TY - JOUR
T1 - TOWARD A SOCIALLY JUST TRANSITION TO LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT
T2 - THE CASE OF INDONESIA
AU - Elliott, Lorraine
AU - Setyowati, Abidah B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Royal Society for Asian Affairs.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - In 2019, the Indonesian government released its post-Paris Agreement report Low Carbon Development: a paradigm shift towards a green economy in Indonesia, in which it set out an economic rationale for a move to low carbon growth. The core of the paradigm shift referenced in the report's title was that growth not only had to be decoupled from high carbon inputs but that in both practice and outcomes it had to be sustainable and inclusive. Yet the report does little to define social justice, equity practices, or inclusive outcomes in a green economy context. In this article, we foreground distributive, procedural and recognition aspects of social justice that are central to Indonesia's climate mitigation efforts and transition to a green, low carbon economy. We focus on two sectors that are key to this transition–forest and land-use, and energy. Our analysis shows that existing forms of injustice can exacerbate challenges for decarbonisation action and that low carbon transitions initiatives have been unable to overcome various forms of injustice and have, in some cases, created new injustices.
AB - In 2019, the Indonesian government released its post-Paris Agreement report Low Carbon Development: a paradigm shift towards a green economy in Indonesia, in which it set out an economic rationale for a move to low carbon growth. The core of the paradigm shift referenced in the report's title was that growth not only had to be decoupled from high carbon inputs but that in both practice and outcomes it had to be sustainable and inclusive. Yet the report does little to define social justice, equity practices, or inclusive outcomes in a green economy context. In this article, we foreground distributive, procedural and recognition aspects of social justice that are central to Indonesia's climate mitigation efforts and transition to a green, low carbon economy. We focus on two sectors that are key to this transition–forest and land-use, and energy. Our analysis shows that existing forms of injustice can exacerbate challenges for decarbonisation action and that low carbon transitions initiatives have been unable to overcome various forms of injustice and have, in some cases, created new injustices.
KW - Indonesia, low carbon, decarbonisation, climate change, social justice, environment, growth, economy, environmental justice, forest, land use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096181397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03068374.2020.1835000
DO - 10.1080/03068374.2020.1835000
M3 - Article
SN - 0306-8374
VL - 51
SP - 875
EP - 894
JO - Asian Affairs
JF - Asian Affairs
IS - 4
ER -