Part 1: How Indonesia falls short on its energy transition targets
This is the first of a three-part series by CNN Indonesia’s Dewi Safitri, exploring Indonesia’s coal phase out and transition to renewable energies.
This is the first of a three-part series by CNN Indonesia’s Dewi Safitri, exploring Indonesia’s coal phase out and transition to renewable energies.
A dam with Chinese backing is slowly being built, but may impact Indigenous villages and the environment, Yovanda Isabella writes.
The government is pushing electric vehicles (EVs), but Indonesia must also curb coal consumption to effectively lower emissions.
This is no ordinary game. This is part of an effort to uncover the figures and networks that run the coal business in Indonesia. Do you know who they are?
The coal business has been booming since the early 1990s. Indonesia’s coal production rose from a mere 13 million tons in 1991 to more than 606 million tons in 2021. Who gets the biggest share?
Indonesia relies heavily on coal, but China no longer favors overseas coal power—the energy poor get caught in between.
A documentary film on artisanal coal mining in Muara Enim, South Sumatera, Indonesia.
The plight of two communities in Indonesia and Vietnam are connected to the political and economic calculations of a player thousands of kilometers away: South Korea.
Indonesia is keen to benefit from the global demand for nickel but seems to be ignoring the social and environmental impact of mining it.
In Muara Enim, Indonesia, not only is coal mining not going away, it’s the only livelihood many people know. Meanwhile, a state-backed coal company hardly tolerates locals’ artisanal mines.