Energy security as positive force for green growth in Indonesia?

The report identifies that Indonesia's energy security is deteriorating while investments remain focused on fossil fuels. It argues that green growth opportunities are underutilised due to structural political challenges, including policy inconsistency caused by proportional democracy and internal pressure to exploit domestic fossil resources. The authors suggest that win-win outcomes for energy security and green growth are more likely as clean technology costs decrease and government reforms improve the environment for climate-compatible investments.

• Indonesia faces imminent energy security challenges that threaten future economic development, yet current investments continue to follow a 'business as usual' fossil fuel-based trajectory.
• The adoption of green growth in Indonesia is hindered by three primary challenges: inconsistent policies, a lack of investment capital, and political pressure to extract domestic fossil fuels regardless of economic or environmental optimality.
• Structural political issues, specifically the Indonesian system of proportional democracy and its tendency toward loose coalitions, contribute to policy inefficiency and inconsistency.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). Energy security as positive force for green growth in Indonesia? https://cdkn.org/resource/report-energy-security-positive-force-green-growth-indonesia

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Energy security as positive force for green growth in Indonesia? 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/report-energy-security-positive-force-green-growth-indonesia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017energy, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Energy security as positive force for green growth in Indonesia?}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/report-energy-security-positive-force-green-growth-indonesia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }