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Encouraging the Elected Government to Accelerate the Energy Transition

Blog19 July 202421Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 19 July 2024 - Amidst the dominance of coal as the primary energy source, encouraging renewable energy is becoming increasingly crucial for environmental sustainability and future energy security. According to a Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) report, coal still dominates Indonesia's energy mix. By 2023, the coal mix in national primary energy…

Power Wheeling Necessary to Accelerate Renewable Energy Utilization

Press Release10 July 202440Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 10, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that regulating the power wheeling scheme in the New and Renewable Energy Bill (EBET Bill) will accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy in Indonesia. This will ultimately contribute to achieving the renewable energy mix target and reaching net zero emissions…

Opportunity to Achieve Renewable Energy Mix Target through Energy Policy Update and Industrial Decarbonization

Press Release3 July 202436Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 3, 2024- To limit the rise of the earth's temperature that causes a climate crisis, Indonesia needs to accelerate using renewable energy as a greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060 or sooner. However, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that achieving the renewable energy…

Improving Emission Reduction Commitment

Event Coverage28 June 202416Views 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…

Preparing for the Energy Transition in South Sumatra

Blog29 May 202431Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, May 29, 2024 - The climate crisis has increased natural disasters, including floods, droughts, and more frequent extreme weather. Addressing the root cause, dependence on fossil fuels, particularly coal, is essential to mitigating these disasters. According to an IEA study, over 95% of global coal consumption occurs in countries committed to reducing emissions. Marlistya…

Indonesia Faces Hot Temperature: Health Threats and the Urgency of Climate Crisis Mitigation

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Indonesia Faces Hot Temperature. Dok Freepik Jakarta, May 22, 2024 - Indonesia recently experienced a hot air phenomenon. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed this was not a heatwave. However, Climate Action Tracker (CAT) data shows that current policies worldwide will lead to a warming of around 2.7°C above pre-industrial levels. This underscores the…

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Emissions are not Small

Event Coverage15 March 202424Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 March 2024 - The industrial sector has become the backbone of the Indonesian economy. Not only large industries, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also the driving force of the national economy, including creating employment opportunities and contributing 60.5% to GDP. However, this economic contribution figure is also accompanied by large, haunting emissions.…

Half-hearted Indonesian Climate Policy and Action

Event Coverage1 February 202429Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 January 2024 - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has declared 2023 as the hottest year. Historical records show that the earth's temperature continues to increase from year to year. To keep the earth's temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees, experts have recommended ensuring the world reaches peak global emissions in 2030…

Kompas | Indonesia Anxious 2045

Media Coverage22 January 202421Views 0Likes 0Comments

Born into a family of farmers, until now my family has never bought rice. The rice available on the dining table is processed from the rice fields of our extended family. Because the production is quite a lot, in addition to being stored and cooked, it is also sold. Read more on Kompas.

Strengthening the Government’s Commitment in Mitigating Climate Change

Blog22 December 202321Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 December 2023 - The Indonesian government continues to improve in terms of strengthening its commitment to climate change mitigation. Since starting to aggressively commit to climate mitigation in 2021, the Indonesian Government has continued to carry out follow-up actions through various assessments of funding commitments and creating decarbonization roadmaps in each sector. Nurcahyanto,…

Jakarta Post | Indonesia’s Call for Support in COP28 shows ‘No New’ Commitment

Media Coverage8 December 202318Views 0Likes 0Comments

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s call for more support from rich countries for their developing counterparts in tackling the climate crisis has left environmentalists unimpressed, who criticize the speech for “giving nothing new” despite global putting pressure on countries to do more to avoid the worst impacts of the crisis. Read more on Jakarta Post.

Three Principles of Equity in Indonesia’s Energy Transformation

Blog1 December 202317Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 30, 2023 - Indonesia, like many other countries, faces a critical turning point amid the global climate crisis. As a nation with abundant energy resources, the transition towards renewable energy is urgently necessary. However, this shift must prioritize fairness and equality for all. The energy transition must not solely focus on technical…