Loopholes in energy transition targets have allowed coal to retain a long-term foothold in the Indonesian energy mix.
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Indonesia’s captive coal: Under-the-radar expansion
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**The un-tracked expansion of captive coal power plants in Indonesia severely threatens regional biodiversity and accelerates localized ecological degradation. **
- Biodiversity and ecology: Heavy industrial pollution and runoff from captive coal-powered processing plants degrade surrounding terrestrial habitats and nearby marine environments.
- Carbon sequestration: Industrial site expansion for captive coal infrastructure drives forest clearing, diminishing the sequestration capacity of tropical ecosystem sinks.
- Long-term environmental stability: Persistent fossil fuel lock-in increases regional climate vulnerability, undermining global efforts toward nature-positive outcomes.
Market & Policy Outlook
**Policy loopholes permitting captive coal growth disrupt grid emission baselines, directly undermining ICVCM Core Carbon Principles and corporate Scope 3 reduction commitments. **
- Policy and regulatory shifts: The proliferation of off-grid coal creates regulatory friction with Indonesia's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and complicates Article 6.2 ITMO authorization baselines.
- Market pricing and financial liquidity: Hidden emissions baselines distort carbon credit additionality, creating systemic delivery risk for transition credits attempting alignment with ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCPs).
- Corporate compliance: Multinationals sourcing Indonesian nickel or metals risk significant Scope 3 target breaches under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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