Prabowo must move with care in pursuit of biofuel leadership

Incoming Indonesian president aims to leverage nation's top position in palm oil

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Clearance for planting in South Sulawesi in April 2024: Indonesia lost 9.95 million hectares of primary forest between 2002 and 2021. © AP

Ahmad Munawir Siregar is a member of the research staff of the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center, a Jakarta-based think tank focused on energy, natural resources and defense. Akhmad Hanan is a researcher at the center.

The incoming Indonesian presidential administration of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming has embraced a vision focused on social and ecological justice, renewable energy adoption, green economy development and robust responses to climate change.

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