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Jakarta 2 years ago
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Jakarta’s long fight for healthier air persists
More than 10 million Jakartans went through a suffocating 2023 as they gasped for healthy air amid the worsening air pollution in the capital. Residents and civil society groups have urged the government to work seriously on coordinated efforts to prevent more pollutants from dirtying up the city, with a recent win for a citizen lawsuit on Jakarta's air pollution a good place to start.
Jakarta 2 years ago
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Government urged to solve Jakarta pollution as court rejects second appeal
The Supreme Court ruled against another appeal by the government against the ruling in a civil lawsuit that found President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his administration guilty of negligence for failing to tackle choking air pollution over Jakarta.
Indonesia 4 years ago
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Government appeals Jakarta air pollution verdict
The government has filed an appeal against a recent Central Jakarta District Court ruling that found President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and other top government officials guilty of negligence for failing to tackle Jakarta’s chronic air pollution.
Jakarta 4 years ago
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Court rules government guilty for failing to tackle Jakarta’s air pollution
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, alongside other top-ranking government officials, has been found guilty of negligence for failing to tackle chronic air pollution in Jakarta, the Central Jakarta District Court ruled on Thursday.
City 5 years ago
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Jakarta looks to new partnership for solutions to air pollution
With traffic, coal-fired power plants and ongoing construction projects continuing to pollute Jakarta’s air, the city administration is seeking new solutions to improve air quality through a recently launched partnership.
City 5 years ago
Jakarta air pollution lawsuit still in limbo after a year of proceedings
A lawsuit directed at seven state officials initially received a positive response from the Jakarta administration. However, no agreement has been reached even after five mediation meetings inside the courtroom and two outside the courtroom.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Ban trash fires, Jakarta, and help the air
Some 1.1 billion tons of waste — more than 40 percent of the world’s garbage — is burned in open piles, the study’s authors found, contributing more emissions than had been previously known, especially in developing countries like Mexico, Ghana and, yes, Indonesia.
