Energy

Beyond fossil fuels: Indonesia's fiscal transition

This publication makes a first attempt at an integrated analysis of how Indonesia both taxes and subsidizes production and consumption of oil, gas, coal and electricity (most of which is generated with coal). The paper also explores lessons learned from Indonesia’s reduction of fiscal dependence on fossil fuels.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
David Braithwaite, Ivetta Gerasimchuk
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Tags:
Fossil Fuels, Oil, Natural Gas, Subsidies, Indonesia, Electricity, Coal
Natural Disasters

Indonesia tsunami death toll soars, thousands homeless

At least 429 people have died in Saturday's tsunami, while at least 128 are still missing.

Publication Date: 
25/12/2018
Al Jazeera
Tags:
Indonesia, Natural Disasters, Tsunami
Natural Disasters

Indonesia tsunami: Rescuers use drones as dozens still missing

Rescuers in Indonesia are using drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors after a powerful tsunami devastated the shorelines of the islands of Java and Sumatra and killed more than 400 people

Publication Date: 
25/12/2018
Al Jazeera
Tags:
Indonesia, Natural Disasters, Tsunami
Climate Change

Prepared communities: implementing the urban community resilience assessment in vulnerable neighborhoods of three cities

Climate change affects poor and marginalized communities first and hardest. Particularly in cities, a lack of access to basic services, a long history of unsustainable urban development, and political exclusion render the urban poor one of the most vulnerable groups to climate induced natural hazards and disasters.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2018
Lubaina Rangwala, Lauretta Burke, Retno Wihanesta, Katerina Elias-Trostmann, Mandakini Chandra
World Resources Institute
Tags:
Climate Change, Urbanisation, Brazil, India, Indonesia
Energy

India is now a world leader in renewable energy

Developing nations are now driving the world’s gradual shift towards renewable energy, and India has become one of the leaders of the pack.

Publication Date: 
28/11/2018
Quartz
Tags:
India, Renewable Energy, China, Chile, Jordan, Brazil, Rwanda, Indonesia, South Africa
Natural Disasters

ADB approves USD 500 mln loan for Disaster Recovery in Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million emergency assistance loan to support the Government of Indonesia's recovery and rehabilitation of Lombok and Central Sulawesi after rece

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
Tags:
Indonesia, Natural Disasters, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Earthquake
Energy

Energizing renewables in Indonesia: optimizing public finance levers to drive private investment

This study aims to understand the role of public finance instruments for clean energy and identify opportunities to optimize them to spur private investment in Indonesia.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2018
Suzanty Sitorus, Randy Rakhmadi, Alke Haesra, Muhammad Ery Wijaya
Climate Policy Initiative
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Finance, Private Sector, Indonesia, Energy
Climate Change

Power trip: Southeast Asia’s journey to a low carbon economy

Insufficient regulation and fossil fuel subsidies are holding back Southeast Asia’s transition to a low carbon economy, according to a new report released by Eco-Business.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2018
Eco-Business
Tags:
Low Carbon Economy, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
Agriculture

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

Indonesian poultry farmer Yohanes Sugihtononugroho faced ruin four years ago when plummeting prices forced him to slaughter all 100,000 of his chickens and shutter his business.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Indonesia, Banks and Banking, Livestock
Agriculture

Indonesia touts agrarian reform, but activists say success hinges on indigenous rights

Indonesian officials touted a new agrarian reform law as a major step forward in an ambitious land distribution programme, but activists warned on Wednesday that the plan will fail without legally

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Agriculture, Indonesia, Land, Tribals, Land Ownership, Forests, Land Reforms, Asia

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