When we want to talk about Indonesia’s future, it is not far from Indonesia’s “Generasi Emas 2045” with its vision to transform the nation into a top global economic powerhouse by its centennial through the strategic utilization of its massive demographic bonus. It started from Indonesia’s young generation to make it possible. However, there is […]
Category: Climate Policy
The Great Green Mirage
A Critical Anatomy of COP30 and India’s Climate Paradox: From the Amazon to the Industrial Heartland, Why the “Global Mutirão” Failed to Bridge the Gap Between Diplomacy and Reality. The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which held in the lush gateway of the Amazon Belém, Brazil from 10-22 November 2025, was actually the […]
Indigenous People: Keepers of the Earth, Strangers in Their Own Land
From November 10th to 21st, 2025, the world’s eyes turned to Belém, Brazil, for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). All the leaders from across the level – local, national, and international – gathered with a clear, urgent mission, to turn the promises of the Paris Agreement into faster, real-world action to protect […]
The Protest for climate justice and territorial protection, in Belém
The recently concluded COP30 in Belém, Brazil once again brought the nations of the world together [AW1] with one major target; Reducing the global GHG emission. This time however, COP30 brought the global climate conversation to the very heart of one of the world’s largest terrestrial carbon sinks; the Amazon. This move exposed a deep gap […]
Right Narrative for Right Policy
Contrasting Causal Stories in Sumatra’s Devastating 2025 Floods At the end of 2025, flooding struck the Island of Sumatra, which was worst in decades. Aceh, North Sumatra, dan West Sumatra lumpuh. A total blackout occurred with hundreds dead, thousands buildings destroyed and much more damage. The immediate aftermath focused on the “cause” of the disaster. […]
Carbon Sink to Carbon Source
Why the Amazon Transformation is a Menace to Man. The Amazon rainforest is popularly referred to as the lungs of the earth and has a long history of being the greatest carbon keystone to the human race. This massive eco system has been capturing billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the […]
Why Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Is Doomed to Fall Short on Justice
Imagine the thoughts and lives of people working daily in the dust filled workshops of East Kalimantan, where coal mines not only dominate the landscape but also fuel 80 percent of the local economy. Coal has become a part of their lives for decades; elders recount histories in the pits while for the youths it’s […]
Flooding a climate disaster in Sierra Leone
The Cities are Prone to Climate Change, and We should Use Climate Action Now In Sierra Leone, flooding has been made one of the most devastating and common climatic related disasters. The past few years have been characterized by intense and prolonged rainfall that has led to massive flooding in urban and rural regions displacing […]
When Rain Becomes a Curse
Why Malawi’s Climate Policies Keep Failing Its People Eliza Edward was under seconds to decide on an impossible decision. When the floodwaters of Cyclone Freddy rushed down Soche Hill in March 2023 she held the hands of her children and fled, abandoning it all behind. Her husband vanished down the muddy torrent and was never […]
When Governance Crumbles Before the Derna Dam
We usually see natural disasters as an unstoppable act of God, it become events where human power becomes useless standing against nature. But the tragedy of Derna, Libya challenges this narrative. The scar has cut the city in half, made a path of mud and rubble where neighborhoods once stood. This is not only the […]