Happy Amanda Amalia, Oslo – Indonesia is urging Norway to expedite a $250 million (Rp 3.9 trillion) investment commitment to accelerate the tropical rainforest country's decarbonization

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia has just launched its first carbon emissions trading market in a bid to fight climate change.

Eiben Heizar, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that scorching hot weather continued to hit several regions of Indonesia on Tuesday, Oct.

Jakarta – Beverage giant Coca-Cola has partnered with Southeast Asia's super app Grab to launch the 'Recycle Me' recycling program, which seeks to nudge consumers into recycling their p

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is optimistic that Indonesia will be able to hasten the realization of the net zero emissions (NZE) target for the indu

Jakarta – Indonesia's carbon exchange launched with considerable fanfare last week.

Sentani, Jubi – The road conditions in Sentani City, Sentani District, Jayapura Regency, particularly at the junction leading to the Pasar Baru entrance beside the Metta Star Sentani Ho

Wamena, Jubi – Due to heavy rains in Wamena City since the beginning of September 2023, the Baliem River has overflowed, resulting in the flooding of multiple houses, numerous yam and v

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The UK on Monday unveiled a #27.2 million (around $33 million) grant to help turbocharge Indonesia's green growth.

Keisyah Aprilia, BenarNews/Palu – A cherry tree stands out among the rows of shabby shelters in Petobo, a village in Central Sulawesi's capital of Palu that was once swallowed by the ea

Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government has taken action by suspending the operations of four factories for exceeding air pollution limits, following a crackdown on major polluters

Maulia Inka Vira Fadilla, Jakarta – Every morning, sisters Janah and Jaroh rise early on the diminishing coastline of Indonesia's capital city and pray for calm weather and good fortune

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – Calls for a boycott on carbon trading, ending the release and discharge of emissions, as well as accelerating the recognition of customary and people's managemen

Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesia Art Movement, in collaboration with the Monj Hen Wani Community and with support from various institutions, local communities, and art and environmental a

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the green economy is one of the government's efforts to slow down the

Jakarta – Indonesia has restored one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia to near full capacity, its operator told AFP on Friday, after it was ordered to slic

Antara, Jakarta – Denpasar Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the drought in Bali has spread to 15 districts due to 80 days of no rain.

Anwar Siswadi (Contributor), Bandung – At least 39.4 percent of the West Java area is presently suffering from extreme drought, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Putting a price on carbon, among others by imposing taxes, can put Indonesia on track toward its 2030 emission reduction goal, according to climate policy

Jakarta – Several cities in Central and West Java have been struggling to put out fires engulfing their landfills, with fires triggered by the hot temperature of this year's prolonged,

Mohammad Sherafatmand, Singapore – Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, has been on an upward trajectory and shall attract significant manufacturing and technology investments o

Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – Padang Regional Secretary Andre Algamar stated in a written statement today, September 14, 2023, that the air quality in Padang worsens every day.

Antara, Jakarta – The West Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has declared an emergency alert status for drought in Bogor Regency, Bekasi Regency, and Garut Regency.

Jakarta – A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck North Maluku province on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, but there were no immediate reports of heavy d

Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina says it is adopting carbon capture storage (CCS)/carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies in a bid to help the government r

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is planning to allow other countries bury their carbon in Indonesia through a process popularly known as carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Antara, Bogor – Head of Gunungsindur Subdistrict Dace Hatomi said residents have been complaining for the past seven years about wells allegedly being contaminated with fuel oil.

Jakarta – Indonesia is expecting its rainy season to start in November, a month later than usual, after a longer dry season caused by the El Nino weather pattern, its meteorology

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have taken decisive action in the fight against air pollution by establishing a dedicated task force responsible for inspecting factories in

Nur Khasanah Apriliani, Jakarta – Climate and Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace Bondan Andriyanu criticizes several measures carried out by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Inve

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has criticised government efforts to overcome air pollution, which is being headed up by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Af

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – Researchers at IPB University in Bogor, West Java, are looking into turning empty palm fruit bunch waste into threads with economic value for the fashi

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – The head of Marunda Apartment Community Forum, Didi Suwandi, said that coal dust pollution has lessened since the government temporarily suspended two sto

Adi Warsono, Jakarta – The drought in Bekasi Regency is worsening.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is urging central and regional governments not to show favouritism in acting against business owners that contribute t

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar disclosed in a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IV on Thursday, August 31, that 351 i

Jakarta – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Timor island on Thursday, the meteorology and geophysics agency (BMKG) said on social media platform X, adding there was no potential for a tsun

Jakarta – Weeks have gone by as the government works left and right to solve Jakarta's choking air pollution. Yet the problem seems to be worsening instead of improving.

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Jayapura, Jubi – Tropical glaciers in Papua are predicted to vanish within the next three years.

Muhammad Sidik Permana, Jakarta – The Bogor City Government announced a fine of Rp10 million for residents who burn trash in a bid to prevent air pollution in the city.

Adi Warsono, Jakarta – The regional government of Bekasi set the status of drought in Bekasi to alert as stated in the SK Regent No. HK.02.02/KEP.528-BPBD/2023.

Antara, Jakarta – The Environmental and Forestry Ministry is halting the operation of four companies indicated as the cause of air pollution in Greater Jakarta.

Jakarta – Two of the world's few tropical glaciers in Indonesia are melting, their ice under threat to vanish by 2026 or sooner, as an El Nino weather pattern lengthens the dry s

Koh Ewe – Jakarta and its surrounding cities are shrouded in thick smog this month, and even Indonesian President Joko Widodo, commonly referred to as Jokowi, appears to be no match for

Riani Sanusi Putri, Danar Trivasya Fikri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo emphasized that downstream industry enforced by the government strives to minimize environmental impac

Heather Chen, Hong Kong – Indonesia's capital Jakarta is the world's most polluted city, according to a new study, and the country's president may have the cough to prove it.

Timika, Jubi – Yuniet Murib, the head of the Puncak Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), has confirmed that her office has successfully distributed essential food assistance across 15 vil

Jakarta – The government will force drivers to undergo emission tests and consider ordering half of its civil servants to work from home, officials said on Monday, amid deteriorating ai

Antara, Jakarta – The government of Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta, has declared a state of emergency due to the worsening drought as 14 out of 18 districts are dealing with a shortage