Government Must Evaluate Biodiesel Program and Performance of the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency
Jakarta, 11 September 2020. The government policies on biodiesel program are still considered reactive and lacking attention to the negative impacts, especially on palm oil farmers. Recently, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs plans to increase CPO export levy by US$5 for every US$25 per ton increase. The pandemic, followed by the looming economic recession, […]
Are We Really Free from Dirty Energy Emissions?
Jakarta, 17 August 2020. Global warming has been getting worse and its impacts on human life and our shared environment are being increasingly felt, from ecological disasters to declining human health.“The government should reflect on the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia by paying attention to the basic human rights, as stipulated in the 1945 […]
Government Needs to Evaluate Biodiesel Policies & Involve Smallholders
Jakarta, 4 August 2020. The government’s plan to increase the production of biodiesel energy should be followed by the right policies to produce energy more sustainably. The government also needs to evaluate its step in providing subsidies for palm oil companies through the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS). According to Mansuetus Darto, Secretary […]
