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Workshop and Capacity Building for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Phase 2

24 June 202444Views 0Likes 0Comments

Workshop on New Technologies in the Energy Transition Stage of the Draft RPJPN 2025-2045 with Civil Society Organizations Phase 2: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Battery Storage System (BESS), Carbon Capture Storage (CCS), and Retirement Plan for Steam Power Plant (PLTU) Background In the draft National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025-2045, the Indonesian government outlines…

Road to Youth Climate Conference Webinar: Climate Change, Industry and Lifestyle

15 March 202432Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tayangan Tunda Background The impacts of climate change have become a serious threat to the lives of children and youth. A study conducted by Save the Children in 2020 found that children born in 2020 experienced disasters 3.4 times more frequently than their grandparents born in 1960. The disasters involved climate change, such as…

Scrutinizing Climate Commitments After COP 28

Blog21 December 202319Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 20, 2023 - The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded on Wednesday (13/12/2023) afternoon, with several agreements, including a call to move away from the use of fossil fuels and a commitment to triple global renewable energy capacity. The…

Engaging the Youth Generation on Energy Transition Issues

Press Release24 November 202317Views 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…

Kompas | Not Just Talking About People in Jakarta

Media Coverage17 October 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

On 8-11 August 2023, Kompas Research and Development held an opinion poll regarding energy transition in Indonesia. When asked whether respondents were aware that the Indonesian Government was intensively carrying out energy transition activities from fossil to renewable energy, 65.7 percent answered that they did not know. However, when asked whether respondents knew about the issue of global warming which…

Indonesia Needs to Increase its Efforts to Transition Towards Green Economy to Achieve NZE

Press Release18 August 202326Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 18 August 2023 - The President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state address for the 78th Indonesian Independence Day, which also served as an introduction to the 2024 state budget bill and 2024 financial note stated that the 2024 state budget is directed toward accelerating economic transformation that…

What is Solar Energy and How is it Developed in Indonesia?

Blog19 December 202238Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 19, 2022 - The role of energy is critical for increasing economic activity and national security. Thus, energy management, including supply, utilization, and exploitation, should be carried out fairly, sustainably, optimally, and in an integrated manner. Moreover, Indonesia has ratified the Paris Agreement and submitted its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with…

IESR: Indonesia Needs Economic Transformation in Coal-Produced Regions

Press Release14 July 202236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 July 2022 – The demand for coal as a long-term energy source is predicted to decrease significantly. This trend is affected by stronger climate commitment from coal-imported countries to shift into renewable energy. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) in its study even said that if the government's commitment to reducing emissions…

C20 Indonesia Urge for a Just Energy Transition

Event Coverage6 June 202217Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 June 2022 - Energy transition is one of the priority issues of Indonesia's 2022 G20 presidency. This role as the leader of the G20 countries is certainly a strategic momentum for Indonesia to show its commitment to the energy transition. The Paris Agreement in 2015 agreed to limit the earth's temperature increase to…

South Korea Supports Indonesia to Reach Its Renewable Energy Target

Blog24 May 202223Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 19 May 2022 Renewable energy is seen as a quick win to secure a global temperature rise of no more than 2 degrees Celsius, according to the Paris Agreement. Indonesia whose emission reduction targets 29% on self-effort and 41% by international assistance by 2030 is actively seeking a more effective way to secure its…

Indonesia’s Energy Transition Overshadowed by Government Uncertainty

Event Coverage21 December 202123Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 21, 2021 - Closing 2021, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has launched its annual report entitled Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2022. Since 2017, IETO - previously called Indonesia Clean Energy Outlook (ICEO), has consistently explained the development of the energy transition in Indonesia in various sectors as well as provided…

Net-Zero Emission Agenda Private Sector Opportunity to Increase Competitiveness

Blog14 December 202119Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 December 2021 - 2021 is considered as a progressive period marked by a number of important events and the birth of various commitments aimed to reduce the impact of climate change. A number of heads of state in the world are competing to show their leadership in dealing with climate change. This is…