Research and Innovation
Overview
Our research is driven by rigorous, evidence-based methods designed to guide diverse stakeholders across public and private sectors. Through this approach, we generate insights that strengthen understanding and decision-making in climate-finance policy.
The Center for Climate and Sustainable Finance (CCSF) Universitas Indonesia, established in 2022 under the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), extends the decade-long climate and biodiversity expertise of its sister organizations within the Institute for Sustainable Earth and Resources (ISER UI). CCSF UI focuses on developing finance policies […]
The Center for Climate and Sustainable Finance (CCSF) Universitas Indonesia, established in 2022 under the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), extends the decade-long climate and biodiversity expertise of its sister organizations within the Institute for Sustainable Earth and Resources (ISER UI). CCSF UI focuses on developing finance policies […]
The Center for Climate and Sustainable Finance Universitas Indonesia (CCSF UI) participated in the Forest Pavilion during the Conference of the Parties (COP) 30 in Belém, Brazil. CCSF UI took part in a high-level session co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Stockholm […]
On June 19, 2025, the CCSF UI proudly supported the symposium “Indonesia’s Biodiversity Conservation at a Crossroads: Current Status and Future Directions,” which was held as part of the 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Brisbane. The ICCB is a global forum that addresses conservation challenges and gathers […]
On February 19, 2025, CCSF UI had the opportunity to conduct a sharing session on the survey findings of the Climate Risk Perception and Capacity-Building Needs at Bank Jateng. This initiative represents a bold step in strengthening the climate resilience of Sub-National Development Banks (SNDBs) in Indonesia. Held at Bank […]
The “Kebijakan dan Program/Kegiatan Sektor Energi di Daerah dalam Rangka Mendukung Pencapaian Net Zero Emission” handbook is dedicated to advancing greenhouse gas emission reductions at both local and national levels, paving the way for a sustainable future in Indonesia. Achieving significant emission reductions cannot be solely reliant on the central […]
CCSF UI had the great opportunity to be a presenter at the 26th IUFRO World Congress 2024. The 26th World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), held in Stockholm from June 23 to 29, 2024, provided a global forum for the exchange of knowledge, perspectives, and […]
CCSF UI had the opportunity to present at the World Biodiversity Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland. On this occasion, Mr. Sonny Mumbunan, Ph.D., Chairman of CCSF UI, conveyed the importance of building links between macro-financial and fiscal aspects to assess endowments that are very important for global climate and biodiversity. […]
International trade in agricultural commodities can spur economic development, especially where governance is strong, but there are also concerns about the local impacts of commodity production and distribution. CCSF UI is involved in transdisciplinary research to analyze the social impacts of agricultural trade beyond traditional metrics such as global food […]
International agricultural trade has proven to be an economic driver for a country. This is especially true for countries with strong and good governments. In reality, however, the gains and losses from this trade are not evenly distributed among countries. International agricultural trade has both positive and negative impacts on […]
The energy sector is a key sector for climate stabilization. About 34% of global GHG emissions come from this sector (20 GtCO2-eq; 2019 data, IPCC 2023 In fact, GHG emissions from energy have been declining over the past decade (to 1% from 2.3% a decade ago). According to the IPCC […]
Indonesia has the world’s most transformative fiscal transfer for forest conservation. Starting in 2023, Indonesia has launched general-purpose fiscal transfers (DAU/Dana Alokasi Umum) from the national to sub-national governments allocated according to the size of forest cover of provinces, districts and municipalities country wide. In the country’s intergovernmental fiscal relations, […]
The Sub-National Development Bank (SNDB) continues increasing its contribution to Indonesia’s economy and regional development. With 27 SNDBs registered by the OJK, recorded at the beginning of 2022, SNDB’s total assets reached 885 trillion rupiahs, with a year-on-year profit of 3.6 trillion rupiahs and core capital of 94 trillion. In […]
The Sub-National Development Bank (SNDB) continues increasing its contribution to Indonesia’s economy and regional development. With 27 SNDBs registered by the OJK, recorded at the beginning of 2022, SNDB’s total assets reached 885 trillion rupiahs, with a year-on-year profit of 3.6 trillion rupiahs and core capital of 94 trillion. In […]
The COP (Conference of the Parties) is the highest decision-making body of the Convention. A key function of the COP is to review the national communications and emission inventories submitted by Parties. This year, the 28th COP was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for 13 days, beginning on November […]
The Center for Climate and Sustainable Finance at the University of Indonesia (CCSF UI) is a research center focused on climate financing and part of the Institute for Sustainable Earth and Resources (ISER) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. CCSF UI aimed to further expand a more than-decade […]
Indonesia currently has the most transformative fiscal transfer for forest conservation in the world. Starting this year (2023), Indonesia has launched general-purpose fiscal transfers (DAU/Dana Alokasi Umum) from the national to sub-national governments allocated according to the size of forest cover of provinces, districts and municipalities country wide. Forest cover […]
Safeguard standards in the context of reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) have received much attention as countries move towards the results-based payments phase. Provision of safeguards has also stressed the protection of rights of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs) throughout the REDD+ process. Indonesia […]
How diverse is Indonesia’s response to an early retirement of coal-fired power plants? How diverse is such response when its impact on vulnerable groups is considered? How may subnational governments pay for their assigned responsibilities for energy transition? The Center for Climate and Sustainable Finance (CCSF) of the Institute for […]
The publication of this book is in response to developments in the palm oil industry and the global market, which are currently driving a shift towards meeting sustainability standards. This trend is a major challenge for smallholder oil palm farmers due to their financial constraints, including limited financial resources. The […]
The Sub-National Development Bank (SNDB) continues increasing its contribution to Indonesia’s economy and regional development. With 27 SNDBs registered by the OJK, recorded at the beginning of 2022, SNDB’s total assets reached 885 trillion rupiahs, with a year-on-year profit of 3.6 trillion rupiahs and core capital of 94 trillion. In […]
Jakarta, Indonesia, 8 June 2023— Indonesia has begun to construct a subnational endowment fund known as Dana Abadi Daerah according to current law and regulation. Both the Law on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Between National and Subnational Governments (UU 1 of 2022) and the Government Regulation on Special Autonomy in Papua […]
The links between biodiversity change and climate change and how this affects humanity have increasingly become an eminent subject as the recent joint assessment of United Nations intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) and intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES) has addressed. Our research is interested in the […]
The TRADE Hub Project is funded by the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) and has served as one of the UKRI’s flagship Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) projects. It is led by the United Nations WCMC in Cambridge, UK, with the RCCC of University of Indonesia as a member […]
Government cannot achieve the ambitious Agenda 2030 alone; active involvement of business, subregional authorities, capital markets and other non-state actors is crucial. There is a growing appetite to engage with the SDG agenda among the business community and sub-regional authorities. CCSF UI and RCCC UI entrusted by CDP to be […]
Global Comparative Study (GCS) on REDD+: Knowledge for Action to Protect Tropical Forests and Enhance Rights is a multinational-level research project built by the Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR) and partners, supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). Implemented in four countries, Peru, Brazil, DR Congo, and […]
Indonesia has started the discussions and the implementation of performance-based payments for forest conservation/climate change mitigation through the REDD+ over the last years. In the regulatory sphere, new ways of forest finance are being taught through the Presidential Decree on Economic Instruments for the Environment (PP 46/2017). Alongside this development, […]