A research project titled “Towards a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia” was carried out in close partnership with the Technical University of Denmark, University of Indonesia, Prasetiya Mulya University, the Dala Institute, and the University of Cape Town. Running from 2022 to 2024, it was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and administered […]
The granting and implementation of nickel mining permits in Raja Ampat is evidence of the failure of natural resource governance in Indonesia. Located within a Global Geopark and small islands clearly prohibited for mining, all mining permits in Raja Ampat violate the existing legal framework and should therefore be permanently revoked, without exception. However, the revocation […]
Ensuring national prosperity requires a shift in thinking from the short term to the long term. This shift must be supported by the right tools to allow policy-makers to make decisions that benefit future generations as much as the current ones. For decades, policy making has focused on growth in gross domestic product (GDP). Yet […]
Jakarta, 18 July 2024 – Indonesia is committed to reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions by 31,2% independently, and up to 43,2% with international assistance by 2030, as regulated in the 2022 Enhanced NDC. targets achieving net zero emissions (Net Zero Emissions/NZE) by 2060 or sooner as stated in the Long-Term […]
Reducing inequality is a part of global commitment under Sustainable Development Goals #10 (SDGs #10). SDG #10 has a comprehensive prosperity-sharing target not only focusing on reducing income inequality indicators, but also promoting social, economic, and political inclusion, equal opportunities, and ending discrimination. The target is derived from the notion that sustainable development cannot be […]