News • February 28, 2022
Bio-CNG Commercialization Potential for Clean Energy Transition
Biogas utilization through Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), cattle, and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) potentially supporting Indonesia’s transition to clean energy by improving and upgrading it to Biomethane, which then compressed to Bio-CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). To support the development of Bio-CNG’s market in Indonesia, the Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (DG […]
News • February 9, 2022
Sharing Experiences on Innovation and Climate Finance Potential
The workshop was live-streamed on Youtube and is part of the regional roadshow conducted by the NDA since 2020, which aims to share information with local stakeholders. Local stakeholders are one of the forefronts of Indonesia’s climate action. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance, as the National Designated Authority of the Green Climate Fund (NDA GCF) […]
News • February 9, 2022
South Kalimantan is Developing Payments for Ecosystem Services in Sultan Adam Forest Park
The South Kalimantan Provincial Government (Pemprov Kalsel), through the South Kalimantan Forestry Office, in collaboration with GGGI, held a “Focused Group Discussion on the Study of Payments of Ecosystem Services for the Sultan Adam Forest Park: Benchmark Study Results, Proposed Business, and Institutional Models” in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on January 13, 2022. The discussion is […]
News • January 7, 2022
GGP3: Supporting Green Growth and Strategic Climate Finance in Indonesia
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Growth Program Phase 3 (GGP3) that started in January this year has been progressing quite well. Now that we are fast approaching the end of 2021, we are delighted to report some of the highlights and achievements the GGP3 has managed to deliver, thanks to its highly committed […]
News • December 2, 2021
Contributing to a Better World by Promoting and Advancing Green Growth
GGGI’s 10th Session of the Assembly and 14th Session of the Council (Joint Session) took place in two parts, E-Consultations on October 11-22, and Hybrid Meeting on October 28, 2021. E-consultations were designed to allow for in-depth discussions in written form via email communications for a selected number of agenda items, to allow for a […]
News • November 19, 2021
RE-ACT: Supporting Indonesia in Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition
Indonesia is facing multiple challenges to meet its increasing energy demand, provide equitable access to electricity, and realize its commitment to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve emission reduction targets by 2030 (29% unconditionally, and up to 41% with international assistance compared to the Business as Usual scenario), as stated in the Nationally Determined […]
News • November 19, 2021
Capacity Building in East Kalimantan through Partnership with Mulawarman University of Samarinda
Involvement of universities is very important to manage knowledge and skills in a particular region, ensuring that the knowledge and skills stay within the region and can be developed continuously. Located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan Province, Mulawarman University is one of the universities that GGGI is involving to promote the joint programs, research, and activities […]
News • November 19, 2021
Climate Festival Invites Communities to Participate and Safeguard Climate Actions
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), supported by GGGI, held the annual Climate Festival 2021. This year, the festival was themed “Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Increasing Climate Resilience for a Strong Indonesia-A Developing Indonesia” and was conducted on October 5-19, 2021, as a platform to disseminate information on climate change mitigation and adaptation […]
News • October 7, 2021
Indonesia’s Updated NDC for a Climate Resilient Future
Amid a year of global economic contraction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia has boldened its climate commitments through an Updated NDC—recently submitted to the UNFCCC on July 22, 2021—with fair emissions reduction targets and strengthened alignment between the country’s climate and development objectives. This comes after more than a year of extensive multi-stakeholder reviews […]
News • October 7, 2021
From Green Growth Theory to Actions in Phase 3
Since 2013, the Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) as the Executing Unit, has collaborated with GGGI to mainstream green growth in Indonesia. The collaboration program, titled the Green Growth Program, went through the first phase from 2013 to 2015, and the second phase from 2016 up to the end […]
News • October 7, 2021
Green Growth Talk with Bappenas’ SDEMP Director
Looking back at the implementation of the Green Growth Program Phase II which just ended at the end of 2020, GGGI had a casual chat with Dr. Ir. Yahya Rachmana Hidayat, MSc., Bappenas’ Director of Energy, Mineral, and Mining Resources (SDEMP). What is his opinion about the achievements and contributions of this cooperation program between […]
News • August 30, 2021
5 Facts on Financing Indonesia’s Renewable Energy (RE) Mix Target by 2025
1. The Renewable Energy (RE) mix target by 2025 is 23% Indonesia requires a large budget of up to USD 167 billion to encourage the use of renewable energy by 2050 as well as to support the commitment to achieve the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets by 2030. (Source: Renewable Energy Investment Funding Mechanism Report […]
News • August 30, 2021
SEA Training for Experts in 11 Districts of Papua
In support of the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Office, GGGI recently facilitated a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) training for members of the Provincial SEA Validation Team and future SEA experts from local universities on July 5-9, 2021 in Jayapura. The training aimed at increasing the capacities of experts from the Provincial SEA Validation Team, […]
News • August 30, 2021
Robust Engagement from Line Ministries in Developing GCF Project Pipeline in Indonesia
Engagement of national stakeholders, especially relevant technical ministries as the policy maker and implementer for national level strategy and policies, is one of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s core strategy. To provide a platform for national ministries to discuss their project priorities and provide input to the national project pipeline for GCF, GGGI together with […]
News • August 30, 2021
Climate Villages Program Virtual Exhibition: Efforts and Commitments at the Grassroot-level
Raising community awareness on mitigation and adaptation at the grassroot-level to tackle various challenges posed by climate change have become all the more significant amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that have been on-going since early 2020. Some regions and grassroot-level communities in Indonesia have even begun such efforts before the pandemic struck, and it’s time for […]
News • June 30, 2021
Celebrating World Environment Day by Embracing a Sustainable Lifestyle
Nowadays, a sustainable lifestyle is a trendy way to live. So, to discuss the new lifestyle trend, the Directorate General of Climate Change (Ditjen PPI) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry with the Indonesian Women’s Association (DWP) held a talkshow in celebration of World Environment Day themed Sustainable Lifestyle: A Modern Lifestyle for a […]
News • June 30, 2021
Sustainable Food Waste Management Contributes to Low Carbon Development in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) together with Waste4Change and supported by the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (UKFCDO) launched the results of the study of Food Loss and Waste (FLW) study in Indonesia at the FLW Management Strategy Webinar to Support the Circular Economy […]
News • June 22, 2021
Factsheet Summary: Knowledge Exchange on National Access to the Green Climate Fund
The focal points of Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, and Indonesia for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) also known as National Designated Authority (NDA), along with the delivery partner of Uganda, supported by Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held a knowledge exchange forum to share experiences and consult one another on potential best practices to strengthen […]
News • April 20, 2021
Preparation Process of GGGI Country Planning Framework 2021-2025
The Green Growth Program (GGP) in Indonesia has entered its third phase for the 2021-2025 period. Currently, the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas as the executing unit, together with GGGI, is preparing the Country Planning Framework (CPF) 2021-2025. The CPF document will serve as a framework for the GGP for the next five years. The […]
News • March 29, 2021
Accelerating P4G’s Partnerships and Indonesia’s Leadership in Green Growth and 2030 Global Goals
The Government of Indonesia continues to increase its commitment to address climate and sustainable development challenges. One of the efforts to overcome these challenges is by launching the first Green National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN 2020-2024) in 2020 where Low Carbon Development and Climate Resilience is stated as one of the national priorities in line […]