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Energy Transition Funding Needs for Affected Workers Reach Rp38.4 Trillion

Press Release30 April 2024160Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 30, 2024 - Energy transformation requires adequate financing to ensure a smooth and equitable process. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank on energy transition and environment based in Jakarta, disseminated a report titled "Identification of Financing Needs for an Equitable Transformation of Indonesia's Electricity Sector". The report, created…

Renewable Energy Must Reign Supreme in Southeast Asia

Blog27 March 2024155Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 27, 2024-Southeast Asia is a world's fifth-largest economy region in 2022. However, this economic growth comes with a concerning projection: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the region are expected to soar by 60 percent by 2050. Curbing these emissions is pivotal for global efforts to combat climate change. Unfortunately, current endeavors to promote…

Fighting for Just Energy Transition in Indonesia, Colombia, and South Africa

Blog29 February 2024122Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 29, 2024 - The aspect of justice in energy transition is closely tied to community involvement in the process, particularly in preparing communities in coal-producing areas. Civil society organizations, as entities that closely engage with both the community and the government, play a significant role in urging the government to adopt participatory policies…

Civil Society Recommendations for the Development of Indonesia’s Second NDC

Press Release2 February 2024266Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 2, 2024 - Indonesia, under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), has initiated the drafting process for its Second National Determined Contribution (SNDC) aimed at emissions reductions by 2030 and 2035. The MoEF intends to submit the SNDC to the UNFCCC in 2024. The Institute for Essential Services Reform…

The Decline of Indonesia’s Climate Policy and Action Rating in 2023

Press Release31 January 2024304Views 0Likes 1Comment

Delima Ramadhani, Climate Policy Project Coordinator, IESR presents the results of the CAT assessment of Indonesia's climate policies, targets and actions Jakarta, January 31, 2024 - According to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) report, the climate policies, actions, and targets outlined in Indonesia's 2023 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document as "critically insufficient" to limit global…

Playing Backdoor in Emission Reduction Solutions

Blog6 December 2023126Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 6, 2023 - The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) has released its latest report on the climate ambition and action of 42 countries, including the European Union. CAT's assessment shows that there has been no significant change in global temperature reduction efforts since last year. CAT modeled four temperature increase scenarios based…

Webinar: Sunset of Coal-Fired Power Plants and the Coal Industry – Reviewing Direction and Multisectoral Impacts in a Just Energy Transition

22 September 2023119Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background Indonesia has ratified its commitment to keeping global temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius, in line with the Paris Agreement, through Law No. 16 of 2016. The Indonesian government has set climate commitment targets through its enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs): a 31.89% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to business-as-usual scenarios and a 43.20% reduction…

Media Briefing: Preparing for Indonesia’s Energy Transition & Anticipating Its Implications and Launching The Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2023

5 September 2023313Views 0Likes 0Comments

Playback Recording Background Between 2021 and 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued reports from three working groups, all of which uniformly conveyed that there is already scientific evidence related to the climate crisis and its impact on the Earth. One of the key findings of the report is that greenhouse gas…

Kompas | Indonesia’s Target for Reducing Emissions is Insufficient to Combat Global Warming

Media Coverage21 August 2023136Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia's emission reduction target is critically insufficient, aka very far from enough to reduce global warming. Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said there needed to be a more significant gap between the current policies and emission levels compatible with the Paris Agreement. Read more on Kompas.

Low Carbon Development Acceleration Requires Target and Strategy Synergy

Press Release10 August 2023138Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 10, 2023 - Sustainable development with minimal emissions is believed to be the key to lifting Indonesia out of the middle-income trap it has been in for 30 years (1993-2022) and transitioning towards a developed country. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) urges the Indonesian government to set ambitious, measurable emissions reduction…

ASEAN Grid Interconnectivity as the Start of Renewable Energy Security in the Region

Press Release14 June 2023166Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 13 June 2023 - To reach energy security sustainably and to face challenges of global climate change, Indonesia’s chairmanship in 2023 needs to be a strong leader in the decarbonization efforts of the energy sector in Southeast Asia. region. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views that Indonesia can further its regional cooperation and…