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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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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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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Central Java’s Commitment to a Low-Emission Industry

Jakarta, September 15, 2025 - The industrial sector is one of the main drivers of Indonesia's economy and the third-largest contributor to emissions after power generation and transportation. In 2024, industrial emissions in Indonesia reached 452 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Amid global market trends demanding low-carbon products and services, Indonesia’s industrial sector must…

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Building Indonesia’s Green Hydrogen Production and Market

Jakarta, September 15, 2025 – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that green hydrogen can significantly contribute to global emission reduction and decarbonization efforts. Hydrogen has the potential to replace fossil fuels in hard-to-abate sectors such as transportation, iron and steel manufacturing, petrochemicals, and energy storage. Furthermore, green hydrogen can enhance energy security…

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