Indonesia’s Workforce in the Energy Transition: Government Needs to Map and Act

Navigating the socio-economic impact is one of the challenges in Indonesia's energy transition agenda, due to the huge contribution of the current energy system to the national economy and societal structure. Indonesia's economy has long been intertwined with the fossil fuel industry, as oil, gas, and coal serving as primary energy sources and substantial contributors…

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Indonesia Faces Hot Temperature: Health Threats and the Urgency of Climate Crisis Mitigation

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…

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Taxonomy for Indonesian Sustainable Finance Opportunities and Gaps to Support Energy Transition Financing

Jakarta, May 17, 2024—The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has updated the sustainable finance market guidance from the Indonesian Green Taxonomy (THI) to the Indonesian Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (TKBI) in February 2024. This taxonomy's objectives include attracting more sustainable finance to various sectors, including the energy sector, and achieving the net zero emission (NZE) target…

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Kompas | Subsidies and Compensation in the Electricity Sector Tend to Increase

Reform of electricity market governance is considered to need to be seen more broadly, as part of efforts to reduce the state's financial burden. The reason is that currently, through subsidies and compensation to PT Perusahaan Pendidikan Negara (Persero), electricity is still very dependent on the state budget. Reform is needed to get electricity prices that are correct and…

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Workshop and Capacity Building for Media Phase 1

Recording Tahap 1 Background Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is faced with two major crises: climate change and the energy crisis. The impact of climate change is increasingly felt with the increasing frequency of natural disasters, such as floods, landslides and droughts. On the other hand, the energy crisis is characterized by a high dependence…

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Kompas | Optimize Renewable Energy Acceleration in the Second National Emission Reduction Document

The potential of the renewable energy sector as an instrument for reducing greenhouse gas emissions has not yet been optimized in the second national contribution document for reducing emissions. This condition is unfortunate considering that options for increasing the renewable energy mix are increasingly open and competitive. Read more on Kompas.

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