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Deepening Indonesia-China Cooperation to Accelerate Energy Transition

Press Release24 September 202424Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 24, 2024 - Addressing the climate crisis requires international partnerships to accelerate Indonesia's energy transition to renewable energy. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) highlights the need for Indonesia to actively create and seize opportunities for cooperation with countries that are rapidly advancing renewable energy, such as China, to share technology and…

Aligning Geopolitical Priorities and Climate Risks for a Sustainable Future

Event Coverage20 September 202412Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 19, 2024 - The climate crisis has become one of the most urgent issues facing the world today. Rising global temperatures are affecting almost every aspect of human life, from increasing global temperatures and melting polar ice caps to rising sea levels. These conditions have the potential to cause ecosystem destruction, infrastructure damage,…

IESR Recommendations for an Ambitious, Fair, Credible, and Transparent SNDC

Press Release30 August 202447Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 30, 2024 - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) has submitted an initial draft of the Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) or Second NDC document at a public consultation (08/20/2024). Looking at the SNDC draft, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses that Indonesia's climate target has not shown the most…

A Story from Shanxi: Hydrogen Pioneering in Shanxi

Event Coverage22 August 202471Views 0Likes 0Comments

July 30, 2024,Taiyuan, Shanxi, China- A hydrogen-powered bus had been parked since seven in the morning in Shanxi, China. The hydrogen-fueled bus took groups from Indonesia and China on a tour of the hydrogen producer Shanxi Meijin Energy (30/7/2024) The group was riding a bus powered by hydrogen This activity was part of the…

Defining Just Transition for Indonesian Context

Event Coverage19 July 202492Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 July 2024 - Just transition has become a widely discussed topic after the issue of energy transition was widely articulated. The idea of a just transition began in the 80s when the United States Government issued regulations on water and air pollution, ordering fossil, oil and gas companies to clean up their production…

Just Transition Dialogue II: Aligning Civil Society’s Views and Intervention Strategies in Realizing a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

18 July 2024134Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background Currently, the Indonesian government is drafting the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), which is a derivative of the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025-2045. The document will also be adjusted to the vision and mission of the elected president and vice president for the period 2024-2029. In the latest draft, Indonesia's energy transition policy…

Electric Vehicles Can Reduce Carbon Emissions in the Transportation Sector

Blog7 June 2024158Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 7, 2024 - The Government should take more robust measures to promote the reduction of carbon emissions in the land transportation sector. Transportation is one of Indonesia's significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sources. This was revealed by Faris Adnan Padhilah, Research Coordinator of the Energy Demand Management Section, Institute for Essential Services Reform…

Road to Youth Climate Conference Webinar: Children, Youth and Climate Change

2 May 202488Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background The impacts of climate change have become a serious threat to the lives of children and youth. A study conducted by Save the Children in 2020 found that children born in 2020 experienced disasters 3.4 times more often than their grandparents born in 1960. The disasters involved climate change such as heatwaves, droughts, forest…

Launch of Report on Identifying Financing Needs for an Equitable Transformation of Indonesia’s Electricity Sector

26 April 202495Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background As one of the largest coal consuming and producing countries, Indonesia is ranked 6th as a global greenhouse gas emitter with a share of 3.11% of total global emissions (Climatewatch, 2024). In 2020 alone, the energy sector became the largest contributor to emissions, following the forestry and land sectors that have almost always dominated…

Looking at the Integration of Corporate Environmental Management Performance Assessment in Sustainable Taxonomy

Blog26 April 202483Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 25, 2024- Indonesia's sustainable development requires economic activities that consider environmental and social aspects. To support this, the Government of Indonesia, through the Financial Services Authority (OJK), transformed the Indonesian Green Taxonomy Edition 1.0 into the Taxonomy for Indonesian Sustainable Finance (TKBI) in February 2024. TKBI classifies economic activities that balance economic, environmental,…

Tirto | Dissecting the Energy Transition Policy Ahead of the Presidential Election Debate

Media Coverage18 January 202482Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a national agenda, the energy transition is one of the efforts to maintain energy security and realize a green economy in the country. The energy transition also shows Indonesia's commitment to expanding access to affordable and clean technology to encourage sustainable and greener economic recovery. Read more on Tirto.

Dialogue on Equitable Transition: Identifying the Role of the Private Sector in Socio-Economic Empowerment of Communities

11 January 202478Views 0Likes 0Comments

Replay Event Background Indonesia is the third largest coal producing country after India and China in 2022. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia targets coal production of 694.5 million tons in 2023, 0.47% higher than the previous year's target. As of October 2023, Indonesia's coal production has reached 567.2 tons or…