Sep 24ASEAN’s STI Renaissance: Bridging the Gaps and Igniting the ProgressScience, Technology, and Innovation (STI) has emerged as a universal driving force, acting as the catalyst for progress and growth. It serves as the bridge between traditional industries and cutting-edge advancements, enabling economic landscape to adapt, diversify, and remain competitive. In the context of ASEAN’s economy, STI has become indispensable…Economic Growth4 min readEconomic Growth4 min read
Sep 15Reimagining “Nusantara” Smart CityIndeed, the development of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) is inevitable. Government has a robust faith for bringing into reality that mega project. Even Minister of Investment, Bahlil Lahadalia, shouted the Nusantara construction is harga mati or non-negotiable and should keep progressing. Such optimism shored-up by a claim that foreign…Ikn4 min readIkn4 min read
Jun 28Energy Efficiency: What People Most Forget About Energy TransitionEnergy Transition becomes a buzzword for every green policy mandated by the government. This compelling issue sparked at least by two things: Our ambitious target for attaining Net Zero Emission and the USD 20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Joint Statement signed at the G20 Summit last year. Back…Energy Transition4 min readEnergy Transition4 min read
Jul 30, 2022Fueling Net-Zero Transition Through Just TransitionThe world is in danger, threatened by looming climate crisis. Recent report from World Meteorological Association (WMA) pictured an alarming projection. Four key climate change indicators — greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, sea level rise, ocean acidification and ocean heat — set new records. We are achieving another warmest year record…Net Zero Emission3 min readNet Zero Emission3 min read
Jul 30, 2022If War Wins, Climate Mitigation Progress is at StakesThe Ukraine crisis is a tragedy of tragedies, catastrophic for the Ukrainian people, disaster for the global supply chain, threatened for international economy and a setback for global peace & stability. Albeit Putin called his deed as special operation, the emotional fog said is just a war. No one loves…War3 min readWar3 min read
Jun 26, 2022Southeast Asia as Global Epicenter for EV RevolutionIt has been a while, since Southeast Asia well-known as the profiting market for global goods. Besides, its huge number of consumptive people, most of the ASEAN countries have fainted on technology manufacturing. However, we should believe there always be a shifting trend in the global supply chain. Thanks to…Electric Vehicle Market3 min readElectric Vehicle Market3 min read
Jun 19, 2022What If Energy Justice is Just a Normative Narrative?Indonesia G20 Presidency has been giving an extra breath for energy transition agenda. It is one of the working priorities along with global health architecture and digital transformation. Needless to say, energy sector becomes one of the dirties pillars under Paris Agreement commitment. Of course, the abundance of coal resources…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
May 24, 2022The Six Nerves for Bolstering the Net-Zero TransitionNowadays, climate change issue takes many places, from public to policy, as a top priority worldwide. Many terms and initiatives emerge for addressing that Anthropocene catastrophe, such as sustainability concept, carbon tax & carbon pricing, green transition, to net-zero emission. In my perspective, net-zero emission has a special place on…Net Zero Emission4 min readNet Zero Emission4 min read
Mar 25, 2022The Perverted Climate PanicThere is a resemblance in every United National Climate Summits. Since the first convention of parties (COP) in Berlin 1994, it has been flooded by the term of climate doomsday, has been branded as the last chance to save humanity. Setting an artificial deadline to get attention is one of…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
Mar 24, 2022On Climate Change MaladaptationObserving the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has raised my doubt. Are we in the right track on climate change mitigation? Because a crescendo of deadly extreme weather is frequently smashing the climate-addled world. Even the 3.650-page IPCC report on Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability…Maladaptation2 min readMaladaptation2 min read
