Rising Emissions Overshadow Ambition for 8 Percent Economic Growth

Jakarta, November 20, 2025 - By the end of 2025, Indonesia’s energy transition remains largely rhetorical and continues to fall short of its stated goals. Although commitments to renewable energy appear to have strengthened over the past decade, the dominance of fossil fuels has in fact increased, further deepening the country’s dependence on fossil-based energy…

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Progress on Emission Reduction in the Green Building Sector in Indonesia

Jakarta, November 17, 2025 - Various sectors in Indonesia continue to move towards a low-emission future, and one area currently receiving significant attention is green buildings. Amid the escalating climate crisis, energy conservation efforts are becoming increasingly urgent, leading the concept of green buildings to emerge as a strategic solution to reduce emissions in the…

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Community Involvement as a Guarantee of a Just Transition in Coal-Producing Regions

Jakarta, November 13, 2025 – Although coal remains dominant and supports the economies of coal-producing countries like Indonesia, strengthening global climate commitments and decarbonization plans in destination countries for Indonesian coal exports, such as China, need to be anticipated.   Arief Rosadi, Climate and Energy Diplomacy Program Manager at the Institute for Essential Services Reform…

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One Year of the Prabowo-Gibran Administration: 9 Recommendations for Realizing Clean Energy

Jakarta, November 11, 2025 - The administration of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka officially completed its first year on October 20, 2025. In its first year of leadership, Indonesia has shown a strong commitment to the energy transition. This commitment was conveyed in various national and international forums such as the G20 Brazil 2024…

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Reflection of the 47th ASEAN Summit: Current Conditions and the Role of Civil Society in Achieving ASEAN Vision 2045

Jakarta, November 6, 2025 – The UN Emission Gap Report 2025 states that, with current climate commitments from all countries worldwide, global warming is still on track to lead to a temperature rise of 2.2–2.5 degrees by 2100. Southeast Asia, as one of the fastest-growing economic regions, is also the region most impacted by the…

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Beijing – Tianjin Synergy for China’s Industrial Modernization

Beijing – Tianjin, October 29, 2025 – The Indonesian delegation, consisting of representatives from the Indonesian Industrial Estate Association (HKI), the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM, and the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), visited the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) in Beijing on Wednesday (October 28). CCID…

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Paving the Way for Energy Transition Financing

Jakarta, October 30, 2025 - The energy transition is not only about technology, but more about policy design and financial instruments. Bobby Wahyu Hernawan, Director of Multilateral Cooperation and Sustainable Finance, Directorate General of Finance and Risk Management, Ministry of Finance, in the session "Utilizing Blended Finance for Energy Transition" at the Indonesia Energy Transition…

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Meet with the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly: Young People Bring Clean Energy Ideas

Jakarta, 31 October 2025 — The Clean Energy Generation (Gen-B) civil society movement held a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI), Eddy Soeparno, at the Nusantara III Building, DPR/DPD/MPR RI Complex, Senayan, Jakarta on Wednesday (29/10). This meeting marked an important moment for Indonesia’s young generation to voice their…

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Towards COP30: Indonesia’s SNDC Fails to Reflect President Prabowo’s 100% Renewable Energy Ambition

Jakarta, October 29, 2025 - Indonesia has submitted its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) document to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Monday (27/10). The submission of the document took place after the Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Environment, held a public consultation on the SNDC on…

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SETC: Driving ASEAN’s Transformation Towards Regional Energy Competitiveness

Jakarta, October 27, 2025 — The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Collaborative Network (SETC) urges ASEAN leaders to follow up on the outcomes of the 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) with concrete initiatives at the upcoming ASEAN Summit 2025. In the Regional Dialogue, "Realizing the ASEAN Vision 2045: From Vision to Implementation Through the Southeast…

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