Ngopini Sawit#5 - The Biden-Harris Policy on the Environment and Its Impact on Indonesia

Background

The new leaders of the United States (US), President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, appear to be taking a very different approach to their predecessors, Trump and Pence. During the campaign, it was clear that Biden and Harris considered climate change to be a priority issue, as evidenced, for example, by their tendency to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The order to re-enter the US into the Paris Agreement was one of the executive orders signed by Biden as soon as he took office in the White House, in contrast to the Trump-Pence policy of withdrawing the US from the global agreement. The approach to China, both globally and in Asia, also appears to be different under Biden-Harris. In short, there is a possibility of change in the global order and/or diplomacy.

With its large tropical forests, Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the discourse or diplomacy on climate change. The Jokowi administration's dependence on coal energy is also likely to be affected by the Biden-Harris approach. Not only that, Indonesia's palm oil industry could also be affected by increasing international market pressure to halt deforestation, including that caused by the expansion of palm oil plantations.

To learn more about the impact of changes in the US political constellation on Indonesia, particularly in the natural resources and environment sectors, Auriga Nusantara has made this the theme of its online discussion Ngopini Sawit #5: The Biden-Harris policy in the environmental sector and its impact on Indonesia.

Speakers

1. Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: The potential for Indonesian palm oil trade with the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States.
2. Director of Indonesia for Global Justice: America in Global Diplomacy related to Climate Change and its Impact on Indonesia.
3. Director of the Centre for American Studies, University of Indonesia: Projections for Indonesia-US bilateral relations during the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, particularly on environmental issues.

Time and Place

Day and Date: Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WIB

Location: Auriga Nusantara Youtube Channel