Technologically and Economically Feasible, Indonesia Just Needs a Strong Political Will and Bold Plan to Reach Zero Emissions by 2050 JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The narrow time is running out to overcome the increasingly threatening climate crisis. In contrast, Indonesia's NDC is lacking ambition in complying with the Paris Agreement to keep the earth's temperature below.
Indonesian president slammed for ‘wait-and-see’ approach on climate action
During last month’s climate summit of world leaders, top emitters announced more ambitious climate targets in a bid to combat climate change.
Missing from that list was Indonesia, whose president, Joko Widodo, instead called on industrialized countries to set an example for other nations to follow.
Climate and policy experts in Indonesia say his failure to announce a bold target for achieving net-zero emissions is a missed opportunity for Indonesia to show global leadership based on its success in reducing deforestation.
They also criticized a government proposal, not yet officially endorsed by the president, to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070 20 years later than most other major emitters.
JAKARTA Indonesia says it will stop building new coal-fired power plants after 2023 to meet its carbon-neutral goals but the more than 100 plants to be built by then will still be churning out CO2 decades after that. Zulkifli Zaini, CEO of state-owned electricity utility PLN, said there would be no more new […]
PLN president director Zulkifli Zaini speaks in front of House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII, which oversees energy. - JP
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): State-owned electricity monopolist PLN has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050 with a plan to phase out fossil fuel-fired power plants and use more renewable energy in its networks.
PLN president director Zulkifli Zaini said the company was planning to develop new solar and wind power plants, mix biomass with coal – so-called co-firing – in existing coal plants and convert diesel-fired power plants to renewable energy-based power plants.
“After we finish developing the 35,000 megawatts [of additional power generating capacity], we will fulfil Indonesia’s electricity needs using only renewable energy, ” Zulkifli said in an online briefing on Friday.
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