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…

Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever

WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 2022 (IPS) - The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in Ukraine rages into its second month. But the…

Energy Justice, Has It Been Achieved?

Energy, especially electricity and gas, is vital in economic activity as well as in domestic affairs. Departing from this, the government launched a program to disseminate access…

Women’s Challenge in Renewable Energy in Indonesia

Energy: A Part of Life That Is Far-Fetched From Women It is a reality that women’s domestic realm is closely linked with energy. Inside a household, women are the first to deal…

Where are the Women in Indonesian Extractive Sector?

The journey of turning the Indonesian extractive sector into an accountable and transparent one carries along an agenda to restore the spaces taken from women through an inclusive…

Natural Gas Optimization and Energy Security

Indonesia has been a net oil importer since 2004. To fulfill national energy needs, the government imports crude oil and subsidizes the fuel to make it affordable. However, over…

How KPK Conserves Natural Resources

For over two decades, most of Indonesia’s natural resources such as forests, plantations, minerals and fisheries have been over exploited; however the exploitation has not…

The Soaring Number of Coal Mining Permits in Indonesia

We should know that Indonesia is one of the largest coal producers in the world. If sorted, Indonesia is fifth after China, the United States, India, and Australia. Indonesia's…

Threats to the Living Space of the people in the East Kalimantan region

Kalimantan is said to be the world's lungs, with many forests as water catchment areas and including green places full of oxygen; now, this expression is no longer appropriate to…

Tracing the other side of the magnificence of coal mining in Samarinda, East Kalimantan

"In this mining activity, we can supply energy to other people, but to supply it ourselves is much loss that we get." Said Mr. Ahmad Wijaya, Bioma Foundation, during an interview…