West Nusa Tenggara discusses energy transition journey at SPIREC 2023
Speakers and moderators during the SPIREC Community Event on 100% Renewable Cities and Regions: Argentina, Indonesia, and Kenya. With the population of urban areas around the world expected to dramatically grow anywhere from 5.6 to 7.1 billion or by 64 to 69% globally by 2050, local energy demands are also expected to skyrocket. According to […]
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Bandung and Baguio affirm youth’s role in creating safe and sound cities
Southeast Asia currently has an approximate youth population of over 213-million, 40% of which live in urban areas. As the region’s population continues to grow, cities must work towards being safer and more inclusive spaces where young people are empowered to meaningfully contribute to the sustainable development of their communities. This is one of the […]
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This recent 2023 publication shares best examples of environmental governance in Indonesia
This new open-access publication covers the most recent environmental challenges and provides various bottom-up approaches in Indonesia’s environmental governance.
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[FREE WEBINAR] TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRALITY: Revisiting net-zero future pledges of Cities Race to Zero Cities in South and Southeast Asia
Attention, signatories to the Cities Race to Zero! ICLEI will be providing light-touch assistance to CRtZ-committed cities in South and Southeast Asia to aid in their actions to fulfill their net-zero emissions pledges. Specifically, the webinars will cover topics such as the climate neutrality framework, transportation, and renewable energy. The webinars are scheduled for 23 […]
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100% RE Webinar Series discusses co-firing potential for West Nusa Tenggara energy transition
Participants of the 100% RE webinar on co-firing potential in WNT. Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy is crucial in achieving Indonesia’s net zero emission (NZE) target, taking into account that in 2019, the energy sector, most especially traditional power plants, contributed 43.83% —or 638.452 gigagrams (Gg) CO2e— of the country’s emissions according to the […]
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Climate central report reveals cities affected by climate change
Climate shift has greatly impacted daily temperatures and weather phenomena in some cities in Indonesia, the Global Climate Shift Index (CSI) revealed. A report titled “365 Days on Warming Planet” by CSI details that four cities in Indonesia–Makassar, Banjarmasin, Batam and Tasikmalaya–are among the towns in Asia with the highest levels of CSI and thus are […]
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Probolinggo City is global winner of 2022 WWF We Love Cities campaign
Citizens of Probolinggo City actively participated in the We Love Cities campaign. Source: Probolinggo City website Probolinggo City in Indonesia is the Southeast Asian regional and overall global winner of this year’s World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) We Love Cities (WLC) campaign, besting 62 other cities across 27 countries. We Love Cities is a […]
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Indonesian cities learn how to accelerate e-bus transition
(in photo above) Participants in the session rode an e-bus around Jakarta. The TUMI E-Bus Mission City Network on 17-19 October 2022 provided peer-to-peer exchange and capacity building to the Indonesian cities of Bandung, Bogor, Denpasar, Medan, Palembang, Pekanbaru, and Semarang in order to accelerate the cities’ transition to electric buses. Organized by ICLEI Indonesia […]
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