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Preparing for the Energy Transition in South Sumatra

Blog29 May 2024197Views 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

Blog24 May 2024278Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

GEN-B: Mangroves Showcase Determination to Reduce Personal Emissions

Blog27 March 2024171Views 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 2024205Views 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.…

Strengthening the Government’s Commitment in Mitigating Climate Change

Blog22 December 2023147Views 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,…

Engaging the Youth Generation on Energy Transition Issues

Press Release24 November 2023121Views 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 2023243Views 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 2023134Views 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.

IESR: Indonesia Can Achieve Carbon Neutrality Before 2060

Press Release24 March 2021284Views 0Likes 0Comments

Press Release For Immediate Release Jakarta, 25 March 2021 - In an effort to fulfil the mandate of the Paris Agreement, the Government Indonesia through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) as the national focal point for the UNFCCC, announcing a Long-Term Strategy for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Climate Resilience 2050 (Long-term Strategy on Low Carbon…