indonesian coal
U.S. firm quits Indonesian gasification project in major blow to coal ambitions
The Indonesian government has looked to coal gasification to create market demand for downstream coal, but analysts warn such projects are unlikely to be financially viable, especially as major global investors turn away from coal.
Palm oil plantations, coal mines linked to deadly Indonesia flood
Environmentalists have attributed recent heavy floods in southern Indonesian Borneo to widespread deforestation for oil palm plantations and coal mines.
Lockdown should have cleared up Jakarta’s air. Coal plants kept it dirty
Cities around the world have seen an improvement in air quality as a result of lockdowns and restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Jakarta has been a notable exception.
A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road
A biodiverse patch of forest in Sumatra threatened by encroaching oil palm plantations and illegal logging could soon be carved up by a road for coal trucks.
Survey: Less coal, more solar, say citizens of Belt & Road countries
Citizens of countries participating in China's Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, strongly prefer clean energy over the coal projects that have become Beijing's calling card, a new survey shows.
Graft and government policy align to keep Indonesia burning coal
A far-reaching corruption scandal centered on a proposed power plant in Indonesia has cast a shadow over the country's risky reliance on coal as a supposedly cheap source of energy.
Bornean villagers who fought off a coal mine prepare to do battle again
According to opponents of the project, a permit was granted despite the lack of approval from the villagers.