South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from Indonesia and an investigation into their environmental impacts after government data and satellite analysis linked the country’s biomass imports to deforestation in Indonesia. “We should stop imports of wood pellets … and it’s important for our […]

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Are Indonesia and Vietnam’s multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia and Vietnam signed multibillion-dollar energy transition deals in 2022 that were heralded as drastic shifts in financing that would enable the coal-dependent countries to pivot to cleaner energy. The deals, known as Just Energy Transition Partnerships, were funded by developed nations to help the two countries phase out and retire their […]

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Are Indonesia and Vietnam’s multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia and Vietnam signed multibillion-dollar energy transition deals in 2022 that were heralded as drastic shifts in financing that would enable the coal-dependent countries to pivot to cleaner energy. The deals, known as Just Energy Transition Partnerships, were funded by developed nations to help the two countries phase out and retire their […]

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Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who becomes Indonesia’s new president?

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and the country’s dictatorial past will be inaugurated as its leader Sunday. He has promised to continue his predecessor’s widely popular policies, but his human rights record has activists, and some analysts, concerned about the future of Indonesia’s democracy. At the […]

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