Indonesia’s coal gasification reboot faces backlash over economic, environmental risks

Mongabay
Mar 13, 2025, 11:52 am146 pts
JAKARTA — A renewed plan by the Indonesian government to turn coal into gas or liquid fuel forms has received mounting backlash from climate experts who say it will be ecologically and economically disastrous. The coal gasification proposal was among the orders issued by President Prabowo Subianto at a…

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