Environmental law as a pillar in the renewable energy transition towards sustainable development in Indonesia
Keywords:
Environmental law, Public policy, Sustainable development, Energy regulation, Renewable energyAbstract
Renewable energy transition is essential for sustainable development in Indonesia, but faces challenges such as suboptimal regulations, minimal incentives, and conflicts of interest. Environmental law plays a strategic role in supporting this transition, but its effectiveness in encouraging clean energy development and ensuring social justice still needs further research. This study examines the challenges of renewable energy transition in Indonesia, the role of environmental law in supporting clean energy, protecting the environment, ensuring social justice, and evaluating its effectiveness towards sustainable development. This research uses normative juridical, analyzing renewable energy regulations and environmental law through a study of primary and secondary legal materials, conceptual approaches, and a comparison of international practices to formulate recommendations for energy transition law. Previous research has found that the renewable energy transition in Indonesia is hampered by suboptimal regulations, minimal incentives, and conflicts of interest. Environmental law has strategic potential, but its effectiveness needs to be strengthened through policy adjustments and adoption of international practices to accelerate the energy transition and support sustainable development and social justice. This research is useful for the legal, public policy, and sustainable development domains. Its findings help strengthen renewable energy regulations, formulate green energy transition policies, and ensure social justice. This research is relevant for policymakers, academics, legal practitioners, and environmental activists to promote inclusive sustainable development.
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