17 May 2022
IN FOCUS: Indonesia wants to bag EV riches, but locals are split over what it means for them
Channel News Asia-Farmer Ratna, 65, had been walking barefoot for 40 minutes…
8 April 2022
As G20 chair, coal-heavy Indonesia sends mixed signals on green transition
Thomson Reuters Foundation-Indonesia is using its stint as G20 president to…
30 March 2022
Indonesia’s gasification plans could be costly for budget and environment
Mongabay--In late January, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo…
10 February 2022
Land rights controversy shakes up capital relocation plan
Jakarta Post-Nusantara, the government’s new capital city project, is facing…
21 January 2022
Banks Urged to Stop Financing Coal-Related Businesses
Tempo.co--A group called the 'clean Indonesia coalition' on Friday launched a…
12 January 2022
Indonesia’s coal gasification plans move forward, despite coal pledge
China Dialogue--Indonesia’s plans to build a new national coal gasification…
10 January 2022
As blackouts loom, Indonesia’s energy crisis underscores its addiction to coal
Eco Business--An abrupt ban on coal exports by the Indonesian government for…
14 December 2021
World Bank’s Development Policy Finance: still funding fossil fuels and unsustainable energy models
Eco Business--The World Bank’s budget (or policy) support to key countries in…
14 December 2021
China’s pivot from funding coal plants to gasification slammed as more of the same
Mongabay--When China announced, in late September, that it would stop financing…
1 December 2021
Indonesia’s new plan for coal: It pollutes land and air, so why not the sea too?
JAKARTA—Having already declared coal ash non-hazardous waste, the Indonesian…
5 November 2021
Greening Indonesia proves a dirty job but Joko has to do it
Sidney Morning Herald---When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the…
28 October 2021
Indonesia’s ‘green’ electricity plan undermines its climate vows, activists say
Mongabay, Jakarta—Indonesia’s new 10-year plan for electricity generation…
29 September 2021
World Bank’s plans for Indonesia: Delayed action on climate and continued coal and gas support
Brettonwoods Project-Indonesian civil society organisations (CSOs) have raised…
5 August 2021
Indonesia’s coal phaseout is just more business as usual, report says
Mongabay—Indonesia’s plan to phase out coal is a mere rebranding of an existing…
11 June 2021
Net zero commitment and the need to halt coal energy
The Jakarta Post-State electricity company PLN has recently pledged to stop…
8 June 2021
Indonesia to retire coal-fired power plants while also adding more
JAKARTA — Indonesia says it will begin retiring coal-fired power plants for…
3 May 2021
Indonesia’s extractive industry vulnerable to natural disasters: Report
Thousands of mines, power plants and other facilities in the extractive…
14 April 2021
Pollution and foreign debt: Indonesia’s unhealthy addiction to coal
Over the years, married couple Edi Suriana and Masitah have grown accustomed to…
11 March 2021
Never mind the mercury: Indonesia says coal ash isn’t hazardous
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has declared coal ash is no longer a…
28 December 2020
The Dumb Dream of Turning Coal to Gas Just Won’t Die
Gizmodo-The process of turning coal—possibly the most carbon-intensive and…
30 June 2020
South Korea to Pump Public Money Into New Indonesian Coal Despite Green Election Pledges
A South Korean public institution has announced it will back a controversial…
27 June 2020
Activists, Residents Demand South Korea withdraw from Banten Power Plant Projects
Dozens of environmentalists and residents of Banten staged a rally in front of…
17 December 2019
Civil Coalition Deems Jokowi’s Capital Relocation Plan Ambitious
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Several NGOs joined in the civil society coalition dubbed…
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Natasya, Forgive the Governor and the President for Doing Nothing … The Story of the 34th Mine Hole Victim
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JETP Funding in Indonesia Must Be Inclusive, Transparent and Avoiding False Solutions
Jakarta, July 19 2022-The Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Elmau, Germany, was held at the end of last June. The meeting,…
19 July 2022
Major UK bank cuts ties with Indonesian mega coal producer
Jakarta, July 14 2022-One of the largest United Kingdom banks, Standard Chartered, has confirmed that it is ending…
14 July 2022
World Bank Group finance for fossil gas in Asia is a triple disaster of energy prices, climate change and environmental damage
New research from civil society groups in Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh shows how the World Bank Group is getting…
14 April 2022
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The Capital For Whom
The Oligarchy and Responsibility Annulment On August 26th 2019 1, President Joko Widodo announced the relocation of…
17 October 2020
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President Joko Widodo officially announced the construction of two Independent Power Producer (IPP) Coal Power Plant…
13 September 2020