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Webinar Financing Climate Action, Green Development, and Energy Transition in Asia: The Role of Innovative Taxation and Global Reform of Tax Systems

22 August 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Replay Streaming Background Many countries across Asia are facing a triple crisis, the challenges of climate vulnerability, mounting fiscal pressures, and rising inequality. There is an urgent need to mobilise vast resources for climate action, sustainable development, and a just energy transition. This situation is pushing the issue of innovative taxation as an intriguing…

Combining Renewable Energy with Smart Financing Schemes

Event Coverage21 August 2025631Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 21, 2025 - The government plays a crucial role in accelerating the energy transition in Indonesia. In addition to creating programs that support renewable energy development, the government must also provide incentives for companies and the public to invest in renewable energy technologies. One program worth considering is the Rooftop Solar Power Plant…

Driving Green Industry Transformation and Carbon Market Opportunities for Economic Growth

Event Coverage21 August 2025538Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, August 20, 2025 – The industrial sector is a main pillar of the national economy in 2025, with the processing industry’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reaching 16.92%. The growth of the manufacturing sector increased by 5.60% year-on-year, surpassing the national economic growth rate of 5.12%. Throughout the first semester of 2025,…

Realizing ASEAN Vision 2045: The Role of the Diplomatic Community in Advancing the Climate and Green Energy Agenda

Event Coverage21 August 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 20, 2025 - Southeast Asia now faces the dual challenge of maintaining high economic growth while responding to the increasingly visible impacts of climate change. Energy demand in the region is increasing by an average of 3–4 percent per year, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), while millions of people…

Target of 100% Renewable Electricity in 10 Years Requires Concrete Plans and Policies, IESR Says

Press Release15 August 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 15, 2025 - President Prabowo Subianto aims for 100% of Indonesia's electricity to come from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). This target is expected to be achieved within 10 years or even sooner. He made this statement during the First Plenary Session of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI) for the 2025/2026 Legislative Session…

IESR Emphasizes Industrial and Electricity Market Transformation to Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI

Press Release12 August 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 11, 2025 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) is urging that the Draft Law on New and Renewable Energy (EBET) and the Draft Law on Electricity can address Indonesia's energy transition challenges and become an effective legal framework to accelerate the development of renewable energy. IESR hopes that these regulations can…

Indonesia Must Seriously Develop an Integrated Solar Industry

Press Release5 August 20253KViews 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, August 5, 2025 - The 2025–2060 National Energy Policy targets increasing demand for solar power plants, reaching up to 108.7 GW by 2060. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the utilization of renewable energy, particularly solar energy, is a strategic step toward achieving energy independence, starting from rural areas. Similarly,…

Big Idea Forum, Industrial Decarbonization

Industrial Decarbonization: Seizing Future Industrial Opportunities

Event Coverage30 July 2025166Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 2025 – The industrial sector is a driving force behind Indonesia's economic growth. However, behind the economic growth reflected in GDP growth, there are greenhouse gas emissions resulting from high-energy-intensive industrial activities. Transforming the industrial sector toward a low-carbon industry is imperative. Apit Priya Nugraha, Head of the Ministry of Industry's Green…

Emissions Reduction as a Prime Foundation for Becoming a Developed Country

Event Coverage29 July 2025691Views 1Like 0Comments

Jakarta, July 26, 2025- “If Indonesia wants its economy to grow above six percent, then we must integrate emissions reduction efforts with the use of renewable energy. It’s as simple as that,” emphasized Fabby Tumiwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), at the seminar “Finding Balance Between Resilience and…

Cultivating Climate-Friendly Behavior in Cities

Event Coverage28 July 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 23, 2025 - Climate change is now a real threat to life. Increasing global warming makes the earth increasingly vulnerable to various risks, such as increasingly frequent natural disasters, extreme weather, and the emergence of disease outbreaks. Unfortunately, many of these issues have not been comprehensively addressed and have the potential to cause…

Joint Statement of the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025

Press Release26 July 20254KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Ahead of the COP-30 climate change negotiations in Brazil, we—the people of Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025—call on Indonesia to strengthen its strategy and take concrete action to address the climate crisis, while leading global efforts to keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C, as agreed in the Paris Agreement, ratified by Law No. 16 of 2016. Recently,…

Opportunities to Reduce Green Hydrogen Production Costs in Indonesia

Event Coverage21 July 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 18, 2025 - The Indonesian government launched the National Hydrogen Strategy (SHN) in 2023 and the National Hydrogen and Ammonia Roadmap in 2025 as part of its efforts to promote hydrogen development, including green hydrogen. To support these initiatives, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) established the Indonesian Green Hydrogen Community (KH2I)…