Sindonews | Poor Leadership, President Prabowo Asked to Evaluate Bahlil’s Performance

Energy observer and Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, gave a red report card to the performance of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia in the first year of the Prabowo-Gibran administration. He assessed that the ministry's performance under Bahlil's leadership has not shown improvement in…

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Towards COP30: Indonesia’s SNDC Fails to Reflect President Prabowo’s 100% Renewable Energy Ambition

Jakarta, October 29, 2025 - Indonesia has submitted its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) document to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Monday (27/10). The submission of the document took place after the Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Environment, held a public consultation on the SNDC on…

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SETC: Driving ASEAN’s Transformation Towards Regional Energy Competitiveness

Jakarta, October 27, 2025 — The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Collaborative Network (SETC) urges ASEAN leaders to follow up on the outcomes of the 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) with concrete initiatives at the upcoming ASEAN Summit 2025. In the Regional Dialogue, "Realizing the ASEAN Vision 2045: From Vision to Implementation Through the Southeast…

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Three Reasons Indonesia’s SNDC Must Be Ambitious 

Jakarta, October 22, 2025 - As the Conference of Parties (COP) 30 approaches, 99 signatories to the Paris Agreement have submitted Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) documents as a commitment to reducing GHG emissions and curbing global warming.   Indonesia is currently in the process of drafting its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC). Indonesia's SNDC document…

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Draft NDC 3.0 Fails to Show Targets and Actions that Respond to the Climate Crisis

Jakarta, October 20, 2025 – Hot temperatures and weather anomalies are currently hitting various regions in Indonesia. Although considered a seasonal phenomenon, the rise in global temperatures due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has worsened their intensity. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) urges the Government of Indonesia to…

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Kompas.com | Energy Transition Driven to Become New Engine of Economic Growth

The push for energy transition to become a new engine of economic growth is strengthening in line with President Prabowo Subianto's target of achieving 8 percent economic growth and the Indonesia Emas 2045 vision. In addition to reducing carbon emissions, accelerating energy transition is considered to open up investment opportunities and create green jobs. Read…

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