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Indonesia environment
Fossil Gas is Not Compatible With Indonesia’s Net Zero Ambitions
By Adila Isfandiari and Tata Mustasya
The country's plans to use natural gas as a transitional fuel will hinder rather than help its green energy transition.
Greenwashing Raises Red Flags With Indonesian Consumers
By Ridho Bramulya Ikhsan
Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.
Indonesia’s Massive Metals Build-out Is Felling the Forest for Batteries
By Victoria Milko, Ed Davey, and Camille Fassett
Where developers build Indonesia’s vast nickel-processing plants, surrounding forest disappears twice as fast: “The damage to the environment is devastating.”
Cancellation of Nickel Investments Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Indonesia
By Krista Shennum
The government's break-neck drive to exploit its nickel deposits should not come at the expense of human rights and the environment.
The Last Glaciers of Indonesia
By Sribala Subramanian
Tropical ice sheets are "canaries in the coal mine" when it comes to climate change.
Deforestation in Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Some Trends Are Improving
By Victoria Milko
According to one resources analyst, large-scale deforestation appears to be shrinking compared to the past.
How Indonesia Can Better Conserve Sumatra’s Peatland Forests
By Mohammad Yunus
The current approach isn't working. The government needs to align its efforts with the economic needs of local communities.
Indonesia’s Volcanoes Are Famous, But Is There a Way to Make Them Safer?
By Aisyah Llewellyn
The eruption of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra on December 3 claimed the lives of 23 people.
Indonesian Parliament Passes Emergency Jobs Regulation
By Sebastian Strangio
The regulation, which intends to make Indonesia a more attractive destination for foreign investment, has been staunchly opposed by unions and environmental groups.
Nusantara Gets the Nod as Indonesia Names Its New Capital City
By Luke Hunt
Construction of the new capital is to begin this year with an eye-watering budget of $35 billion.
Development and Conservation Clash at Indonesia’s Komodo National Park
By Victoria Milko
New development efforts pit hopes for more tourists against concerns about damaging the very same environment that draws them.
Indonesia’s Participation at COP26
By Noto Suoneto and Gracia Paramitha
From deforestation to coal use, Indonesia was in the spotlight during the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
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