Energy Researcher & Climate Advocate
Marcel Bonifacio Tirta Wijata
I research renewable energy and climate change in Indonesia, and I write about both for people who don't read policy papers for a living.
My work sits where the energy transition meets everyday life: what carbon pricing does to household budgets, what the nickel boom does to the islands it digs into, and what it would actually take for the region to run on clean power.
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What I do
Energy research
Analysis of renewable energy economics and deployment in Indonesia and the wider ASEAN region, grounded in IRENA data, government statistics, and the academic literature.
Policy analysis
Assessments of climate and energy policy, including carbon taxation, electricity tariffs, and long-term renewable energy roadmaps, with particular attention to who bears the cost.
Writing & commentary
Essays and opinion pieces on Medium and Kumparan that translate technical energy questions into plain language, in English and Indonesian.
Selected writing
Nickel Mining's Dirty Secret Wrecking Indonesia's Environment
What the EV supply chain costs the islands it is built on.
The Economic Impact of Indonesia's Carbon Tax on Middle and Lower-Income Population
Who actually pays when carbon gets a price.
Why Indonesia's 283 Million People Aren't Making It Rich
The demographic dividend, and the deadline attached to it.
Tarif Listrik Naik, Apakah Salah Energi Baru Terbarukan?
Rising electricity tariffs and the case for not blaming renewables. In Indonesian.