Journalism Academy Encourages Economic Reporting from an Environmental Perspective

Traction Energy Asia along with the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) opened the Academy of Economic and Environmental Journalism program on October 26, 2021. This academy is the first academy in Indonesia that focuses on improving the ability of national or local journalists to integrate economic topics into environmental issues and vice versa. Tommy Pratama […]
Benefits of Involving Independent Oil Palm Smallholders for the Economy and the Environment

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Independent Oil Palm Smallholders are the Key to Sustainable Biodiesel

Indonesia’s National Farmers Day on September 24, commemorates the enactment in 1960 of Law no. 5 on Basic Agrarian Regulations (Peraturan Dasar Pokok-Pokok Agraria), to replace the Dutch colonial regulations with a national agrarian law that aligned with the interests of the Indonesian people. The Basic Agrarian Regulations were further strengthened in 1963 by Presidential […]
Traction Energy Asia Launches Online Consultation Platform for Sustainable Regional Development Planning

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, Traction Energy Asia launched the Online Consultation platform for Sustainable Regional Development Planning at https://elearning.tractionenergy.asia/. This pioneering new platform supports online consultations about the preparation of sustainable development documents for regional development planning, both for local government officials and professionals. Jakarta-based policy think tank, Traction Energy Asia, developed the online […]
Potential of Cooking Oil as an Alternative to Palm Oil Biodiesel

Tirto cites a Traction Energy Asia study that recommends the use of “second generation” biofuels, including used cooking oil (UCO). Read the article here.
Stronger ties with Indonesia to boost climate action

By Irwansyah/Conrado M. Cornelius/Martin Baker. This op-ed was originally posted on China Daily. China has the technological and policy expertise to facilitate Indonesia’s transition from fossil fuel-driven to clean, renewable energy-propelled development, and help it achieve sustainable, more equitable economic growth. Given its expertise, China can also become a key partner of Indonesia as the […]