Kertas Posisi Dalam Rangka Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden 2024-2029, Khususnya Menyikapi Debat Kandidat Soal Lingkungan Sikap Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil Terhadap Kebijakan Bioenergi di Indonesia

A policy brief by civil society organizations Traction Energy Asia, Trend Asia, and Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) calling for a low-emission and just energy transition in Indonesia. The document warns that current bioenergy policies, specifically biofuel and biomass co-firing, risk increasing deforestation and carbon emissions while threatening food security and social justice.

• Bioenergy development, particularly biomass co-firing in coal-fired power plants (PLTU), is linked to significant deforestation. Forest Watch Indonesia reports that 13 Energy Plantation Forest (HTE) companies caused the deforestation of 55,000 hectares between 2017 and 2021, with projections suggesting a further 4.65 million hectares of natural forest could be lost if current governance for 52 PLTUs continues.
• The practice of co-firing biomass in PLTUs may increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them. Trend Asia reports that burning 1 million tons of biomass across 43 PLTUs in 2023 resulted in 1.7 million tons of carbon emissions. Furthermore, the production process for the 10.2 million tons of biomass required for 52 PLTUs is estimated to generate 26.48 million tons of carbon emissions.
• Biofuel policies relying on palm oil create a conflict between energy and food security. In 2022, GAPKI data projected palm oil consumption for food at 9.6 million tons, while biodiesel consumption reached 8.8 million tons, driving a need for land expansion that triggers deforestation.
• Indonesia possesses a low-carbon clean energy potential of approximately 3,600 gigawatts, yet only about 0.3% (12.6 gigawatts) from water, bioenergy, solar, wind, ocean currents, and geothermal is currently utilized.
• Civil society organizations recommend several policy shifts for biofuels, including freezing the biodiesel blend at 35%, halting new permits, and developing alternative feedstocks such as Used Cooking Oil (UCO), which has a production potential in Indonesia where current exports are only 800,000 tons per year (about 20% of potential).
• The document highlights social risks associated with PLTU co-firing, including land grabbing, loss of economic sources, and the transformation of local communities from land managers into laborers.

APA

Trend Asia (2023). Kertas Posisi Dalam Rangka Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden 2024-2029, Khususnya Menyikapi Debat Kandidat Soal Lingkungan Sikap Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil Terhadap Kebijakan Bioenergi di Indonesia. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kertas-Posisi-Sikap-Organisasi-Masyarakat-Sipil-Terhadap-Kebijakan-Bioenergi-di-Indonesia-1.pdf

Chicago

Trend Asia. Kertas Posisi Dalam Rangka Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden 2024-2029, Khususnya Menyikapi Debat Kandidat Soal Lingkungan Sikap Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil Terhadap Kebijakan Bioenergi di Indonesia. 2023. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kertas-Posisi-Sikap-Organisasi-Masyarakat-Sipil-Terhadap-Kebijakan-Bioenergi-di-Indonesia-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{trendasia2023kertas, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Kertas Posisi Dalam Rangka Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden 2024-2029, Khususnya Menyikapi Debat Kandidat Soal Lingkungan Sikap Organisasi Masyarakat Sipil Terhadap Kebijakan Bioenergi di Indonesia}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kertas-Posisi-Sikap-Organisasi-Masyarakat-Sipil-Terhadap-Kebijakan-Bioenergi-di-Indonesia-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }