The implementation of carbon tax needs to be supported by other policies to reduce its social impact, especially on underprivileged people, an official from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has said. One of the impacts of carbon tax implementation is a rise in production cost, rese...
A peatland restoration project in Indonesia could set a global example
Source: Sustainability TimesDate: December 3, 2021. Peatlands in tropical nations are home to vital biodiversity while they also help mitigate climate change by acting as highly effective carbon sinks. In addition, these wetlands serve key economic functions by protecting seashores against erosion a...
Indonesia needs $312b to make good on carbon pledge: Minister
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 31 July 2021 Indonesia needs to invest US$312 billion to reach its target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The figure is based on the estimated contribution stated in the reworked nationally deter...
Commentary: Is carbon neutrality possible for coal-addicted Indonesia?
Source: Channel News Asia Date: 23 July 2021 State utility company PLN has pledged carbon neutrality by 2060, but the pledge merits greater scrutiny, says a researcher. In May 2021, Indonesia's biggest utility company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), pledged to phase out fossil fuels by 2060 ...
A ‘sea tractor’ harvests and replants carbon-capturing seaweed at this floating farm
Source: Fast Company Date: 12 July 2021Seaweed farming could be a potent weapon in the fight against climate change. But can it scale? In a series of floating seaweed farms off the coast of Bali, Indonesia, a catamaran travels back and forth through lines of dangling red algae. Custom technology on ...
G20 backs carbon pricing, ‘raising stakes’ among emerging economies
Source: Climate Home News Date: 12 July 2021 The EU's threatened carbon tariff on imports has spurred trading partners like Indonesia and Turkey to consider making polluters pay at home G20 finance ministers have for the first time endorsed carbon pricing as a tool to transition to a low-carbo...
Indonesia bets on biofuels over oil, but EVs could render both moot
Source: Mongabay Date: 12 July 2021Increased adoption of electric vehicles could render redundant Indonesia's biofuel infrastructure, which the government is touting as its chosen alternative to fossil fuels.A new report projects demand for biofuel more than halving as EVs take hold, even as the gov...
Charting a path to carbon neutrality
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: July 12, 2021 More than half of global GDP is now generated in countries that have net-zero mandates, meaning that they will reduce, absorb, or abate greenhouse-gas emissions so that their economies become carbon neutral. Among them: China, the European Union, Japan, an...
Indonesia creates expert wetlands team to revitalize development goal efforts
Source: Forests NewsDate: 30 December 2020 Getting a jump start on U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration A Strategic Coordination Team for Wetlands Management created by Indonesia's Ministry of National Planning or National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) in October aims to streamline the coun...
Indonesia, World Bank strike deal on emissions reduction
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 28 November 2020 The Environment and Forestry Ministry and the World Bank signed a deal on Friday on the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which provides an additional opportunity for the government to receive payments in exchange for reducing carbon emissions....
Explainer: Man-made climate change, is it real or fake?
Source: Channel News Asia Date: 3 August 2020 The Australian bushfires from September last year to early February are proof to many people that man-made or "anthropogenic" climate change is real and threatening. But for some Australians involved in the coal-mining industry, the fires seeme...
Methane emissions rise nine percent in decade
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 July 2020 Emissions of methane -- a planet-warming gas several times more potent than carbon dioxide -- have risen by nine percent in a decade driven by mankind's insatiable hunger for energy and food, a major international study concluded Wednesday. Methane (C...
Indonesian coal plant taints South Korea's green pledge
Source: Reuters Date: 16 July 2020 Indonesian fisherman Ramidin says he used to catch stingray by paddling just off the shore of his village, but as a giant coal power complex nearby has expanded over the last three decades, he has had to venture further and further out to sea. Now, state-...
New study shows loss of Southeast Asia’s peat forests drives climate change
Source: ASEAN TodayDate: 10 June 2020 New research documents how clearing and drainage of peat forests in Southeast Asia are driving carbon emissions. Using a new remote sensing technique, researchers showed that peatland across the region is sinking—not just on large-scale plantations but also on s...
Indonesia reduces deforestation rate as researchers urge caution
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 9 June 2020 Indonesia has offered a glimpse of hope for the environment, with its rate of deforestation having decreased for a third year in a row as a result of the government's response to the devastating 2015-2016 fire crisis, even as global deforestation continues a...