The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) and Climate Transparency organised the launch of the Brown to Green Report 2019 in Indonesia, which took place on 19 November 2019 (Tuesday) in Jakarta.

In his opening speech, the Executive Director of IESR, Fabby Tumiwa, underlined the importance of raising climate ambition in Indonesia.

“Indonesia must start switching from fossil energy in the energy and transport sectors. In the electricity sector we must start reducing coal power generation and triple the energy mix of renewable energy by 2030. Moreover, Indonesia should strengthen the implementation of energy efficiency by increasing minimum performance standards that will reduce electricity demand in the future. In the transportation sector, the country needs to accelerate the electrification of vehicles and to increase fuel economy standards more effectively before 2025,” said Fabby Tumiwa.

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR, opening the launch of Brown to Green Report 2019 in Jakarta

The Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Jend. TNI (Purn.) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, one of the keynote speakers, reiterated Indonesia’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, increase the contribution of renewable energy in the energy mix in 2025 and to implement green economy. He has mentioned high-quality and environmentally friendly technologies, technology transfer, local capacity building and business-to-business cooperation as key elements to support green economy.

left-right: Yose Rizal Damuri (Head of Economics Department, CSIS), Erina Mursanti (Program Manager of Green Economy, IESR), Jend. TNI (Purn.) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs), Fabby Tumiwa (Executive Director, IESR), Dr. Saleh Abdurrahman (Expert Staff of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the Environment and Spatial Planning, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources), Kuki Soejachmoen (Former Deputy of Indonesia’s President Special Envoy for Climate Change)

Prof. Emil Salim from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, second keynote speaker, pointed out that the Brown to Green Report 2019 pictures the real situation in which Indonesia’s energy policy until 2050 does not take carbon emission impact into account; therefore, the report signals a yellow light for all stakeholders. “There is no place for dirty energy in the future. Indonesia must shift to renewable energy and the current policy planning must look ahead and take necessary steps to ensure the well-being of future generations” said prof. Emil Salim.

left-right: Erina Mursanti (Program Manager of Green Economy, IESR), Prof. Emil Salim (Faculty of Business and Economy, University of Indonesia), Dr. Saleh Abdurrahman (Expert Staff of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the Environment and Spatial Planning, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources), Emma Rachmawaty (Director of Climate Change Mitigation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry), Fabby Tumiwa (Executive Director, IESR), Yose Rizal Damuri (Head of Economics Department, CSIS)

Erina Mursanti, Green Economy Program Manager at IESR, presented key findings of the Brown Green Report 2019, emphasising that “Indonesia can still increase its commitment in achieving the Paris Agreement target, if there is an ambitious political will and commitment from the government in limiting temperature rise. This can be demonstrated by a long-term development strategy that aligns the economic transition with the energy transition. What also needs to be done is  to diver fossil fuel subsidies to the development of renewable energy and to stop the allocation of the state budget (APBN) to support fossil fuel development projects.”

Erina Mursanti (Program Manager of Green Economy, IESR) gave a presentation about the Brown to Green Report 2019

It was followed by a panel discussion during which following experts discussed the Indonesia’s Strategy towards a Net-Zero Economy in 2050: Emma Rachmawaty (Director of Climate Change Mitigation, Directorate General of Climate Change Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry), Dr. Ir. Saleh Abdurrahman, M.Sc (Expert Staff of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the Environment and Spatial Planning, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources), Dr. Yose Rizal Damuri (Head of the Department of Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies), Fabby Tumiwa (Executive Director, IESR); moderated by Kuki Soejachmoen (Former Deputy of Indonesia’s President Special Envoy for Climate Change).

More than 140 participants from ministries and governmental institutions, business, university, associations, research institutions, non-government organizations and media attended the event.

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