Enhance Domestic Product Competitiveness through Industrial Decarbonization

Jakarta, November 5, 2024 - Growing global commitments to climate change mitigation are raising sustainability standards in international trade. To keep domestic products competitive, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) highlights the need for the government to expedite the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization in the industrial sector. The European Union is…

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Climate Fund Mobilization

Jakarta, October 31, 2024 - The need to keep global temperature increases to no more than 1.5 degrees also brings significant financial needs. The results of the First Global Stocktake show that the current climate commitments of countries in the world as stated in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) will still cause the earth to…

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Encouraging Innovative Solutions to Decarbonize Transportation from Jakarta to the Subnational Levels

Jakarta, November 1, 2024 - In 2021, the transportation sector was the second largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Indonesia. A study by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) in the Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2024 revealed that passenger vehicles accounted for 73.1 percent of the 150 million tons of carbon…

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Five IESR Recommendations for Achieving Energy Independence through Energy Transition

Jakarta, October 31, 2024 - Indonesia’s challenging energy transition process demands national commitment and strong leadership to ensure it is fair for the people, supports human development, achieves energy self-sufficiency, and fosters high economic growth, as envisioned by President Prabowo. The next five years will be critical in determining whether Indonesia can successfully overcome the…

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Regional Webinar : What Does Climate Finance Mean for Asia? – Lessons Learned from Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia

Background Global temperatures are set to surpass the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels, a limit established to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. However, global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) fall significantly short. By 2030, emissions are projected to be reduced by only 11%, far below the necessary goal of halving…

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