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Making Indonesia’s Carbon Neutrality A Reality – Analysis
25th July 2021
by Abidah Setyowati
In May 2021, Indonesia’s biggest utility company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), pledged to phase out fossil fuels by 2060 in order to achieve carbon neutrality. The announcement marks a dramatic shift in the country’s electricity policy that has long been dependent on fossil fuels, especially coal.
Pledging carbon neutrality is a crucial first step. But PLN still needs to show how it will achieve this goal. Read Visiting Fellow Abidah Setyowati’s article on East Asia Forum here.
