Introduction Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is sinking into the sea at an alarming rate. This is due to a combination of factors, including rapid population growth, inadequate infrastructure, and climate change. As a result, the city is facing a range of challenges, from flooding to land subsidence. Fortunately, there are a number of measures…
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eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, 14 May 2023– Back in September 2021, Indonesia had started exploring the potential of green hydrogen as an alternative energy source, but concrete developments and plans may have evolved since then. Green hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power, through a process called electrolysis. Green…
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Producing batteries for electric vehicles requires environmental and geopolitical trade-offs eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, 16 april 2023– In a miserable year for initial public offerings, Indonesia’s capital is turning heads. The Jakarta Stock Exchange enjoyed record ipo volumes in the first quarter. The $800m raised in these flotations outstripped the sums drummed up on Hong Kong’s or New York’s stock exchanges…
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Darling Dilma Rousseff eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, 26 March 2023– Dilma Vana Rousseff (14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil is the first woman to have held the Brazilian presidency. Dilma had previously served as chief of staff to former and now recently inaugurated president again Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2005 to 2010.…
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Financial Incentives Important eyesonsuriname/ dr. Lorraine Sobers Amsterdam, March 9th 2023 — The CEO of Hess Corporation, John Hess, speaking at the International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana, explained to the audience that “Carbon credits provide financial incentives to preserve forests and biodiversity that are at risk to growing economic activities and demand for natural resources.”…
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Indonesia a world leader in clean energy eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, August 19th 2022– Indonesia could become a world leader in clean energy with further reforms to mobilise investment in renewables and energy efficiency, according to a new OECD report published earlier last year. The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Policy Review of Indonesia says Indonesia…
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Business Opportunities eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, August 17, 2022 – Indonesia wants to attract companies to the country in the margins of the G20 meeting in Mid-November. If possible, this also includes Dutch companies and preferably small and medium-sized enterprises, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce KADIN announced during a visit to the Netherlands and business organizations VNO-NCW…
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And its Nexus eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, July 20 2022 — According to the Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the water, energy and food security nexus, means that food as well as water and energy security are very much linked to one another. Meaning that the actions in any one particular area often can have effects…
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In order to clean the world’s 1000 most polluting rivers, we build the Interceptor. The first Interceptor is deployed on CengKareng Drain, Jakarta. To rid the oceans of plastic, we need to not only clean up what is already out there, but also stop new plastic from entering the ocean: we need to close the…
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Part II Problems Emerging countries mdeboer FD / eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, June 11th 2022– The global debt burden has risen by almost $12,000 billion in the past corona years. Of this increase, 80% is accounted for by the emerging countries, that is a whopping$7000 billion Important numbers from the Institute of International Finance (IIF) show that the global debt…
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