Understanding the Nickel Market Dynamics As the global energy transition accelerates, nickel has rapidly evolved from a traditional industrial commodity into a critical cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. At the heart of this global shift sits Indonesia, home to the world’s largest proven nickel reserves, accounting for approximately a quarter of the global supply.…
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eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, August 17, 2026 – If Brazil is the new frontier for Dutch investment, Indonesia is the old one that never really closed. For four centuries the two countries’ histories have been entangled — colonially, then commercially, and now, increasingly, technically. The Netherlands is Indonesia’s second-largest trading partner in Europe and its biggest European…
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Forests That Feed People eyesonindonesia In the 1980s, a Swiss farmer named Ernst Götsch arrived in the drought-cracked hills of southern Bahia, Brazil, and did something that looked, to his neighbors, like madness. Instead of clearing more land, he planted it thicker — banana next to eucalyptus next to cacao next to forest hardwood —…
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Very Strong Investors Confidence eyesonindonesia Jakarta/Amsterdam, August 9th 2026– For years, 5% GDP growth represented Indonesia’s economic floor. It signalled resilient domestic demand, strong investor confidence and an economy capable of weathering global uncertainty. That assumption is now being tested. Economists expect second-quarter growth to slow sharply from 5.61% in Q1 to around 5.1%, with…
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How Indonesia’s Climate Finance Strategy Stacks Up Against Brazil’s Eco Invest Brazil built one clear, repeatable front door for green capital. Indonesia built an entire wing of doors — bigger in scale, richer in ambition, but a genuinely different experience for the investor trying to find the right one to knock on. eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, July…
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Inside Japan’s Seawater-Powered Energy Vessel eyesonindonesia There’s a viral image making the rounds: a sleek white research ship slicing through Pacific waters, its hull painted with the words “海水から、未来のエネルギーへ” — “From seawater, to the energy of the future.” The caption claims Japan has built a vessel that makes its own clean fuel and never needs…
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South Korean scientists have created an artificial leaf that turns sunlight and water into hydrogen — no wires, no grid, no emissions. For sun-drenched Indonesia, it may be a glimpse of the future. Science & Energy Desk · May 2026 · 8 min read eyesonindonesia How the artificial leaf works A Leaf Forged in a…
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How Haruni Krisnawati is Securing Indonesia’s Green Future eyesonindonesia While global leaders sign declarations under the bright lights of international summits, the real work of saving the planet happens in the details. In Indonesia, that work has a face and a name: Haruni Krisnawati. As the world pivots toward the groundbreaking Tropical Forest Forever Facility…
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Why Indonesia is Betting on the “Forever” Fund Over Carbon Credits eyesonindonesia For decades, Indonesia’s vast rainforests—the lungs of Southeast Asia—have been a central battleground for climate finance. The primary tool of choice has been REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), a system of carbon credits that pays countries to stop destroying trees.…
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