Indonesia’s US$20bil deal to cut coal not enough: Ember


JAKARTA (Bloomberg): A landmark $20 billion deal to help fund Indonesia’s transition away from coal isn’t enough to put the country on track to meet global climate goals, according to energy think tank Ember.

The Just Energy Transition Partnership brokered last year between Indonesia, the US and Japan caps the archipelago’s power sector emissions at 290 million tonnes by 2030 and sets a target to reach net zero two decades later.

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