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Five IESR Recommendations for Achieving Energy Independence through Energy Transition

Press Release31 October 202423Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 31, 2024 - Indonesia’s challenging energy transition process demands national commitment and strong leadership to ensure it is fair for the people, supports human development, achieves energy self-sufficiency, and fosters high economic growth, as envisioned by President Prabowo. The next five years will be critical in determining whether Indonesia can successfully overcome the…

Empowering the Narrative: A Synergetic Work for Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition

Event Coverage29 October 202448Views 0Likes 0Comments

Singapore, 23 October 2024 - In the field of energy transformation, the value of a captivating narrative cannot be overstated, as it helps clarify public sentiment, assist the government in formulating policies, and represent social attitudes about the debate on energy transition ( CASE Indonesia, 2023 ). Knowing the urgency and empowering narrative…

iGST Southeast Asia Collaboration to Support the First Global Stocktake in ASEAN

Event Coverage28 October 202427Views 0Likes 0Comments

Manila, October 17, 2024 - In 2015, the world's nations came together at COP21 to agree on the Paris Agreement, which included a commitment to hold the Earth's temperature rise below 1.5oC. As a follow-up, the first Global Stocktake (GST) was held at COP28 as a mechanism to assess countries' performance in meeting their climate…

Exploring the Potential of Indonesia-China Energy Sector Cooperation

Event Coverage22 October 202426Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 21, 2024 - Indonesia is still experiencing a number of challenges in carrying out the energy transition. Investment and technology transfer are two key things that have not been resolved in Indonesia's energy transition process. It is recorded that Indonesia has never exceeded the renewable energy investment target during 2018 - 2023. To…

AMEM Needs to Prioritize Renewable Energy Development

Press Release5 October 202437Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 5, 2024 - The results of the 42nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Laos on Thursday (26/9/2024) reflect AMEM's half-hearted attitude towards energy transition in Southeast Asia, which encourages the development of renewable energy but still maintains the role of coal and gas in energy transition through the use of…

ASEAN Readiness to Welcome the Energy Transition Era

Event Coverage20 September 202459Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 18, 2024 - ASEAN is a forum for inter-governmental cooperation that carries various priority issues. In Laos' chairmanship in 2024, the issue of energy transition is still one of the priority issues that ASEAN has raised again. Decarbonization of the energy sector, as a low-hanging fruit sector, has the potential to provide a…

Southeast Asia’s Opportunity to Accelerate Energy Transition and Achieve NZE 2050

Press Release19 September 202479Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 18, 2024—Southeast Asia is predicted to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2050. This projected increase in economic growth will coincide with rising energy demand. Therefore, accelerating the transition to renewable energy and implementing energy efficiency in the region will ensure economic growth in line with significant emission reductions. The Institute for…

Promoting Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition Through Unified Efforts to Reduce Emissions

Event Coverage6 September 202480Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bali, August 29, 2024 - The economic development of Southeast Asia is anticipated to triple from USD 3.1 trillion in 2021 to USD 10.5 trillion in 2050 ( GECF, 2023 ), as the engine of this development, energy sector play pivotal role, however fossil fuel unfortunately continues to be of importance in the ASEAN Plan…

Kata Data | ASEAN Countries Potentially Fall into Carbon Trap Due to CCUS Technology

Media Coverage27 June 202484Views 0Likes 0Comments

ASEAN countries could potentially fall into a carbon trap in the long term and complicate the energy transition, if they implement the recommendations of the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) in the Role of Coal report released in May 2024. Read more on Kata Data.

Retaining Coal Increases the Risk of Economic Losses in ASEAN

Press Release26 June 2024150Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 26, 2024 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries must start planning to move away from fossil fuels, particularly coal. Not only is it a global commitment to limit the Earth's temperature rise to 1.5° Celsius, as per the outcome of the 28th Global Climate Change Negotiations (COP), this move will…

Making the Global Stocktaking Process More Relevant to Southeast Asia

Blog26 April 2024153Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 25 April 2024 - Global efforts to halt climate change by reducing emissions are entering a phase of global consolidation. Since 2023, the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST), a consortium of civil society actors gathered to support the first Global Stocktake in order to assess the progress of the Paris Agreement (2015). In a webinar…

Renewable Energy Must Reign Supreme in Southeast Asia

Blog27 March 202493Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 27, 2024-Southeast Asia is a world's fifth-largest economy region in 2022. However, this economic growth comes with a concerning projection: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the region are expected to soar by 60 percent by 2050. Curbing these emissions is pivotal for global efforts to combat climate change. Unfortunately, current endeavors to promote…