Current：Home > InvestWhy some Indonesians worry about a $20 billion climate deal to get off coal -DollarDynamic
Why some Indonesians worry about a $20 billion climate deal to get off coal
View
Date：2025-04-15 18:06:11
The U.S. is helping broker a $20 billion deal to transition Indonesia off coal. The hope is this climate financing plan could be a model to move other developing counties away from coal-fired electricity. But Indonesian energy experts and solar executives worry much of this deal may just be "omong kosong" — empty talk.
Today on The Indicator, we bring you an episode of Short Wave, NPR's daily science podcast. Climate solutions reporter Julia Simon breaks down the realities and limitations of Indonesia's renewable energy aspirations with Short Wave co-host Aaron Scott.
You can read more about this story here.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (98737)
Related
- Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
- Harry Styles Reacts to Tennis Star Elina Monfils Giving Up Concert Tickets Amid Wimbledon Run
- Ohio Senate Contest Features Two Candidates Who Profess Love for Natural Gas
- Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here’s How to Get Started
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'
- As meat prices hover near record highs, here are 3 ways to save on a July 4 cookout
- A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will Soon Become the State’s Second Largest Emitter of Volatile Organic Chemicals
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here’s How to Get Started
Ranking
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- How a New ‘Battery Data Genome’ Project Will Use Vast Amounts of Information to Build Better EVs
- Fracking Company to Pay for Public Water System in Rural Pennsylvania Town
- Ocean Protection Around Hawaiian Islands Boosts Far-Flung ‘Ahi Populations
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Maria Menounos Proudly Shares Photo of Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Scars
- California’s ‘Most Sustainable’ Dairy is Doing What’s Best for Business
- Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'
Recommendation
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
Nikki Bella Shares Her Relatable AF Take on Parenting a Toddler
Alix Earle Influenced Me To Add These 20 Products to My Amazon Cart for Prime Day 2023
Microsoft says Chinese hackers breached email, including U.S. government agencies
The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
With Fossil Fuel Companies Facing Pressure to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Private Equity Is Buying Up Their Aging Oil, Gas and Coal Assets
Texas Oil and Gas Agency Investigating 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake in West Texas, the Largest in Three Decades
Climate Change and Habitat Loss is Driving Some Primates Down From the Trees and Toward an Uncertain Future