Indonesia Multilateral Cooperation in Enhancing Energy Sustainability through G20 Forum

Abstract

This article explains that the G20 forum is one of the dominant forums in the world that addresses the main economic issues including discussions on energy and environment. Indonesia is currently experiencing various problems in the energy sector, such as energy availability and the development of energy towards the future. The issue of energy is important in relation to its member countries, where the G20 member are 80% of the world's energy users and producers and have huge potential to drive global energy governance. Energy sustainability were discussed within the framework of Energy Sustainability Working Group (ESWG) and it has commitments and implications for its member countries, including Indonesia.

Indonesia's dependent on energy imports makes the energy decision making process cannot be excluded from external factors. The commitment made by the international forum including the G20 forum is a challenge that is expected to accelerate the realization of Indonesia's sustainable energy. This research discusses Indonesia's efforts to overcome the energy problems, especially in regarding to energy sustainability, including the influence of multilateral cooperation and its realization. Multilateral cooperation with the indivisibility and diffuse reciprocity scheme are parts of the mechanism in the G20 forum in which is discuss along with the commitments as results of the G20 forum on ESWG. Those results are expected to have implications for the G20 member countries. Transparency plays an important role In fulfilling Indonesia’s commitments at the G20 in reducing energy subsidies as well as enhancing the energy policies in line with Indonesia's objective goals for the energy availability that is acceptable as well in safeguarding the environment not only in for the present use but also in the future.

Keywords: Multilateral Cooperation, G20, ESWG, Energy Sustainability