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Markets 1 year ago

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Coal phaseout by 2040 would be ‘economic suicide’, Hashim says

Indonesia will not be able to shut down all coal and other fossil-fuel power stations within 15 years, says special presidential envoy Hashim Djojohadikusumo, walking back a statement made by President Prabowo Subianto at last year’s G20 summit.

Academia 1 year ago

What climate spending really costs the world

The real cost of inefficient climate policy is that it distracts resources and attention from other priorities.

Americas 1 year ago

Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuels

The Republican leader also declared a "national energy emergency" to expand drilling in the world's top oil and gas producer, said he would scrap vehicle emissions standards that amount to an "electric vehicle mandate," and vowed to halt offshore wind farms, a frequent target of his scorn.

Europe 1 year ago

Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor

This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was drawing dangerously near.

Companies 1 year ago

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RI coal miners diversify to gear up for energy transition

Coal mining firms in Indonesia are spending billions of dollars on deals and raising budgets for new projects in a bet on the energy transition amid growing pressure to move away from the dirty fuel.

Environment 1 year ago

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

Over the past two years, temperature records have been repeatedly shattered by a streak so persistent and puzzling it has tested the best-available scientific predictions about how the climate functions.

Companies 1 year ago

PLN partners with US, Japan to build nuclear power plants

Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said Indonesia had to consider using nuclear power as it was a potential source of clean energy to replace fossil fuels.

Academia 1 year ago

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Indonesia’s rhetoric of net-zero emissions

In order to push for growth, Indonesia may clear 2.1 million hectares of rainforest over the next five years, roughly the size of 30 Singapore islands, and still claim compliance with its emissions targets.

Regulations 1 year ago

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Indonesia vows to cut coal use to 33% of energy mix by end of 2040

Renewables accounted for less than 14 percent of the in country's energy mix last year, while coal contributed more than 40 percent.

Environment 1 year ago

Report details fossil fuel threat to 'Amazon of the seas'

Dubbed the "Amazon of the seas" for its species variety, the Coral Triangle covers over 10 million square kilometers in waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, the Philippines, Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands.

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