Tax Reform for Climate Financing in Asia

Jakarta, 26 August 2025 - Global South countries currently need trillions of dollars to finance climate resilience projects and a just transition. The new UN Tax Convention is an opportunity to seek innovative financing through multinational collaborations, ensuring that wealthy individuals pay higher taxes fairly and aligning tax architectures with a country's climate targets. Arief…

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Indonesia Taps Strategic Momentum at Regional Energy Transition Dialogue (RETD) to Accelerate National Energy Security

Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy (CASE) for Southeast Asia Consortium holds another Regional Energy Transition Dialogue (RETD) 2025 to reconvene and discuss the plan ahead for Southeast Asia’s energy future. Representatives from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam sit together and share their challenges and opportunities to push for renewable energy to achieve climate goals both…

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Research Report Launching “Individual Carbon Footprint Patterns Based on Demographic Profiles in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas on Java Island”

Replay Event Background The climate crisis we face today is the result of accumulated greenhouse gas emissions from various sectors, including everyday individual activities. According to the IPCC report, to limit global warming to below 1.5°C, global emissions need to be reduced by 43% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. Individual contributions become increasingly…

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Webinar Discussion on Emission Reduction Policy and Industrial Emission Calculation Workshop: Sugar and Cooking Oil Processing Industry

Background Accelerating the transition to sustainable industrial development also has an important influence on efforts to achieve the national target of Net Zero Emission by 2060 or sooner. In the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (E-NDC) document, Indonesia is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 31.89 percent with its own efforts and 43.2 percent with international…

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Learning from Suzhou in Realizing Sustainable City Commitments

Suzhou, June 13, 2025 - Suzhou, located in Jiangsu Province, is one of the manufacturing centers with four main industries, namely electronics, equipment manufacturing, advanced materials and renewable energy. Continuing the series of 75 Years Indonesia–China Exchange Visit programs that took place from June 10-14, 2025, the Indonesian delegation led by the Institute for Essential…

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China as Indonesia’s Strategic Renewable Energy Partner

Shanghai, June 13, 2025 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views that as a leader in renewable energy technology, China has invaluable experience for Indonesia in its efforts to achieve its energy transition targets. IESR Executive Director, Fabby Tumiwa, stated that Indonesia can utilize China's expertise, especially in terms of investment, infrastructure capacity…

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IESR Initiates Community to Accelerate Indonesia’s Green Hydrogen Development

Jakarta, March 27, 2025 - Utilizing green hydrogen will help Indonesia achieve its net zero emission (NZE) target by 2060 or sooner through its use in the electricity, industrial and transportation sectors. Green hydrogen production will accelerate the development of renewable energy generation and support mitigation strategies in user sectors where emissions are difficult to…

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