Nikita Sud

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Ecological concept. On the green grass there is a white cube with a snail, on the cube there is an inscription - Climate Funds. Shutterstock/SkazovD

The world’s largest climate finance deal was built to flounder: why funding fails to reach the front‑line

Despite large pledges, Indonesia’s US$20 billion JETP has delivered little. Research shows funds are diverted to feasibility studies and donor interests rather than local green energy projects.
People shout slogans during a protest in Jakarta against plans to evict 7,500 residents from Rempang island to make way for a Chinese-owned glass factory as part of an ‘Ecocity’ development. EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM

Konflik Rempang: bagaimana proyek transisi energi yang didukung Cina justru merampas lahan rakyat (bagian 2)

Konflik Rempang menunjukkan bahwa unjuk gigi energi bersih negara-negara global justru menciptakan “zona pengorbanan” di negara-negara berkembang.
Masyarakat meneriakkan slogan-slogan saat melakukan protes di Jakarta menentang rencana pengusiran 7.500 penduduk dari Pulau Rempang untuk dijadikan pabrik kaca milik Cina sebagai bagian dari pembangunan ‘Ecocity’. EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM

Konflik Rempang: bagaimana proyek transisi energi yang didukung Cina justru merampas lahan rakyat (bagian 1)

Konflik Rempang menunjukkan bahwa unjuk gigi energi bersih negara-negara global justru menciptakan “zona pengorbanan” di negara-negara berkembang.
People shout slogans during a protest in Jakarta against plans to evict 7,500 residents from Rempang island to make way for a Chinese-owned glass factory as part of an ‘Ecocity’ development. EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM

Victims of the green energy boom? The Indonesians facing eviction over a China‑backed plan to turn their island into a solar panel ‘ecocity’

The international quest for green energy is reliant on ‘sacrificial zones’ in developing countries.
Ketika lahan menjadi pusat identitas dari masyarakat lokal terbentuk, begitu pula landskap politik. Nikita Sud

Manusia merombak alam, tapi alam membentuk manusia

Proyek pembangunan skala besar bisa berarti masyarakat lokal kehilangan identitas mereka dan koneksi ke masa lalu.
When land central to the identity of locals is reshaped, so is the political landscape. Nikita Sud

Humans shape nature – but nature shapes us too

Big development projects can mean the loss of a community’s identity and connection to their past.

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