The Effectiveness of B20 Biodiesel Policy to Save Rupiah, Transition to Renewable Energy, and Overcome Inequality
The government of Indonesia on last 1 September 2018, has issued the policy on the utilization of Biodiesel B20 for mining, electricity, railway, and manufacturing sector, through…
Lack of Community Participation in Environmental Impact Management & CSR in the Mining Sector
Community involvement has not been well implemented in environmental impact management in the mining sector. This was expressed by Nurhidayati, WALHI National Executive Director…
CRITICAL NOTES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION OF THE 2019 Draft State Budget
Jakarta - The Government and the Budget Agency (Banggar) of the House of Representatives have discussed the draft APBN and have agreed on macro assumptions as the basic material…
EITI Implementation Team Discuss the EITI Validation and the Progress of EITI Report Year 2016
The EITI Indonesia implementation team discussed the EITI validation and the progress of 2016 EITI Indonesia report. Attending the meeting (23/10) was the representative from…
Coal Export Dilemma: Between Foreign Exchange Targets and the Paris Agreement
The government is considered to be in a dilemma between improving depressed macroeconomic conditions or committing to the Paris Agreement. tirto.id - The government through the…
NGOs Urge Government To Tighten Coal Business Supervision
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - The non-governmental organization Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia has urged the government to increase supervision in all aspects of the coal…
Differences in Coal Export Data Open a Gap of Corruption
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) revealed that there were differences in coal export data between ministries in recent years. This data discrepancy opens the door for corruption…
Indonesia faces challenges and dilemmas in the coal sector.
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Coal production and sales are caught in several dilemmas. On the one hand, it is hampered by environmental problems and sustainable availability; on the…
From the IMF-WB Meeting, the Government is Asked to Control the Oil Fiscal Deficit and Increase Improvement to the Corruption-Free Economic Structure
To be reported on 14 October 2018 (16.00 WIB) and thereafter. The series of annual IMF-World Bank meetings have ended this week. During the meeting, there were approximately 8…
PWYP Indonesia with the Stakeholders from East Kalimantan Discuss Coal Production and Export Control
The 2015-2019 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) mandates restrictions on coal production and exports, as well as prioritizing coal supply for domestic needs. This…