Air Pollution Control

Medcom.id wrote about the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) that continues to strive to control air quality from various pollutant sources in the industrial sector. Director of Air Pollution Control at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Luckmi Purwandari, said that one of the efforts being made is to require the industrial sector to be connected to the Continuous Industrial Emission Monitoring Information System (SISPEK), which is a system that receives and manages data from monitoring industrial chimney emissions which is carried out using continuous measurements or Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS). The 10 industries that require SISPEK are iron and steel smelting, pulp & paper, rayon, carbon black, oil and gas, mining, thermal waste processing, cement, thermal power plants, fertilizer and ammonium nitrate. Meanwhile for Steam Power Plants (PLTU), the CEMS system is connected to the KLHK SISPEK. In this way, it is believed that the air quality in the Jakarta area and its surroundings will be more controlled.

 

Katadata.co.id wrote about the Indonesian government is encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EV) in Indonesia to reduce emissions from the transportation sector and achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060. However, the source of electricity to charge electric car batteries still comes from coal power plant. Responding to this, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the energy transition would be carried out in stages and there must be a balance. So the government cannot immediately turn off the coal power plant. Luhut said that people do not need to worry about air pollution in Indonesia due to coal power plants He said carbon emissions in Indonesia were only around 2.3 tons per capita. Meanwhile, America has reached 14-15 tonnes per capita, and the world average is 4.5 tonnes per capita. For this reason, he plans to accelerate the process of vehicle electrification in the country.

 

VOAIndonesia.com wrote about Environmental observer groups filing an official protest with the World Bank because it continues to provide financial support for the construction of two coal-fired steam power plants (CFPPs) in Indonesia. This is considered to violate the promise of a number of state leaders to stop supporting the use of fossil fuels. Inclusive Development International stated that the World Bank's private sector subsidiary, International Financial Corporation (IFC), is an indirect supporter of the Suralaya CFPP complex in Banten through its equity investment in Hana Bank Indonesia. IFC promised to stop investing in the coal sector by 2020. However, IFC remains a shareholder in financial institutions that have investments in the coal industry, such as Hana Bank, as long as they have a plan to gradually stop their exposure.