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

2 May 2024121Views 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…

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

Press Release30 April 2024104Views 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…

Launch of Report on Identifying Financing Needs for an Equitable Transformation of Indonesia’s Electricity Sector

26 April 2024121Views 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…

ANTARA | Indonesia’s Second NDC Needs to Reflect Ambitious Emission Reduction Target, Says Analyst

Media Coverage26 April 202498Views 0Likes 0Comments

The think-tank Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that the targets in the government's second national contribution to emission reduction (SNDC) document should be more ambitious to align with commitments in the Paris Agreement. Read more on ANTARA.

Making the Global Stocktaking Process More Relevant to Southeast Asia

Blog26 April 2024153Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 25 April 2024 - Global efforts to halt climate change by reducing emissions are entering a phase of global consolidation. Since 2023, the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST), a consortium of civil society actors gathered to support the first Global Stocktake in order to assess the progress of the Paris Agreement (2015). In a webinar…

IESR: Indonesia’s Second NDC Needs to Reflect Ambitious Emission Reduction Targets

Press Release26 April 2024191Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 25, 2024 - The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), is currently drafting the Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) document. In contrast to the Enhanced NDC document published in 2022, the emission reduction target in the SNDC document is no longer measured based on emission reductions from the base…

KBR | Iran-Israel Conflict and Electric Vehicles

Media Coverage25 April 202478Views 0Likes 0Comments

The war between Iran and Israel has added to the list of geopolitical conflicts that have an impact on world oil prices. For Indonesia as an oil and petroleum products importing country, the effect is very significant. People must be anxious when there is a rumor of a fuel price hike, because it will automatically…

Direktur Eksekutif Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa

Facing the Escalation of the Iran-Israel Conflict: Challenges and Solutions for Indonesia’s Energy Stability

Blog25 April 202489Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 24, 2024 - The escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel has created tensions that could destabilize the global economy, including in Indonesia. The significant issues of concern are likely supply disruptions and an increase in oil prices, particularly since the Strait of Hormuz in Iran is a crucial trade route for…

Kompas.com | Renewable Energy Festival 2024, Encouraging People to Lower Emissions

Media Coverage23 April 202475Views 0Likes 0Comments

Renewable energy and environmental think tank, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), held a Renewable Energy Festival in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Sunday (21/4/2024). Read more on Kompas.com.

Kontan | RI Renewable Energy Investment still Low in Early 2024, Here’s the Cause

Media Coverage17 April 2024120Views 0Likes 0Comments

The realization of new renewable energy (NRE) investment at the beginning of this year is projected to remain quiet. The implementation of the General Election (Pemilu) and the absence of an auction of renewable energy plants by PLN are reasons for realizing NRE investment until the first quarter of 2024, which still needs to look…

Building Low-Emission Cities in Indonesia

Press Release3 April 2024103Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 2 2024 - Urban areas are centers of carbon-intensive activities. High population, dense buildings and intensive energy use contribute to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Transparency 2022 noted that direct and indirect emissions from the building sector in Indonesia accounted for 4.6 per cent and 24.5 per cent of total energy-related carbon dioxide…

Carefully Designing Indonesia’s Energy Policy Framework

Blog2 April 2024113Views 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…