2022 World Clean Energy Conference taps ICLEI Southeast Asia as partner for Indonesia run
Over 30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector. It is therefore paramount that the public and private sectors are aware of, supportive of, and capacitated in efforts on clean energy initiatives, combating the energy crisis, and accelerating energy transition towards net zero. This transition to renewable energy is also key […]
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PH, ID, MY stakeholders provide local waste stream insights, possible plastic waste management strategies
Behavior change, capacity building, improved waste infrastructures, and stricter policy implementation—these are just some of the key actions that can help Iloilo City, Philippines; Jambi City, Indonesia; and Iskandar, Malaysia better address their plastic waste problem. Over 90 waste sector stakeholders across the three Southeast Asian local governments arrived at these insights during the consultation […]
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ICLEI and Fraunhofer ISE release West Nusa Tenggara Energy Modelling Report
ICLEI has collaborated with Fraunhofer ISE to develop the WNT energy modeling to reach the goal of 100% renewable energy share in all sectors by 2050. Read the report HERE.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) Year Two now open for SEA city applicants
Now on its second year, the Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) program is currently looking to add more local governments to its roster of participating cities. This new call for participants builds upon its 2021 pilot implementation in Envigado, Colombia, and Bandung, Indonesia. The S²Cities Program aims to improve young people’s safety and wellbeing in urban environments, […]
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7 Indonesian cities take part in local launch of the TUMI E-Bus Mission City Network
“There is a need for the support of cities and the collaboration of various parties in achieving 100% electricity-based urban mass transportation in Indonesia by 2045.” Mr. Suharto, the Indonesia Ministry of Transportation’s Director of Road Transport, emphasized the need for this multilevel, multi-stakeholder approach to the deployment of electric buses during the TUMI E-Bus […]
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DKI Jakarta hailed as ‘21-’22 Indonesia OPCC winner
DKI Jakarta is now a four-time national winner of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) after being selected as the Indonesian champion of the competition’s 2021-2022 run. Representatives from the winning city, finalists Probolinggo City and Balikpapan City, and 21 other participating local governments were present for the awarding […]
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ICLEI and Bandung City sign agreement to improve urban environment for the youth
(in photo above) As part of the S2C program, the World Resources Institute conducted a workshop for the youth in Bandung last 18-21 April 2022 (photo from WRI). The Indonesia Office of ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability and Bandung City last 11 April 2022 signed a partnership agreement to improve Bandung’s urban environment for the […]
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West Nusa Tenggara holds RE, EE Workshop for Mataram City and Sumbawa Regency
(in photo above) The participants of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Identification and Prioritization Workshop for Mataram City and Sumbawa Regency. Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) province has tremendous renewable energy potential owing to its plentiful and undeveloped clean energy sources. The province undertook a renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) identification and prioritization […]
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