For Indonesian manufacturing companies, the need to become more sustainable comes from two urgent priorities: decarbonising production and more efficient energy use.
Environment
Climate change is putting the future of palm oil production at risk, as extreme heat threatens the survival of Elaeidobius kamerunicus, the primary pollinating beetle for oil palm.
Geography, class and—indeed–gender dynamics will influence how individual Indonesians experience and respond to climate change.
The tuna catch is down, retail prices are unreliable and thousands of jobs have gone as the fishing industry takes a hit, with all parts of the sector affected.
Resulting from a collaboration between Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning and researchers from Stanford University, the project seeks to identify regions which will benefit from increased access to the country’s bounty of seafoods, driving food and livelihood security.
Indonesian authorities have halted development of a tourism project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Indonesia’s ambitious push toward clean energy is facing new uncertainty after the United States again withdrew from the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the rise of global temperatures from carbon emissions.
Indonesia, one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, has cast doubt on the usefulness of the Paris agreement after President Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the global climate accord.
In Southeast Asia, the time-honored tradition of keeping songbirds in cages has resulted in an unsustainable trade in wild-caught songbirds and an alarming decline of many species — a phenomenon ecologists have termed the Asian songbird crisis.
The AIC through its Partnership for Australia-Indonesia (PAIR) research program is investigating some of the biggest global challenges including climate change. In this article we look at the system of a circular economy and how it can help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
The government of Indonesia announced this week a deal to redirect more than US$ 35 million it owes to the United States into the conservation of coral reefs in the most biodiverse ocean area on Earth.
Indonesia’s energy transition strategy has sparked debate after conflicting statements from top officials about the future of coal power.
Indonesia ranks among the world’s top carbon emitters, contributing significantly to global emissions. Simultaneously, Indonesia is among the countries most susceptible to the adverse effects of climate change.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology on December 5, 2024, agreed to collaborate with the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to enhance renewable energy planning through the effective utilization of weather data.
Indonesia, home to 277.5 million people and known for its geographic diversity, faces significant environmental pressures as it seeks to balance economic growth with sustainability.
Indonesia is the Asian capital of wildlife trafficking, a market estimated at $20 billion according to Interpol.
