[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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24 Indonesian cities tackle how to accelerate climate action
24 cities and regencies in Indonesia on 10-11 October 2022 attended the two-day culmination workshop of the 2021-2022 World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) One Planet City Challenge in Jakarta, discussing the role of local governments in supporting the country’s low carbon development goals and exchanging their best climate action practices. The dialogue on “Increasing […]
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DKI Jakarta publicly launches its 2022 emissions inventory and GHG report
Representatives from the Environment and Forestry Agency (DLHK) of DKI Jakarta, stakeholders and non-profit organizations attending the public launch of the DKI Jakarta Emissions Inventory and GHG Report. As 2022 draws to a close, DKI Jakarta, through the province’s Environment and Forestry Agency (DLHK) in collaboration with the Center for Research on Energy Policy of […]
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Finding value in manure: Sumbawa Regency’s dung-powered renewable energy transition
(in photo above) West Nusa Tenggara is one of the largest beef producers in Indonesia. The resulting cow dung from its over-250,000 cow population has enormous biogas energy potential. Sumbawa Regency citizens in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) Province still rely heavily on kerosene for their cooking fuel needs. However, a surprising, more eco-friendly alternative is […]
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