Byline
Michael is a professional leader in the fields of energy investments, complex commercial deals, and sustainability with extensive international experience. His personal interests span from socio-political issues, history, and culture.
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A Resilient Indonesia Moves Beyond Suharto
By michael on 14/01/2008
From one of the most centralized and controlled countries in the region, it has transformed itself into one of the most decentralized, free, open and self-regulating. From a brutal and corrupt regime under the heel of the military, it has become the standard bearer of democracy in Southeast Asia. It stands out for its political liberalism at a time when coups and coup attempts have discredited the region’s two exemplars of democracy, Thailand and the Philippines.
Category: Guest Writers, Indonesia
A climate change investment treaty amongst carbon-critical countries
The unprecedented investment gap in energy transition requires an additional US$2 trillion/year more investment in energy systems. This investment must be focused on carbon-critical countries if the world is to see change at the required scale and pace. A growing number of private and public investors are persuaded, but they lack the certainty necessary to justify taking the economic and political risks inherent in energy-transition investment. This paper proposes a novel approach to a proven concept of more than 3,000 investment treaties currently operational: a Climate Change Investment Treaty, focused on protecting carbon-critical investment in carbon-critical countries to help navigate the wicked problem that is energy transition.
Below is a link to a policy brief co-developed with Reg Fowler for the G20 Summit of 2022, as part of the T20 publication:
https://www.t20indonesia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PB-8-DE-RISKING-INVESTMENTS-IN-ENERGY-TRANSITION_A-CLIMATE-CHANGE-INVESTMENT-TREATY-AMONGST-CARBON-CRITICAL-COUNTRIES.pdf