to work harder to prevent the increase in the earth's temperature below 2℃ by reducing the addition of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the world, including by boosting the penetration of renewable energy and environmentally-friendly transportation. The transportation sector contributes about a quarter of total global GHG emissions. The amount…

Boosting Solar Energy Acceleration in 2021, Government of Central Java holds a Central Java Solar Day

Press Release15 February 2021446Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 23% target of the renewable energy mix in 2025 in the National Energy General Plan (RUEN) until the end of 2020 has only reached around 11.5%. For the next 5 (five) years, the government still has prominent homework to achieve this target. Based on the results of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)…

Local Government Programs are the Key to Successful Renewable Energy Transition

Press Release9 December 2020461Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 8, 2020 - Each region in Indonesia has a lot of renewable energy potential that has not been utilized optimally. That being said, local governments with renewable energy acceleration programs are the key to the renewable energy transition. Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, said that NTT has 60,000 MW…