What climate change? Study finds political parties lack focus on climate issues - The Jakarta Post - The Jakarta Post
What climate change? Study finds political parties lack focus on climate issues - Politics - The Jakarta Post
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Political parties have yet to prioritize issues of climate change and energy transition on their platforms, while politicians only talk about them in relation to economic policy, a recent study has revealed.
This lack of focus on such issues might be disadvantageous for parties that want to win the votes of young people, who are most concerned about the fate of the Earth, during the upcoming elections.
The study, conducted by clean energy advocacy group Indonesia Cerah Foundation, focused on nine political parties that won seats in the House of Representatives during the 2019 election, by looking at news reports published between January 2019 and March this year and each party’s mission statement or manifesto.
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