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Strategy to Preserve Mangrove Forest by Establishing Ecotourism Area

Press Release30 September 2024101Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cirebon, September 28, 2024- RW 09 Kesunean Selatan has a mangrove forest area of 7.5 hectares, which can serve as a natural fortress that protects the area from flooding and tidal floods. However, the area continues to shrink due to other pressures, such as clearing paths to the sea, cutting down trees, and expanding settlements…

Energy Transition as an Option that Provides Long-term Economic Benefits

Blog30 September 202486Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia, as a developing country with the fourth-largest population in the world, continues to strive to maintain its economic growth at 6-7% in order to become a developed nation . To achieve the goal of Indonesia Emas 2045, the eighth elected president, Prabowo Subianto, has even promised to boost economic growth up…

Measuring Indonesia’s Financial Policy Support for Energy Transition

Blog27 September 2024100Views 0Likes 0Comments

New York, September 24, 2024 - The energy transition has become a crucial global agenda as an effort to mitigate climate change and prevent the world from greater climate change impacts if the 1.5-degree temperature increase limit (Paris Agreement) is exceeded. Indonesia as a signatory to the Paris Agreement has set this commitment through Law…

Review the Effectiveness of State Budget Allocation for Energy Transition

Press Release27 September 2024170Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 26, 2024 - The Indonesian government issued the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 103 of 2023 on October 13, 2023. PMK No.103/2023 aims to provide fiscal support through a funding and financing framework to accelerate the energy transition in the electricity sector. Based on the Climate Policy Implementation Check 2024 assessment conducted…

Prioritizing Infrastructure Development to Accelerate Green Mobility in Indonesia

Event Coverage25 September 2024120Views 0Likes 0Comments

Makassar, September 22, 2024 - As Indonesia is currently facing the pressing challenges of climate change, the need for innovative solutions has never been more urgent. The Society of Renewable Energy (SRE) in Sultan Hasanuddin University hosted their annual Student Innovation Competition in Climate, Energy, and Sustainability (SICLUS) with this year's theme, "Visioning a City…

ASEAN Readiness to Welcome the Energy Transition Era

Event Coverage20 September 2024119Views 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…

The Role of Individuals in Driving a Sustainable Energy Transition

Blog17 September 2024102Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 17, 2024—The energy transition provides economic benefits and creates positive environmental and social impacts. The energy transition process is not only about technology transition but also about inclusivity and sustainability. For this reason, it is time for individuals to make comprehensive and equitable changes. Agus P Tampubolon, Project Manager of Clean, Affordable and…

Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week (ISEW) 2024

3 September 2024144Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Governments of Indonesia and Germany have been engaged in a fruitful collaboration in the energy sector for over 30 years, encompassing technical and financial assistance across various renewable energy initiatives. The cooperation stretches across topics of renewable energy upscaling, transmission grid extension, green jobs and skills development as well as inclusive dialogues with civil…

IESR Recommendations for an Ambitious, Fair, Credible, and Transparent SNDC

Press Release30 August 2024143Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 30, 2024 - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) has submitted an initial draft of the Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) or Second NDC document at a public consultation (08/20/2024). Looking at the SNDC draft, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses that Indonesia's climate target has not shown the most…

Discovering the Meanings of Carbon Tax, and What is Covered by Carbon Tax?

Blog30 August 2024126Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 30, 2024 - As the climate crisis becomes more apparent, the Government of Indonesia is committed to reducing emissions to contribute to achieving net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060 or sooner. One of these commitments is the implementation of a carbon tax. Carbon tax is a tax imposed on any product or goods…

Youth Voices for Climate

Event Coverage6 August 2024131Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 27, 2024 - Children born in 2020 will experience disasters more often than previous generations. Rising global temperatures trigger climate-related hydrometeorological disasters such as floods, landslides, and tidal floods, which are projected to occur more frequently. This will lead to an increase in the phenomenon of climate refugees and other hydrometeorological disasters. Young…

Wira A Swadana, Manajer Program Ekonomi Hijau, IESR

Imagining a Picture of a Just Transition in Indonesia

Event Coverage29 July 2024157Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 25 July 2024 - A just transition in Indonesia currently does not have a mutually agreed definition. The absence of this definition has resulted in uncertainty and a lack of uniformity in the focus of just transition initiatives and movements. The availability of an operational definition is expected to maximize the opportunities for energy…