Today's Top 3 News: Jakarta Air Pollution and Congestion May Remain Even Without Capital City Status, Waste-to-Energy Discussion by Heru Budi and Luhut
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31 August 2023 17:58 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Here are three popular news compiled by Tempo English on Thursday, August 31. Those include Heru Budi's statement saying that Jakarta's air pollution and congestion may remain even if it no longer holds the status of a capital city. The second is Heru Budi and Luhut's discussion on waste-to-energy policy, and the last is the piece written by a professor at ITB about Jakarta's commuter pollution problem.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Jakarta Air Pollution, Congestion May Stay Even Sans Capital Status, Says Heru Budi
Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono predicted that air pollution and traffic congestion will continue to exist albeit the city no longer holds the status as the capital because the national economic activity will remain concentrated in Jakarta. Economic activity is inextricably linked to people's mobility.
“[Will pollution disappear?] I think it won’t because the completeness of a city takes time. The infrastructure of a city takes time. I don't know how long it will take for Indonesia,” Heru Budi said at the Jakarta City Hall, on Friday, August 25, 2023.
2. Heru Budi Meets with Luhut to Discuss Waste-to-energy Policy
Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono met with the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan on Wednesday evening, August 30. The two discussed plans to improve Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 35 of 2018 concerning the acceleration of the construction of waste-to-energy plants based on environmentally friendly technologies.
“Presidential Regulation No. 35 of 2018 will be perfected,” Heru said at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, Wednesday evening.
The refinement of the regulation was one of the efforts to speed up waste management in Jakarta. In the discussion, waste management will be more flexible because it adapts to the conditions of each region.
3. Fixing Jakarta's Commuter Pollution Problem
The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsen the situation.
Jakarta has work to do on managing emissions within its boundaries, particularly from the transport sector. Eighty-five percent of its area has been built up and packed by residential development and dense road networks. In addition to exposure outside, the proximity of roads and houses could increase the health risks of air pollution due to the intrusion of outdoor air pollutants indoors.
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