Briefing Paper Bencana Iklim Kian Masif dan Mengorbankan Masyarakat, Mengapa Pemerintah Terus Menggenjot Energi Fosil?

The document critiques Indonesia's energy policies for prioritizing coal-fired power plants (PLTU) despite escalating climate disasters and socio-economic losses. It highlights the filing of two lawsuits at the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) by environmental organizations and affected citizens to challenge the RUKN 2025-2060 and RUPTL 2025-2034, arguing that these plans extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure and ignore the health and economic impacts on local communities.

• The Indonesian government's energy plans continue to prioritize coal, with the RUKN 2025-2060 projecting 54 GW of coal-fired power plants (PLTU) operating until 2060, peaking at 62.4 GW with 5-30% biomass co-firing. Additionally, the RUPTL 2025-2034 includes 6.3 GW of new PLTUs and extends the lifespan of existing plants by 10-20 years.
• Research by CREA, CELIOS, and Trend Asia titled "Toxic Twenty: Daftar Hitam 20 PLTU Paling Berbahaya di Indonesia" estimates that the operation of 20 specific PLTUs causes an annual aggregate income loss for local communities of approximately Rp48.4 trillion, primarily affecting the fisheries, plantations, and agriculture sectors.
• Extractive industries caused the loss of millions of hectares of natural forests in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra between 2014 and 2024, with 31 Forest Utilization Business Permits (PBPH) operating across 1,019,287 hectares.
• Legal actions were initiated in 2025 at the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) to challenge energy planning documents: the RUKN was challenged on September 26, 2025 (Case No. 327/G/LH/2025/PTUN.JKT), and the RUPTL was challenged on November 26, 2025 (Case No. 400/G/LH/2025/PTUN.JKT).
• Experts and witnesses in the RUKN trial argue that the government is pursuing a "phase down" rather than a "phase out" of coal, which increases health burdens on citizens and financial pressure on the BPJS health insurance system, while lacking substantive Strategic Environmental Assessments (KLHS).

APA

Trend Asia (n.d.). Briefing Paper Bencana Iklim Kian Masif dan Mengorbankan Masyarakat, Mengapa Pemerintah Terus Menggenjot Energi Fosil? https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Briefing-Paper-Bencana-Iklim-Kian-Masif-dan-Mengorbankan-Masyarakat-Mengapa-Pemerintah-Terus-Menggenjot-Investasi-Energi-Fosil_-1.pdf

Chicago

Trend Asia. Briefing Paper Bencana Iklim Kian Masif dan Mengorbankan Masyarakat, Mengapa Pemerintah Terus Menggenjot Energi Fosil? n.d. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Briefing-Paper-Bencana-Iklim-Kian-Masif-dan-Mengorbankan-Masyarakat-Mengapa-Pemerintah-Terus-Menggenjot-Investasi-Energi-Fosil_-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{trendasiandbriefing, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Briefing Paper Bencana Iklim Kian Masif dan Mengorbankan Masyarakat, Mengapa Pemerintah Terus Menggenjot Energi Fosil?}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Briefing-Paper-Bencana-Iklim-Kian-Masif-dan-Mengorbankan-Masyarakat-Mengapa-Pemerintah-Terus-Menggenjot-Investasi-Energi-Fosil_-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }