The Political Economy of Climate Change and the Energy Transition in Indonesia

Workshop co-organized by: Georgetown University Mortara Center at the School of Foreign Service and the McDonough School of Business, Princeton University Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance and the Global Climate Policy Lab at Stanford University

Hosted by: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Asia Pacific

Venue: The Plaza Office Tower, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.15 Level 37, Gondangdia, Kec. Menteng, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10350, Indonesia

Format: Short presentations (10-15 minutes) followed by discussions

Program

Monday June 8

8:30-9 Welcome and Introduction

• Yuhki Tajima, Rector, Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific: 

9-10 The Political Economy of Indonesia

Moderator: Erik Voeten, Professor, Georgetown University and director Mortara Center for International Studies

Speakers:

• Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Indikator Politik Indonesia and Professor, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, and Seth Soderborg, Senior Research Fellow, Indikator Politik Indonesia,: "Public Opinion on Climate and the Environment in Indonesia"

• Philips Vermonte, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII); Senior Fellow, CSIS Indonesia: "The Indonesian Electoral System and its Political Implications"

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

10:30-12:00 The Energy Transition in Indonesia

Moderator: Amanda Kennard, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University 

Speakers:

• Putra Adhiguna, Managing Director, Energy Shift Institute: "Decarbonizing Indonesia's energy: Separating the noise from the fundamentals"

•  Deon Arinaldo, Director of Energy System Transformation, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)

• Indri Dwi Apriliyanti, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy and Management, Universitas Gadjah Mada: "“Contested Energy Transition in Indonesia: Power, Industrial Policy, and Regime Resistance.” 

• Via Azliya Widiyadi,Researcher Climate Policy Unit | CSIS Indonesia: "Climate Change Policy Landscape in Indonesia: Critical Reflections, National-Subnational Relations and Challenges"

12:00-1:00 Lunch at SFS Asia Pacific

Tuesday June 9

8:30-9:00 Welcome

9-10:30 Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Energy, and Decarbonization

Moderator: Michael Ross, Professor of Political Science, UCLA

Speakers:

• Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, Executive Director, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS): "Fossil fuel subsidies and reform challenges"

• Joko Sulistyo Yekti Business Development Division Head at PT Medco Power Indonesia

• Angus Sari, "“Supporting Energy Transition  through Carbon Markets”

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11-12:30 Mining, Critical Minerals, and Environmental Damage

Moderator: Sarah Brooks, Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

Speakers:

• Meidy Katrin Lengkey,Secretary General Indonesia Nickel Mining Association

• Dan Bowman: "The War on Illegal Mining" — Fellow GU Asia Pacific

• Ardhi Wardhana, Economic Researcher, Department of Economics, CSIS Indonesia: "Behind the Shine: Environmental and Health Trade-offs of Indonesia's Nickel Downstream Policy"

12:30 Lunch at SFS Asia Pacific

Wednesday June 10

8:30-9:00 Welcome 

9-10:30 Pollution

Moderator: Quynh Nguyen, Associate Professor, Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern (Institute of Political Science)

Speakers:

• Batari Saraswati, Director, Systemiq: "Economic Case of Coordinated Action for Jakarta's Clean Air"

• Teguh Dartanto, Associate Professor of Economics, Universitas Indonesia (former Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, 2021–2025): "Economic Transformation, Air Pollution (PM2.5) and NCD Risk in Indonesia"

• Indradhi Faisal Ibrahim, Capacity Building Expert, Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA): "Governing plastic waste management in the context of circular economy and green energy transition in Southeast Asia"

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11-12:30 Carbon credit markets and sustainable trade and investment

Moderator: Vishal Agrawal, Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business and Professor of Operations Management, Georgetown McDonough School of Business

Speakers:

• Jessica Novia, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | CarbonEthics

• Ms. Elim Sritaba – Chief Sustainability Officer at APP Group and Vice Chairperson of  Sustainable business and governance for Kadin Indonesia

• Dandy Rafitrandi, Project Director, Decarbonization for Development Lab, CSIS Indonesia: "Sustainable Trade and Investment"

12:30 Lunch at SFS Asia Pacific