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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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Indonesia dalam Komunikasi Global
By michael on 30/11/2006
Demokrasi di Indonesia pun sangat patut dikomunikasikan lebih intensif dan proaktif oleh kita sendiri. Setelah pemilu tahun 2004, majalah The Economist menurunkan berita tentang pemilu Indonesia yang berlangsung relatif damai sebagai berita utama. Harian International Herald Tribune di bulan November 2006 ini pun menyebut Indonesia sebagai contoh demokrasi raksasa di Asia Tenggara, apalagi setelah kudeta militer di Thailand. Pada era orde baru kita sering dikritik habis-habisan tentang pelaksanaan demokrasi – tapi kini setelah semuanya jauh lebih demokratis, berita dan kesadaran tentang perbaikan demokrasi seakan-akan tenggelam di tengah berbagai masalah lainnya.
Category: Business & Society, 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