Solar-Powered Water Pumps (PATS) Promote Energy Independence and Food Security

Semarang, October 30, 2025 – The agricultural sector is one of the main pillars in achieving food security in Indonesia. As an agricultural country, Indonesia has great potential to develop a sustainable agricultural system. However, farmers still frequently face challenges in water availability and access. This often happened in rain-fed areas due to limited irrigation…

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Carbon Market Mechanisms to Support Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Jakarta, October 31, 2025 - Indonesia launched a carbon exchange in 2023 and conducted early-stage carbon trading trials from 2023 to 2025. The initial phase focused on strengthening the policy ecosystem and carbon trading mechanisms. In 2025, Indonesia also launched international carbon trading. Riza Suarga, Chairman of the Indonesia Carbon Trade Association, stated that Presidential…

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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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Three Reasons Indonesia’s SNDC Must Be Ambitious 

Jakarta, October 22, 2025 - As the Conference of Parties (COP) 30 approaches, 99 signatories to the Paris Agreement have submitted Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) documents as a commitment to reducing GHG emissions and curbing global warming.   Indonesia is currently in the process of drafting its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC). Indonesia's SNDC document…

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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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