Comparing GHG Emissions from Biodiesel Production and Fossil Fuels: Which is Lower?
By: Mutmainah Septiani, Traction Energy Asia “Global Warming” has become quite a catchphrase nowadays. The word “global” makes it an important issue, since it concerns the whole world and not just specific countries. It certainly leaves us wondering: what causes global warning? And what harm does it do? Global warming is basically caused by the […]
Sudahkah Kita Merdeka Dari Emisi Energi Kotor?
Jakarta, 17 Agustus 2020. Kondisi bumi sudah tidak baik-baik saja. Kita telah memasuki pemanasan global yang keadaannya terus memburuk. Dampaknya pun terasa di berbagai aspek kehidupan manusia dan alam, mulai dari bencana ekologi, hingga kesehatan manusia. “Pemerintah perlu merefleksikan kembali Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia dengan cara kembali memerhatikan hak-hak dasar masyarakat yang diatur dalam UUD, termasuk […]
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 […]
Pemerintah Perlu Evaluasi Kebijakan Biodiesel & Libatkan Petani
Jakarta, 4 Agustus 2020. Rencana pemerintah untuk meningkatkan produksi energi biodiesel perlu disertai dengan kebijakan yang tepat agar menghasilkan energi yang lebih berkelanjutan. Pemerintah juga perlu mengevaluasi langkahnya untuk memberikan subsidi kepada perusahaan kelapa sawit melalui Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit (BPDPKS). Menurut Sekretaris Jenderal SPKS Mansuetus Darto, penyuntikan dana tambahan bukanlah langkah yang […]
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 […]