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Coal may Scupper Indonesia’s Pretensions to a Green Future

The country’s establishment pretty much are the coal oligarchy

Jan 10, 2023
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By: Johannes Nugroho

Indonesia, which held this year’s G20 presidency, snared a bonanza at the recent summit in Bali when it signed a US$20 billion agreement known as the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) to help the country, Southeast Asia’s largest, phase out coal as its main source of energy. Half of that amount will be borne by donor countrie…

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