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Pursuing the Target of a 23% Renewable Energy Mix in 2025 Requires an Acceleration Strategy and Political Commitment

Press Release17 January 2024725Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 15, 2024 - The realization of new renewable energy in 2023 was only 13.1% of the target of 17.9% to reach 23% by 2025. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, when presenting the Achievements of the Energy and Mineral Resources Sector in 2023 & Work Program in 2024 put forward eight…

Increase Collaboration and Investment for Renewable Energy Utilization in Central Java

Press Release19 December 2023213Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fabby Tumiwa, Direktur Eksekutif IESR dalam acara Forum Akselerasi Energi Terbarukan Jawa Tengah (19/12) Semarang, December 19, 2023 - The Central Java Provincial Government is seeking to encourage collaboration and synergy to accelerate the energy transition and achieve the target of a 21.32% renewable energy mix in the region by 2025, as set in its Regional…

Policy Breakthroughs Will Accelerate the Takeoff of Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Press Release18 December 2023770Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 15, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses that the energy transition is already in full swing in 2023, and it is ready to take off if the government can create the necessary supporting conditions. IESR comprehensively discusses the development of the energy transition and opportunities to accelerate the energy…

IETO 2024: Indonesia Needs to Build Momentum to Reach Peak Energy Sector Emissions in 2030

Press Release12 December 2023395Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 12, 2023 - Indonesia aims to reach peak greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035 and gradually move towards net zero emission (NZE) by 2060 or earlier. The energy sector in Indonesia is currently a major source of emissions, with nearly 90.4 percent of the country's domestic energy supply coming from fossil fuels. Therefore,…

COP28 – Policy Barriers in World’s Biggest Economies Block Tripling of Renewable Electricity, New Report Finds

Press Release6 December 2023225Views 0Likes 0Comments

London, December 4, 2023 – As world leaders at COP28 are expected to commit to tripling global renewable electricity capacity by 2030, common policy barriers are hampering the rollout of those renewables in some of the world’s biggest economies. This is according to a new report Financing the Energy Transition: How Governments Can Maximise Corporate…

National and Regional Low-Emission Transportation Policy Roadmap

Press Release5 December 2023574Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 5, 2023 - A significant reduction in emissions from the transportation sector is a strategy to achieve zero emission by 2050 per the Paris Agreement, or net zero emission (NZE) by 2060, as the Government of Indonesia targets. To turn this commitment into an actionable strategy, developing a comprehensive roadmap for decarbonizing the…

Indonesia’s Emission Reduction Ambition Needs to Increase

Press Release5 December 2023650Views 0Likes 2Comments

Jakarta, December 4, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) hopes the United Nations Climate Summit (Conference of the Parties, COP-28) will strengthen the commitment of all countries, including Indonesia, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. According to the results of the Global Stocktake, the promise and realization of emission reductions are…

Solar Energy Can Be a Strategy to Achieve Renewable Energy Targets in Jambi

Press Release28 November 2023220Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jambi, November 28, 2023 - Local governments play a significant role in promoting the use of renewable energy in their respective regions. This is crucial in achieving the national target for renewable energy mix. Jambi is one region that aims to achieve a renewable energy mix target of 24 percent by 2025 and 40 percent…

SE-Bali 2023 Event Invites Balinese People to Success Bali NZE 2045

Press Release27 November 2023332Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bali, November 25, 2023 - The Provincial Government of Bali has launched Bali towards Net Zero Emission 2045 or Bali NZE 2045 in August 2023. Strategy implementation and collaboration with various parties continue to be carried out to achieve the initiative’s target of net zero emissions. Supporting this initiative, the Institute for Essential Services Reform…

Engaging the Youth Generation on Energy Transition Issues

Press Release24 November 2023159Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 24, 2023 - The impact of the climate crisis is increasingly felt as the earth's temperature rises. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states that the earth's temperature has increased by 1.1°C in 2011-2020 compared to 1850-1900. Serious mitigation and climate action efforts must be carried out to reduce greenhouse…

Encourage Just Energy Transition in Coal-Producing Regions

Press Release21 November 2023248Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 21, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that mitigating the impact of energy transition in coal-producing areas needs to be a concern of the central and regional governments. The involvement of affected communities by prioritizing justice in the energy transition process is crucial to moving from a fossil-intensive economic…

Exploring Early Termination of Coal Power Plant Operations

Press Release17 November 2023216Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 15, 2023 - The government is taking steps on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 112/2022 concerning the Acceleration of Renewable Energy Development for Electricity Supply by drafting a road map for the operational termination of coal-fired power plants. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views preparing a road map for the early termination…