Jeff Hutton

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Jeff Hutton writes about the transition to renewable energy and is the author of the Indonesia Net Zero Substack.

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A man inspects logs near several wood pellet production companies in Gorontalo province, October 2024.

After years of progress, Indonesia risks ‘tragedy’ of a deforestation spike

Jeff Hutton 14 Jan 2026

With military backing and oligarch allies, Indonesia pushes controversial food estate

Jeff Hutton 19 Nov 2025

Coal truck

Rise in Chinese off-grid coal plants in Indonesia belies pledge to end fossil fuel support

Jeff Hutton 10 Nov 2025

A worker of a sustainable solutions company performs maintenance work on a solar panel on a roof on the island of Sumba in Indonesia.

With red tape, canceled rebates, Indonesia risks missing Chinese renewables investment

Jeff Hutton 6 Oct 2025

Indonesia prioritizes gas over renewables to meet power demand surge

Jeff Hutton 9 Sep 2025

A woman sits under a tree surrounded by dry waste in East Java.

Burning, burying and banning: Indonesia’s cities struggle to manage their garbage

Jeff Hutton 23 Jul 2025

Coal mine on a barge in Indonesia.

Indonesian utility PLN ‘kneecaps renewables’ with embrace of fossil fuels

Jeff Hutton 17 Jun 2025

Solar panels in Bali, Indonesia.

As big money wavers, Southeast Asia’s green startups fight to stay powered

Jeff Hutton 15 Apr 2025

A fisherman at the Laa River, North Morowali, cleans clams before selling them.

‘Without us, no scrutiny’: Indonesia’s independent media count cost of US funding cuts

Jeff Hutton 6 Mar 2025

Marchers carry banners calling for Indonesia to reject coal in favour of clean renewable energy, and to honour the commitment made in the Paris Agreement (May 2016). Image courtesy of Break Free via Flicrk (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

As Indonesia, US back away from climate goals, hopes fade to retire coal plants early

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jeff Hutton 20 Feb 2025

Solar panels installed in Bali

Investors wary of Indonesia’s big climate promises amid record of flip-flopping

Jeff Hutton 27 Jan 2025

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