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The Role of Individuals in Driving a Sustainable Energy Transition

Blog17 September 2024889Views 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…

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

Press Release30 August 2024953Views 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 20244KViews 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…

Indonesia Independence Month: Awakening the Spirit of Independence from Fossil Fuels

Blog14 August 2024864Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia will celebrate its 79th independence this year, which is a very important milestone in the country's development. Since independence, the country has been able to grow its economy gradually. From 1967 to 2023, the country's GDP growth has increased by more than 24,000% to USD 1.37 trillion ( World Bank, 2024 ).…

Youth Voices for Climate

Event Coverage6 August 20242KViews 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…

Imagining a Picture of a Just Transition in Indonesia

Event Coverage29 July 2024739Views 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…

Realizing Inclusive Participation in the Energy Transition

Blog26 July 2024925Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 18, 2024 - The energy transition is inevitable. Technological advances make clean technology that produces renewable energy continuously affordable. The challenge of large upfront costs for the energy transition requires an inclusive strategy that can embrace all groups. Energy is a necessity for everyone and is the driving force of the economy, requiring…

Improving Emission Reduction Commitment

Event Coverage28 June 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 25 June 2024 - To live up to the spirit of emission reduction declared globally through the Paris Agreement, the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) document has an important role in ensuring the achievement of the ambition to maintain the increase in earth's temperature to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Currently, countries that are…

Media Indonesia | Second National Emission Reduction Document Must Be More Specific

Media Coverage28 June 2024766Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government is expected to set clear and specific emission reduction targets per year covering all sectors and all types of greenhouse gases. Agriculture, Forestry, Land Use and Climate Change Analyst, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Anindita Hapsari said the second national emission reduction document is in line with the 1.5 degree celsius target…

On the balance beam: Indonesia’s quest in Mobilizing International support for its Climate Action

Blog24 June 2024841Views 0Likes 0Comments

By 2023, Indonesia only achieved 13.1% of renewable energy share , a long way to go to achieve the national target of 23% renewables by 2025. The flow of investment on renewables is also lagging behind, with only a total of USD 1.5 billion in 2023. As a developing nation, it is inevitable…

Renewable Energy Technology Innovation Accelerates the Energy Transition

Blog18 June 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 June 2024 - Energy transition is a process of changing the energy system that requires more than one phase and must involve various actors. The energy transition will also have a number of socio-economic impacts for residents in areas or provinces whose economies are supported by the mining sector or fossil industry. Currently,…

Early Energy Transition Education

Blog31 May 2024804Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a human being, we want to leave a legacy - a lasting impact for many years to come. Some want to leave in writings, song's lyrics, or poems. Others want to leave their marks in technology development, new theories, and inventions. In the same way that we inherit values and principles from our predecessors,…