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

Blog31 May 202410KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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…

Capacity Building of Industry, Academia and Government Towards Green and Sustainable Industry

29 May 2024915Views 0Likes 0Comments

To encourage wider adoption of decarbonization pillars, IESR organized a workshop and exhibition titled ‘Capacity Building for Industry, Academia and Government Towards Green and Sustainable Industry’, as a first step to equip and sharpen the capacity of key stakeholders in the industrial sector in Indonesia.

Workshop and Capacity Building for Media Phase 1

8 May 2024833Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

Workshop and Capacity Building for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Phase 1

7 May 2024895Views 0Likes 0Comments

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

2 May 2024778Views 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 2024778Views 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…

Engaging More People in the Emission Reduction Effort

Blog22 April 2024908Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 April 2024 - Energy transition has gained traction and momentum in the past years. Countries have pledged to reduce emissions as well as accelerate their energy transition agenda to keep the global temperature rise on the 1.5-degree Celsius level. Indonesia pledged to achieve net zero emissions status in 2060 or earlier. This commitment…

Carefully Designing Indonesia’s Energy Policy Framework

Blog2 April 2024805Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 28, 2024 - The National Energy Council (DEN) plans to adjust the renewable energy mix target. Currently in the draft Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN), DEN plans to reduce the national renewable energy mix target to 17-19 percent by 2025. Previously, the renewable energy mix target was 23 percent by…

Ways to Empowering Consumers to Achieve Indonesia’s Net Zero Emissions Goal

Blog31 March 2024938Views 0Likes 0Comments

On March 15 every year, people celebrate World Consumer Rights Day. It was first commemorated in 1983 and aims to raise awareness about consumer rights and encourage governments and businesses to take action to protect consumer rights. Internationally, these include consumer rights to safety, to choose, to be informed, and to be heard …

Who will bear the risks for the First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Nuclear Power Plant in Indonesia?

Blog30 March 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In the latest draft of Indonesia's national energy policy (KEN) and its roadmap, the introduction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) is scheduled for 2032. Initially, it is planned to contribute 250 MWe, comprising 0.4% of the energy mix, with a projected by this policy to be increased up to 11.4% by 2060 within the…

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Emissions are not Small

Event Coverage15 March 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 March 2024 - The industrial sector has become the backbone of the Indonesian economy. Not only large industries, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also the driving force of the national economy, including creating employment opportunities and contributing 60.5% to GDP. However, this economic contribution figure is also accompanied by large, haunting emissions.…

RRI | Jakabaring Solar Power Plant is a Small Scale Clean Energy Pilot

Media Coverage4 March 2024661Views 0Likes 0Comments

Based on data from the South Sumatra ESDM Office, solar EBT electricity in South Sumatra currently amounts to 7.7 Mega Watts (MW). The amount is still far below the potential of solar energy in the province which reaches 17,233 MW. Read more on RRI.