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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…

GEN-B: Mangroves Showcase Determination to Reduce Personal Emissions

Blog27 March 202433Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 27, 2024- A procession of individuals in moss green attire filled the streets around Gambir, Central Jakarta. Their attire bore the insignia of Generasi Energi Bersih (GEN-B) or Clean Energy Generation, and some carried placards encouraging onlookers to curb their personal emissions. With youthful faces, approximately 350 individuals gathered to address emissions contributing…

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.…

Engaging the Youth Generation on Energy Transition Issues

Press Release24 November 202322Views 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…

Towards COP-28: Indonesia Needs to Speak Out for Concrete Action in Addressing the Climate Crisis

Blog3 November 202327Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 2, 2023 -The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-28) is scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from November 30 to December 12, 2023. Guntur, a policy analyst from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, has stated that the COP-28 meeting…

IDN Times | What is Carbon Tax, the Climate Crisis Controller

Media Coverage5 October 202335Views 0Likes 0Comments

The discourse on carbon tax has been presented by the government since 2021. In fact, the government had previously announced its plan to implement carbon tax starting in April 2022. This is stated in Article 13 of the Tax Regulation Harmonization Act (UU HPP). Read more on IDN Times.