SETC: ASEAN’s Energy Transformation Must Move from Connectivity to Competitiveness

Jakarta, 27 October 2025 — The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Collaborative Network (SETC) today urged ASEAN leaders to take the strong results from the 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and turn regional promises into real, ready-to-invest actions at the upcoming ASEAN Summit 2025. Earlier last month, during the SETC Workshop at the Regional Dialogue,…

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Draft NDC 3.0 Fails to Show Targets and Actions that Respond to the Climate Crisis

Jakarta, October 20, 2025 – Hot temperatures and weather anomalies are currently hitting various regions in Indonesia. Although considered a seasonal phenomenon, the rise in global temperatures due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has worsened their intensity. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) urges the Government of Indonesia to…

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Webinar Indonesia’s Draft SNDC 3.0

Background A total of 99 countries have submitted documents outlining their latest climate commitments, or Second Nationally Determined Contributions (SNDCs), ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil (UNFCCC, 2025). The Government of Indonesia is currently finalizing the preparation of its SNDC–a strategic document that will guide national climate policies for the 2031–2035 period (KLH, 2025).…

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Promoting Stronger Climate Ambition in Southeast Asia

Bangkok, October 1, 2025 – Southeast Asia is one of the region's most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis due to rising global temperatures. Countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam have already recorded an increase in hydrometeorological disasters, increasingly erratic weather patterns, and sea level rise. The continued dominance of fossil…

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