The PPCA’s second Regional Solutions Dialogue was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 5th September 2024.
It was a high-level, closed door discussion of the Coal Transition Commission, co-hosted at the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum by the governments of Indonesia and France in partnership with the PPCA and Bloomberg Philanthropies, focused on early retirement of coal power plants: opportunities, challenges, and lessons learnt.
Agenda
From 12:00 to 13:30 local time
(12:00) Introduction from Coal Transition Commission Co-Chairs (Indonesia and France) and partner (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
- Chair: Julia Skorupska, Head of Secretariat, Coal Transition Commission
(12:10) Session 1: Opportunities and challenges to delivering an accelerated coal transition
Guiding questions:
- What are the biggest challenges to accelerating coal transitions in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific? How to overcome them?
- How can the international community and the private sector support the acceleration of coal transitions? What are the lessons learnt from coal transition programmes such as the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs)?
Keynote remarks: Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs of Indonesia
Framing intervention: Selwin Hart, Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action, United Nations
Planned interventions
Discussion
(12:50) Session 2: Pioneering financing initiatives for accelerating transitions out of coal in Southeast Asia
Guiding questions:
- What are some examples of successful coal transition transactions and mechanisms in emerging markets?
- How can these pilot schemes be scaled? How can policymakers, businesses and technical bodies collaborate to increase the awareness and uptake of these mechanisms?
Presentation: Andrew Jefferies, Advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Asian Development Bank
Planned interventions
Discussion