coal Asia's Coal-Retirement Financing Struggles to Turn JETP Pledges Into Closed Deals Indonesia and Vietnam's Just Energy Transition Partnership deals promised billions to retire coal plants early. The financing mechanism built to do it is still proving itself one pilot transaction at a time.
Indonesia Indonesia's 2026 Fire Season Already Outpaces 2019 and 2023 as El Nino Disables Cloud Seeding By late July, satellite monitoring had already recorded more fire hotspots across Indonesia than at any comparable point on record — and the country's fire season typically doesn't peak until September.
Indonesia Indonesia Frees Five Rehabilitated Orangutans Into Betung Kerihun National Park Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has released five rehabilitated Bornean orangutans into Betung Kerihun National Park, the 18th such release in the West Kalimantan reserve since 2017.
Asia Indonesia Crosses 2.7 GW of Geothermal Capacity as June Auction Adds 12 New Fields Indonesia pushed installed geothermal capacity past 2.7 GW and opened a 12-field tender, sharpening Asia's effort to replace coal baseload with firm renewable heat.
Reforestation Indonesia Achieves Record Reforestation with 1.5 Million Hectares Planted Indonesia plants a record 1.5 million hectares in 2025, bringing total reforestation since 2020 to 5.2 million hectares with 2.4 billion seedlings.
Nickel Mining Indonesia's Nickel Smelting Emissions Draw International Scrutiny Indonesia's coal-powered nickel smelters emitted 115 million tons of CO2 in 2025, raising questions about the sustainability of EV battery supply chains.
mangrove restoration Indonesia Deploys Mangrove Restoration Drones Across 15 Provinces Indonesia launches drone-based mangrove planting across 15 provinces, targeting 150,000 hectares of restoration with 72% seedling survival rates.
Deforestation Sumatra's Last Rainforest Corridor Secured Through Land Swap Agreement A land swap deal protects 45,000 hectares of Sumatra's Leuser-Ulu Masen corridor, the only place where four critically endangered species coexist.
e-waste Indonesia's E-Waste Recycling Industry Grows 40% Amid New Regulations Indonesia's e-waste recycling sector expands 40% as new extended producer responsibility rules require manufacturers to collect discarded electronics.
Deforestation Borneo Deforestation Rate Drops 22% After Palm Oil Moratorium Borneo deforestation drops 22% in 2025 following Indonesia's strengthened moratorium on new palm oil concessions, satellite data shows.
