Part 1: How Indonesia falls short on its energy transition targets
This is the first of a three-part series by CNN Indonesia's Dewi Safitri, exploring Indonesia's coal phase out and transition to renewable energies.
Tag: fossil fuel
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.
Indonesia’s major lenders claim ‘going green’ while financing coal
Despite reports on how coal industry is damaging the environment and harming children, four major banks continue to funnel money into coal miners' coffers. Project Multatuli and 350.org dig deeper.
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?
Triptych from the burning land
A documentary film on artisanal coal mining in Muara Enim, South Sumatera, Indonesia.
Vung Ang and Suralaya: So far yet so close in experience
The plight of two communities in Indonesia and Vietnam are connected to the political and economic calculations of a player thousands of kilometers away: South Korea.
Life and death in Muara Enim, Indonesia’s “dirty energy barn”
In Muara Enim, Indonesia, not only is coal mining not going away, it's the only livelihood many people know. Meanwhile, a state-backed coal company hardly tolerates locals' artisanal mines.
In coal-hungry Indonesia, dirty fuels are made ‘renewable’
Indonesia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060 but the country is still heavily dependent on dirty energy, and policies are not friendly to the development of renewable energy.
South Korea faces a public reckoning for financing coal plants in Indonesia
Residents in Indonesia's Suralaya are dealing with respiratory ailments and declining fish catches. They blame the South Korea supported power plants. Despite protests, the Jokowi government plans to expand coal-fired power projects.
Scientists develop rubber seeds for alternative energy in Palangkaraya
Palangkaraya, Ekuatorial – Scientists said on Monday (26/1) that they have succeeded to develop rubber tree seeds as alternative energy to fossil fuel, in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. Center for International Cooperation in Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatland (Cimtrop), of Palangkaraya University in cooperation with Netherlands’ University of Groningen (RUG) have launched their preliminary demonstration on […]
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