More funding into Indonesia’s energy transition but experts fear lack of commitment will undermine efforts to decarbonise the country.
Category: Energy
Balikpapan’s Manggar landfill turns waste into energy
The landfill turns waste into energy not only for its own use but for the residents surrounding its area. Much work is needed in domestic waste management.
Indonesia backs hydro to power new capital city
A dam with Chinese backing is slowly being built, but may impact Indigenous villages and the environment, Yovanda Isabella writes.
Maumere trans women enjoy clean energy, their peers in Jakarta struggle with air pollution
A solar farm powers a small community in Sikka District, relatively untouched by air pollution. While Jakarta ranks as one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Indonesia’s electric vehicle push relies on coal
The government is pushing electric vehicles (EVs), but Indonesia must also curb coal consumption to effectively lower emissions.
Indonesia looks to electric vehicles to tackle air pollution, reach zero emisions
The government’s program to develop an electric vehicle ecosystem to achieve zero emissions needs to consider the impact on environmental sustainability.
Gauging the efficacy of Indonesia’s co-firing scheme
Trend Asia looks into Indonesia’s energy transition strategies and says the co-firing program does not have a significant impact on reducing emissions.
Why is the G20 important for climate and energy transition?
Indonesia is urged to show leadership, take firm climate action and ambition, including increasing its emission cuts.
Indonesia’s bigget coal oligarchs: The Game
This is no ordinary game. This is part of an effort to uncover the figures and networks that run the coal business in Indonesia. Do you know who they are?
Unearthing Indonesia’s 10 biggest coal oligarchs
The coal business has been booming since the early 1990s. Indonesia’s coal production rose from a mere 13 million tons in 1991 to more than 606 million tons in 2021. Who gets the biggest share?