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The report argues that standard top-down cost estimation methods for energy transitions often overlook socio-spatial factors and marginalized groups. It proposes a new framework that identifies specific losses (recognitional justice), determines preventative and transformative spending (restorative justice), assigns cost burdens (distributive justice), and ensures stakeholder consensus (procedural justice). Using the planned early retirement of the Cirebon 1 coal-fired power plant as a case study, the report demonstrates how to map direct, indirect, and induced impacts across individuals, companies, and governments to more accurately calculate the financial requirements of a just transition.

The project aims to protect essential health services in Indonesia against increasing climate variability and extreme weather events. It targets 80 healthcare facilities and 2 hospitals across 8 vulnerable districts in West Java and East Nusa Tenggara, intending to benefit 609,250 direct beneficiaries. The strategy involves integrating climate-risk data into health governance, upgrading facilities with green technologies (such as solar power and rainwater harvesting), and developing community-led health adaptation plans. The project is funded by a USD 25 million GCF grant and USD 2.04 million in co-financing, implemented by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and Save the Children.

The document is a petition addressed to Japanese government officials, banks, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) regarding the Cirebon coal-fired power plant projects in Indonesia. The authors demand the immediate suspension of loan disbursements for Cirebon 2 (1,000 MW) and a responsible, rapid early retirement of Cirebon 1 (660 MW). They argue that these projects have caused severe damage to the livelihoods, health, and culture of local coastal communities, specifically affecting small-scale fishing and salt production. The petition highlights allegations of corruption, noting that a former Cirebon Regent was indicted by the KPK for receiving bribes from Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. and Cirebon Energi Prasarana (CEPR) to expedite permits for Cirebon 2. The authors criticize the use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an inadequate solution and call for a 'just' energy transition that includes environmental restoration and genuine community participation, rather than technical fixes like biomass co-firing.

Public international finance dominates Indonesia's blue finance, while commercial banks are the primary private sources. MSMEs, particularly in the fisheries sector, face significant barriers to accessing formal credit due to physical collateral requirements and a lack of credit history. While most MSME loans are concentrated in Java, the highest growth is observed in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The report recommends reducing entry barriers, investing in human capacity, and improving infrastructure to spur private investment in the blue economy.

Trend Asia and partner organizations criticize PT PLN's commitment to stop coal-fired power plant (PLTU) projects that have not reached financial closing, citing a lack of transparency and the continued risk of projects like PLTU Indramayu 2 and PLTU Tanjung Jati A. The statement also condemns the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for its role in funding the Cirebon 2 expansion, arguing that JBIC's pledge to exit coal is too late and should include stopping disbursements for ongoing projects to align with the Paris Agreement.

The document highlights a severe financial crisis at PLN, characterized by a 38 trillion rupiah loss in Q1 2020 and 500 trillion rupiah in debt linked to the 35,000 MW infrastructure project. It argues that the Java-Bali system is suffering from oversupply due to overestimated economic growth and electricity demand projections. The text calls for the government to stop new coal-fired power plant projects, such as PLTU Jawa 9 & 10, to prevent further losses and environmental damage.

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.