Strengthening Climate Change Education in Indonesia
摘要
This chapter outlines Indonesia’s initiatives to advance climate change education and research. Located in the equatorial region with extensive tropical forests and a strategic geographical location, Indonesia plays a significant role in the global climate system and climate change issues. The country’s complex meteorological and tropical climatological phenomena heavily influence worldwide weather and climate patterns. Thus, to address this challenge, climate variability and change are integrated into education, supported by research and community engagement initiatives. The Climate Change course at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) involved 72 participants aged 18–24, primarily from the class of 2021 (70.8%). These students represented 12 study programs across 6 faculties and schools. With a wide spread of participant came from all around Indonesia 16 provinces and 46 cities or regencies, with the majority from Java Island. Key concerns identified by students include carbon emissions, renewable energy, natural resource management, environmental impacts, and strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation. Technological solutions emphasized by students include carbon capture storage (CCS) and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), renewable energy systems, green technologies, sustainable product design for automotive and aviation industries, energy management, and climate-resilient infrastructure.