What Climate Crisis? Indonesia Taps Fossil Fuels
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By Vijay Jayaraj
For years, Indonesia, with the world’s fourth largest population, was part of a global chorus of climate commitments. Like many others, the government had embraced a moral pretense behind the diplomatic language of reducing emissions of harmless greenhouse gases in the quixotic pursuit of an energy transition to save the planet.
However, governments reveal their true convictions not through speeches or carefully worded communiqués but through investment decisions, regulatory priorities, and infrastructure strategy. By that measure, Indonesia has delivered a blunt message to the world: Hydrocarbons remain indispensable.
Going full throttle with fossil fuel development
Indonesia is not a rich country that can afford to indulge in ideological experiments. Home to nearly 280 million people spread across thousands of islands, it is a vast, fast-growing nation with expanding industrial ambitions and enormous developmental demands. The millions of Indonesians climbing out of poverty cannot tolerate power shortages, expensive fuel imports, or fragile supply chains.
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