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ICSF Newsletter | 2012

SPARKLING AT

NIGHT

Earth Hour Bogor 2012

Featuring: Mark TERRY | Documentary Filmmaker

Indonesian Climate Student Forum

Content

ADVISORS Perdinan

Achmad Faqih

EDITOR Hijjaz Sutriadi

CONTRIBUTING

WRITERS

Fauziah Nur

Nyayu Fatimah Zahroh

Hijjaz Sutriadi

Annisa Noyara

Ahmad Sururi

PHOTOGRAPHY Agung Sudomo

Nofriyadi Widodo


Indonesian Climate Student Forum

Departemen Geofisika dan Meteorologi

Kampus IPB Dramaga

Gedung FMIPA Wing 19 Level 4

Jalan Meranti Bogor

Indonesia 16680

E-mail : [email protected]

Blog : http://icsf.wordpress.com

@ICSFun

3 Special Report Earth Hour Bogor 2012

4 Activity Pendidikan Iklim dan Lingkungan Hidup (PILH)

Climate and Environmental Education

5 Biomass Energy Innovative and Renewable

6 Feature Mark TERRY: Documentary Film Maker

8 Geothermal An Asset for Indonesia

9 MicroHydro Power Turning On Indonesia even Further

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pecial Report EH Bogor 2012 S

GRAHA WIDYA WISUDA (GWW)

parking area of Bogor Agricultural University

was once simmered amid cooling night. A

flock of dazzling candles turned on the dark.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY AGUNG SUDOMO

HEAD OF EVENT ORGANIZER : ACHMAD SURURI

REPORT BY HIJJAZ SUTRIADI

60 MINUTES long the candles flick to keep the night alive. It is

lightened up just the clock fits a half to nine. All participants out

of the blue to keep silent for some minutes until performances

start to show respectively. However the dark is just around, we

have to wait until 9.30 Western Indonesian Time (GMT+7).

It has been an hour or sixty min-

utes, the electric powered lamps

soon spread the flashing light. Our

eyes just need some minutes to ad-

just the brightness as pupils tighten

while white light of street lamps in-

tensely shoot. Parking area of Graha

Widya Wisuda (GWW) immediately

gets full of thirsty power of flash.

People around become obvious right

now, at least their face are surely

identified. The event has not finished

yet though.

Achmad Sururi (Ruri) who turns

out member of ICSF as well gives a

speech of appreciation for all people

who come tonight. For the reason he

is in charge whose owing a song if

only Earth Hour Bogor 2012

successfully counts more than 500

subscribers to vote online supporting

the event. Out of his prediction, it

counts even more. Thus he is once

screwed by participant there to sing.

“Stand Up for Love” by Beyonce he

covers to amuse the crowd there. It

signs officially putting Bogor on among

26 cities in Indonesia who participate

in Earth Hour worldwide on March 31st

2012.

More than merely an euphoria,

Ruri together with team have a great

mission to get people involved in an

hour contemplation of our earth and its

energy. The gorgeous support comes

from Mayor of Bogor along with or-

ganization, institution, youth group,

community, and not to missing

Bogor Agricultural University

(IPB) for its eager students to

organize EH Bogor 2012 success-

fully done.

Saving Energy is the theme

of the year focus. He voices to

wisely use energy starting from

the simple one, turning off our

room lamp if we are either sleep-

ing at night or out of the bed-

room. Sometimes we might ig-

nore a little thing yet it deals

great thing.

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ctivity A

Pendidikan Iklim dan Lingkungan Hidup Climate and Environmental Education

“ We can not teach people anything, we

only can help to discover within themselves”

(Gallileo Galilei)

ICSF (Indonesian Climate Student Forum)

tackles initiative since as early as it’s

formed to put education as major tool to

promote idea and knowledge on field of

environment and climate as well as agri-

culture. Moreover, experience sharing

takes its place as it is emphasized

through practical way. Thus PILH

(Pendidikan Iklim dan Lingkungan Hidup:

id) or literally turns out Climate and Envi-

ronmental Education has been running to

realize trigger member’s dedication as

responsibility to spread beneficial experi-

ence and knowledge to younger stage

decently.

PILH on the second turn started to con-

duct the program on September 2011

which involves keen student whose mis-

sion is the same. Most of volunteers are

from Major of Applied Meteorology, Fac-

ulty of Natural Science, Bogor Agricultural

University to make cooperation with des-

ignated rural elementary schools in Dra-

maga, Bogor, West Java. Some three

elementary schools welcome volunteer

such as SDN 1, SDN3, and SDN 4

Dramaga to give opportunity to under-

graduate student sharing their basic

and related science in particular justified

curricula specializing to elementary stu-

dent.

The program conducted once every two

weeks on Saturday. Volunteer visit

these three schools respectively after

one’s turn in which an hour given for

each school though it’s brief. It’s started

from 09.00 am to 10.00 am PILH begun

at SDN 4 Dramaga subsequently volun-

teer commute to SDN 1 Dramaga

around a hundred meters away from

11.00 am until 12 at noon. Subject

given at every single time the two-

weekly program is the same for each

school. And so does SDN 3 Dramaga to

be visited right two hour after the previ-

ous school’s turn. It’s started 2 pm until

3 pm volunteer appear to meet young

curious student whose passion in fun

learning is immense. Though the time

seems tight but the meeting is always

fruitful. (Continue to Page 9)


oil importer

(Suara Merdeka October

23rd, 2008).

New energy

alternatives and innovative

solution are needed to

overcome these problems.

The new energy is

expected to be a

sustainable energy

(renewable) so as to

optimize the effort to fulfill

a domestic fuel. In

addition to solution-based,

innovative, and renewable

energy sources are also

being pursued is a

synergistic energy with the

environment (no pollution

from combustion

emissions). This is very

reasonable,the

proliferation of climate

change and global

warming likely spread in

recent years. In addition,

harmful to the health of

living things, the burning

of fossil fuels could lead to

explosion number of CO2

molecules that has an

impact on global warming.

One of renewable

energy is biomass

energy. It can be derived

from organic materials

such as plantation or farm,

forest, or even waste, both

domestic waste and

agricultural

waste. Biomass can be

used to direct energy

source and convert it into

fuel. The use of biomass

Limited amount of fossil

fuels besides the growing

need is a serious problem

faced by most developing

countries in recent

years. Increased use of

gasoline-fueled vehicles

become the basis of the

scarcity of energy from year

to year. It fairly occurs in

Indonesia, which is actually

a developing country with

the increasing of motorcycle

and car is just around. No

doubt the energy crisis is a

major issue that has yet to

be solved by this country.

According to statistical

data from Indonesian

National Police (2009), the

number of motorcycle in

Indonesia amounted to

30,706,705 in 2005,

38,156,278 in 2006,

45,678,990 in 2007, 56.8887

million in 2008, and up to

61,956,009 vehicles in

2009. This growth has

caused the use of petroleum

fuel increases

rapidly. According to the

Ministry of Energy and

Mineral Resources (2009),

the fuel energy reserves that

exist today can not be

expected for a long time.

Predicted in 2012, the

imports of oil fuel (BBM) of

Indonesia will increase to

about 60% - 70% of

domestic demand. This

certainly would make

Indonesia as Asia's largest

as an energy source will not

produce carbondioxide (CO2)

by the gas used for the

formation of biomass

itself. The results of the

conversion of biomass could

be biogas, ethanol gel,

biodiesel, coal and so

forth. For the future,

bioethanol and biodiesel gel

is expected to shift the

position of the fuel in moving

vehicles.

Bioethanol can be

developed from the gel-

based starch or

lignocellulosic biomass.

However, starch-based

biomass are generally used

as food, so its use as an

alternative energy will

worsen food security. This is

certainly contrary to the

vision of our

government. Therefore, the

utilization of lignocellulose-

based biomass should be

developed. Sort of

lignocellulosic biomass is

such based on cobs, wood,

seagrass, and banana

weevil.

Biomass Energy: Innovative

and Renewable

Special points of

interest: Fossil fuels is limited while the

need is growing

New energy alternatives and

innovative solution-is needed

Biomass energy can be derived

from organic materials

The use of biomass as an

energy source will not

hugely produce

carbondioxide (CO2)

library.thinkquest.org

Motorcycle Growth in Indonesia

SOURCE :

INDONESIAN NATIONAL POLICE

By FAUZIAH NUR

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Mark TERRY eature

Photo: IMDB

A documentary filmmaker focusing on reporting

on new climate research.

During the last two Framework Conventions on Climate Change, held in Copenhagen and Cancun, Terry was invited by the United Nations Environ-ment Programme (UNEP) to bring his latest films to screen to world leaders attending these confer-

ences.

The two films – The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning and The Polar Explorer – re-ported the latest climate research being done at the polar regions by the world’s scientific commu-

nity.

Knowing him out on IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856040/

Terry’s Project on Youth Climate Report can be

accessed on

http://www.youthclimatereport.org

“Today’s youth is a dynamic force internationally. Their pas-

sion for pursuing solutions to our environmental problems

knows no bounds. We have had enthusiastic responses from

groups of young people at conferences, film festivals, schools

and universities throughout the world. Several organizations

are forming quickly focused on youth involvement in climate

literacy and action. We at the Youth Climate Project find this

very encouraging for our work as well as for the world”

What do you think about youth involvement and their action in

climate change currently?

How important their action influence other people?

“Without the socio-political limits generally associated with

adult action, young people have more freedom and desire to

be heard and to act. The events they stage are often well-

attended by their peers and the media. As a result, their

voices are heard often more loudly than adult programs.

Their focus is also unimpeded by the distractions of adult life

(career, family, finances, etc.) giving them a relentless pas-

sion for solving the world’s climate crises.”

(Continue to Page 7)


BACKGROUND IMAGE : YOUTH CLIMATE REPORT

the mid of his bustling time, Mark TERRY

once welcomed to be cyber interviewed for

his view since bunch of experience in environmental

action is his. Hijjaz Sutriadi captures his opinion on

answers of proposed inquiries.

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Clearly, a renewed protocol or new document altogether

needs to be in place by this deadline. I am convinced that

the annual amendments made to it these past 16 years show

a desire from the world to create a globally realistic working

document that takes into account not just environmental

solutions, but also the economic concerns of implementing

them. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to review

the thresholds and deadlines for specific actions included in

the Protocol to see where we stand today and what further

extensions of these resolutions will be required.”

While a devoted group of people in Indonesia are working

hard with organizations like the World Wildlife Fund and

Greenpeace, the large and financially strong palm oil industry

are making these efforts difficult. Unsustainable practices on

the part of this industry to harvest palm oil are causing mass

deforestation and fatal habitat consequences on endangered

species throughout Indonesia. This has a negative impact on

global and local efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In this

regard, you have an uphill battle to fight, but opposition

must continue. Indonesia’s own emission reduction targets

are very laudable. In 2009, your president Susilo Bambang

Yudhoyono announced at the G20 Major Economies Summit

in Pittsburgh that by 2020 Indonesia would unilaterally re-

duce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 per cent,

and by as much as 41 per cent with international

support. As about 80 per cent of Indonesian emis-

sions are a result of the deforestation I men-

tioned earlier, this is where Indonesia needs to

cut emissions to achieve the target. In May 2010,

Indonesia signed a Letter of Intent with Norway

to undertake measures to reduce its emissions

from deforestation and forest degradation. Under

the agreement, Norway will provide one billion dollars

over five years to assist efforts to reduce emissions, including

a two-year moratorium on granting new forest conversion

permits. Yes! This is exactly the kind of action required and

kudos to Norway for helping out. In May 2011, President

Yudhoyono announced a two-year moratorium on the issuing

of new licenses for development in primary forests and peat

lands. You have a strong president who is doing what needs

to be done for your country and the world when so many

other politicians often fall on the side of affluent industries

who make substantial political contributions. Again, as I said

before with your own youth project, keep up the good work!”

What is your opinion about Kyoto Protocol which will be

expired at then 2012?

What do you think about Indonesia's effort to decrease its

emission?

2009

INDONESIA timeline toward carbon emission reduce | …..

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2010

Letter of Intent

2020

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BACKGROUND IMAGE : DANAU LSI IPB

on fossil fuel, in the mean time it

will reduce carbon emissions that

can lead to increased greenhouse

effect and temperature at the

earth's surface. When the scientists

develop a technology for utilization

of geothermal, with proud we can

develop geothermal energy

independently and serving more

energy for people.

By NYAYU FATIMAH ZAHROH

I ndonesia is a

country that rich in

its energy sources both

renewab le and non

renewable.

However, non-renewable energy

becomes obsolete meanwhile

developed countries began to

look for a solution how to keep

renewable energy to replace non-

renewable energy. Geothermal

energy is one of solution of the

energy conversion.

This geothermal energy, including

renewable energy because of the

geothermal fluid can be utilized

after reinjected into the soil.

More than 265 geothermal fields

spread across Java, Sumatera,

Celebes, Bali, Maluku, NTT, and

some in Borneo. This advantage

is caused by Indonesia geography

crossed by the Pacific ring or

circle pacific volcano and has 129

active volcanoes. Ring of fire is

formed upon the collision

between tectonic plates. For

instance, Indonesia island which

is formed as result of

interaction of three plates

such the Pacific Plate, India

-Australia Plate and the

Eurasian Plate.

Potential of geothermal

energy in Indonesia is so

abundant, estimated

28,000 megawatts of

energy produced or

approximately equal to light 28

million homes on the islands.

However, there has not been yet

much energy to be utilized , since

only about 4% of the energy takes

the portion. We are

still using non-

renewable energy

which is not fairly

environmentally

friendly such as coal,

petroleum and other

fossil fuels. In fact we

have to face increasing

demand long term

using of energy,

meanwhile it just

always likely dwindles.

Geothermal energy

development should

be supported by all

parties, both

government and

citizens due to its role

is very promising as a

supplier of electricity

to areas that are not

powered. By this, we

will not fully depend

eothermal: An Asset

for Indonesia

SOURCE: Chevron Crop; Geothermal Education Office; USGS

SOURCE: World Geothermal Congress 2010. Bali

“Indonesia is home of

geothermal energy potential

which occupies about 40%

that of the world”

Earth Energy

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Micro hydro electric power recently became a hot talking after a news released informing that Indonesian National Electricity or PLN

planning to build149 micro hydro power plants. This investment costs amount US$ 2.500 kWH. "149 projects has been already

submitted, now ongoing process, reconstruction, some other numbers are going to submit to Ministry of Energy and Mineral

Resources" said Nur Pamudji, Chief Director of PLN at the MoU signing event with PIP (Government Invention Center) at PIP’s head

office, Jakarta, Wednesday (16/5). PIP had already stated that they willing to support this project by preparing Rp 3,4 trill ion fund.

Those huge amount of money was intentionally prepared for supporting this so-called electricity power with renewable energy.

For a long time micro hydro also known as ‘white resources’, as said so

because this kind of installation using the resources that already avail-

able in nature. The fact that nature have big rivers, streams, waterfalls,

and many other features which flow support this simple technology to

make full of using how this water flows from high to lower place and can

be converted into electrical energy.

Those explanations above make micro hydro actually belong to the

hydro-power-plant group. What differ between micro hydro power to

commonly heard PLTA (Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air) is the power

output that produced. A micro hydro power produce less than 100 W

and a micro hydro can produce up to 10.000 W. A reguler PLTA will have

above that number. But then, micro hydro is easier to be cultivated since it acquires less expense, less investation and operational

fund, and even nowadays the government support the development of renewable energy

Turning On Indonesia Even Further

MicroHydro Power

By Annisa Noyara Rahmasari

Climate and Environmental Education

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Hijjaz Sutriadi

Nofriyadi Widodo

Hanifah Nurhayati

Sarah Purnamawati

Doddi Wijaya

Kho Di Dzza

Achmad Sururi

Arridha Komeji

Pipit Putri Aji

Yadistika Eka Putri

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