Op-ed · Socio Bioeconomy · Just Energy Transition · 4 November 2026
Indonesia’s food and fuel security drive invites scrutiny in Papua
Indonesia plans to use sugarcane from Merauke as a feedstock for bioethanol as it seeks to reduce fuel imports. The high-cost project has advanced with limited public oversight while posing risks to forests, Indigenous communities, public finances, and Indonesia’s climate credibility ahead of COP31. An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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