In the News
September 13, 2024
The problem of air pollution in Indonesia is in the spotlight in the 2024 Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (IISF) which took place at Merak 3, Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, Friday, September 6. In the Thematic Session that discusses air quality, stakeholders from various sectors are involved in finding solutions to the increasingly worrying air pollution problem.
One of the main issues raised is the absence of data integration and inventory of emission sources that can form the basis for air pollution control policies. Currently, the inventory of new emission sources is carried out in Jakarta, even though air pollution is cross-border and affects Jakarta agglomeration areas which include Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Puncak, and Cianjur (Jabodetabekpunjur). This condition encourages the need for pilot projects for Inventory Emission and Source Application in the area.
IISF 2024 presents an international session that focuses on learning from the experiences of other countries in overcoming air pollution. In this session, experts from various countries shared their successful strategies. Tanushree Ganguly, Director of Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago said that public access to data is important to oversee clean air policies.
“Without data and literacy on data, there will be no public awareness, requests to the government, and air actions are clean from the community. Without people moving, the government will not produce policies that favor improving air quality,” explained Tanushree.