Urgent Call for Concrete Reforms in PT Pertamina’s Governance

The alleged corruption case in PT Pertamina’s oil operations poses a formidable challenge for the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to thoroughly uncover its roots. It also tests…

Not Enough if Only Limiting Coal Exports Alone

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, plan to limit coal exports, require the use of the Reference Coal Price (HBA) in the export market, and…

Prabowo-Gibran Extractive Sector Transparency Homework

In Indonesia, the transparency of the extractive sectors—oil and gas (migas) and minerals and coal (Minerba)—remains low. Much still needs to be addressed in this regard, and it…

The Urgency of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data Transparency Coal Mining in Caombating the Climate Crisis

Indonesia is a country committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and combating the climate crisis caused by global warming. Since 2016, Indonesia has ratified the Paris…

Energy Transition and the Coal Policy Paradox

Energy transition still lacks a serious place and attention from the government. President Prabowo stated that Indonesia has a grand vision to achieve net zero emissions before…

Women: The Primary Victims of Unsustainable Development

For the past decade, women have consistently shouldered the heaviest burden of environmental destruction. Beyond being indirectly affected, they frequently become direct victims…

Local Elections: Save the Natural Resources

Save local elections and save natural resources—this was the theme of a recent discussion held by Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia, a civil society coalition advocating for…

The Trap of Nationalism in Natural Resource Governance

Nationalism is often intertwined with issues of natural resource management, but its implementation frequently neglects humanitarian aspects. NATIONALISM is almost always embedded…

Government Regulation Giving Mining to Mass Organization Contradiction with the Spirit of Energy Transition

The polemic on Government Regulation (PP) Number 25 of 2024 concerning Amendments to PP Number 96 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining (Minerba)…

What is the Global Stocktake (GST), and Why is it Important for Climate Action?

#PWYPKnowledgeCenter The Global Stocktake is an assessment of the progress made on climate change mitigation since the Paris Agreement in 2015. The results of the first GST will…