Direktur Eksekutif IESR, Fabby Tumiwa

Indonesia May Start Using Biodiesel B35 in February 2023, What Should the Government Pay Attention?

Jakarta, February 7, 2023 - Indonesia's ESDM Ministry confirmed that 35 percent biodiesel or B35 biodiesel would begin to take effect on February 1, 2023. B35 contains 35 percent palm oil-based biofuel and 65 percent diesel. Hopefully, this program can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by around 34.9 million tonnes CO2e. Responding to this policy,…

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Indonesia Energy Transition Homeworks

(Jakarta, 12 January 2023) - By definition, the energy transition is an effort to change the energy supply from previously a coal-dependent source to cleaner energy. This is the effort that the Indonesian government continues to pursue to achieve national energy security and autonomy. However, there are still many tasks that must be fulfilled by…

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The Increase of Emission Reduction Targets in Indonesia’s NDC is Still a Long Way to Mitigating a Climate Crisis

Jakarta, 6 December 2022- Indonesia has submitted Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (ENDCs) documents by increasing the target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by only around 2%. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), which is a member of the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a consortium of three think tanks that conducts monitoring and assessment…

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