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Indonesia, one of the world's largest coal-producing countries, has agreed to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in the coming decades

SAMARINDA, Indonesia--In Indonesia’s region of East Kalimantan, the country’s dependence on coal is on full display.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/indonesia-promises-move-to-clean-energy-but-challenges-loom/"></div>SAMARINDA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s region of East Kalimantan, the country’s dependence on coal is on full display. Driving on the region’s toll road, passersby can watch excavators digging coal from shallow pits as trucks filled with the carbon-rich rocks rush by. Under a bridge in Samarinda, the region&#8217...

Indonesia, one of the largest coal-producing countries, agreed to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels with the aid of a $20 billion energy transition deal, the largest of its kind. But more energy innovation is still needed, regional experts say.

SAMARINDA, INDONESIA (AP) – In Indonesia’s region of East Kalimantan, the country’s dependence on coal is on full display. Driving on the region’s toll road, passersby can watch excavators digging coal from shallow pits as trucks filled with the carbon-rich rocks rush by. Under a bridge in Samarinda, the region’s capital, hundreds of mammoth, jet-black […]

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The U.S. helped broker a $20 billion deal to transition Indonesia to renewables from coal. International observers are excited, but inside Indonesia, there are doubts about the deal.

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