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China, India, and Indonesia: the world’s top coal growth markets can all peak emissions by 2030

China, India, and Indonesia – the three countries responsible for the largest increases in CO2 emissions and in coal-fired power generation in the decade since …

Indonesia’s RUPTL 2025-2034: Fossils first, renewables later

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Following the publication of Indonesia’s ten-year power grid plan, RUPTL 2025-2034, CREA has published an in-depth report that …

Indonesia air quality 2024: As Jakarta’s metro areas all break WHO limit up to tenfold, government opts for ‘wait-and-see’

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Air pollution in Indonesia is a growing national crisis for its massive implications on the citizens’ health and …

Indonesia’s RUPTL outlines faster growth in fossil fuel use, downgrades ambition for clean energy

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air’s (CREA) analysis on Indonesia’s recently released 10-year electricity supply …

Biomass co-firing in Indonesia: Prolonging, not solving coal problem

🇮🇩  Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Despite the promotion of biomass co-firing as a means to create a green economy and mitigate emissions by …

Cirebon-1, Indonesia’s first coal-to-renewables milestone

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, made an announcement on 3 February 2025 during the sharing …

Seize the moment: Indonesia can surpass national renewables targets by fast-tracking prospective projects

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Following President Prabowo Subianto’s announcement of his vision to phase out Indonesia’s fossil fuel power and increase renewable energy …

Indonesia iron and steel’s full potential hinges on low-carbon technologies

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Indonesia’s iron and steel industry has undergone a stark shift in recent years, with exports showing sharp growth while …

Indonesia’s captive coal on the uptick

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Capacity tripled in five years, on track to cost USD 20 billion in public health burden Over the past …

Ensuring an ecological disaster: ‘Shadow’ tanker spill could cost coastal states USD 1.6 bn

In June 2022, as Russia dug in on its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU responded with a sixth sanctions package placing an embargo …

Health and economic benefits from early phase out of Indonesia’s first JETP coal power plants

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Indonesia’s commitment to transition away from coal through the announcement of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in …

Indonesia’s air quality: Decline in 2023 due to lack of intervention and El Niño. What about 2024? 

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah In 2023, there was an overall decline in air quality across Indonesia, particularly in Jakarta, the capital of …

Debunking the value-added myth in nickel downstream industry

Economic and health impact of nickel industry in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and North Maluku The global demand for nickel has risen dramatically with the …

2 years later: China’s ban on overseas coal power projects and its global climate impacts

At the 2021 United Nations General Assembly, China’s President Xi committed to halting financing and construction of new coal-fired power plants overseas. This announcement from …

Emerging captive coal power: Dark clouds on Indonesia’s clean energy horizon

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah In Indonesia today, captive coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), referring to power stations that are operated and utilised off-grid …

Air quality impacts of the Banten-Suralaya complex

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Indonesia’s growth and development in recent years have seen it become the largest economy in Southeast Asia, yet …

Health benefits of Just Energy Transition and coal phase-out in Indonesia

🇮🇩 Versi Bahasa Indonesia tersedia di bawah Indonesia relies on coal-fired power for 62.5% of its electricity generation. This reliance comes with significant impacts on …

Ambiguities versus ambition: A review of Indonesia’s energy transition policy

Indonesia’s current power status shows that the country derives half of its electricity from coal-fired power plants (CFPP). The overwhelming additions of capital-intensive fossil fuels …

The Sunny Side of Asia

Together with Ember and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), we looked at how solar generation allowed seven Asian countries to avoid …

12.8 GW of Chinese overseas coal project cancelled, but 57 GW could still go ahead

China’s “no new coal overseas” policy has already had a significant impact on the coal power pipeline in the rest of the world. The newly …

Air Quality, Health and Economic Impact Assessment of the Jambi-1 Coal Power Plant

PLTU Jambi-1 is a proposed 2 x 300 MW independent power producer (IPP) coal-fired power plant in Sarolangun, Jambi, Indonesia that will burn low-rank coal …

Transboundary Air Pollution in the Jakarta, Banten, and West Java provinces

Air pollution in Indonesia’s capital city and surrounding provinces has been increasing with Jakarta recording 172 days of “unhealthy” air quality in 2019. The report “Transboundary Air Pollution in the Jakarta, Banten, and West Java provinces” examines how transboundary air pollution is carried to Jakarta by wind and other mechanisms, and the health and economic impacts this is having on Jakarta and on its residents.

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