ARTICLES

14 Aug 2024

Muhammadiyah and the Problem of Mining by Islamic Organisations in Indonesia

Iim Halimatusa’diyah

The leadership of Indonesia’s second-largest Muslim organisation has decided to accept a government mining licence, just like the largest. Consternation from eco-activists and others within has ensued, together with warnings about a loss of moral direction.

5 Aug 2024

The Battle for Indonesia’s Environmental Future: Youth Movements Against Systemic Challenges

Aninda Dewayanti|Muhammad Fajar

Environmental activism remains a cottage industry for the youth who champion Earth’s cause in Indonesia. Besides financial pull, they will need organisational evolution before any significant green movement can break the cosy ties between state and dirty business.

Activism Environment Indonesia Youth

9 Jul 2024

Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) in Indonesia and Vietnam: Implications for Southeast Asia

Melinda Martinus

JETP implementation in Vietnam and Indonesia faces challenges such as significant financing gaps, criticisms regarding the attractiveness of financing packages, difficulties in aligning donor and recipient countries’ expectations, the complex political-economic landscape of the coal industry, and concerns over the social impacts of energy transitions.

Environment Indonesia Sustainable Development Vietnam

8 Jul 2024

Nahdlatul Ulama Ventures into Mining: Threat to the ‘Green Islam’ in Indonesia?

Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Endi Aulia Garadian

Nahdlatul Ulama’s venture into the mining business might send the wrong signal for Indonesia’s emerging green Islam movement.

Environment Indonesia Islam Religion

24 Jun 2024

How Singapore’s Cross-Border Power Trade Can Catalyse a Greener ASEAN Power Grid

Courtney Weatherby

Expanding power trade in ASEAN will be key to meeting the region’s climate action pledges. Singapore can lead by showing that renewables are increasingly affordable, reliable, and a good return on investment domestically — and when traded regionally.

ASEAN Energy Environment Renewable Energy Singapore Southeast Asia

14 Jun 2024

Climate Finance in Southeast Asia: Looking at the Private Sector

Subhramit Das

To achieve their climate change goals, Southeast Asian governments need to harness the power of the private sector.

ASEAN Climate Change Environment

6 Jun 2024

Malaysia’s EV Goal: Singular Legislation Needed

Sara Loo

Malaysia has a lofty target of installing 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations by next year. This goal, however, needs to be supported by consistent legislation.

Environment Malaysia Renewable Energy transport

29 May 2024

Southeast Asia’s Growth Strategies: Business-As-Usual, “Degrowth”, or a Third Way?

Vinod Thomas

In the face of climate change, Southeast Asian countries could choose between three growth strategies. Business as usual ignores environmental concerns, degrowth risks high social costs. A third path of truly sustainable growth presents the best option.

Economic Development Environment Southeast Asia

1 Apr 2024

Malaysia’s Carbon Credit Conundrum: For Putrajaya to Unlock the Potential, State Governments Must Provide the Keys

Renard Siew

Environmental conservation and economic opportunity can potentially converge through generating carbon credits based on Malaysia’s forests. However, the federal government must overcome the jurisdictional complexities that arise from the reality that forest management is predominantly governed by state authorities.

Environment Malaysia Sustainable Development

Children playing on the playground at a green-blue open space in Jakarta

19 Sep 2023

The Urgent Need to Rejuvenate Public Green Spaces in Jakarta

Paulus Bagus Sugiyono|Neo Hui Yun Rebecca

There is already an existing solution to some of Jakarta’s urban pollution woes, but this requires the present government to more seriously revive and maintain the city’s much-needed green spaces.

Environment Indonesia Pollution