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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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.

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Low Carbon Development Acceleration Requires Target and Strategy Synergy

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…

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

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…

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