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Indonesia launches emissions trading for coal-fired power plants
Indonesia introduced a carbon emissions market for coal-fired power plants on Wednesday. Initially, power plants with a capacity of at least 100 megawatts are required to participate. As Reuters reports, the emissions trading thus affects 99 plants with a total capacity of 33 gigawatts. They have been allocated emission quotas totaling 20 million metric tons […] continue reading →
Indonesia puts the brakes on deforestation
Indonesia is one of the countries with a particularly large amount of tropical rainforest. Preserving it is important for the climate, and in fact, deforestation rates have been declining recently. How did Indonesia manage that? continue reading →
Indonesia: 20 billion from G7 for coal phase-out
The industrialized countries are helping Indonesia phase out coal to net zero in 2050 with 20 billion dollars. South Africa is the model for this "JETP" initiative for equitable energy transformation. But in Vietnam, India, and Senegal, the initiative is making little headway. continue reading →
Siti Nurbaya Bakar – coal phase-out with billions from the North
The start for COP27 went wrong before: When the environment ministers of the G20 group met in Bali at the end of August, the meeting ended with a minor scandal: The politicians were unable to agree on a final declaration that was supposed to build momentum just three months before the climate conference. Arguments over […] continue reading →
Brazil, DR Congo and Indonesia form rainforest alliance
The three countries with the world’s largest rainforest areas have formed an alliance for the protection of their tropical forests. Brazil, Indonesia and DR Congo have agreed on a strategic partnership to protect the rainforest.The goal of the alliance is to,encourage wealthy countries to step up funding for rainforest conservation. A joint statement said that […] continue reading →