“We are encouraging schools to not only reduce energy use but also to start using renewable energy,” Mu’ti stated during his visit to Muhammadiyah No. 4 Senior High School here.
Mu’ti warned that failure to mitigate climate change will cause the Earth’s temperature to rise by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100.
This rise would mean that Indonesia’s average temperature would stand at 37-38 degrees by that year, he added.
The minister then commended the school for its use of solar-based renewable energy, for which it was awarded by an international institution, serving as a model for other schools in Indonesia.
He also encouraged schools nationwide to participate in the ministry’s Adiwiyata School program to realize sustainable and green schools.
Meanwhile, the school principal, Sutanpri, stated that the school has been using 13,000-watt capacity solar panels since 2020 as part of its initiative to become a sustainable, green energy school.
For the effort, the school was awarded by an international institution, and Principal Sutanpri will share experiences in creating a more sustainable school during a visit to Brazil next April.
According to government data as reported by Kanopi Hijau Indonesia, a local environmental organization, Bengkulu Province's renewable energy potential reached 7,297 MW, of which solar energy accounted for 3,475 MW and offshore wind energy contributed 1,513 MW.
Other renewable energy sources in Bengkulu include geothermal energy, with a potential of 1,360 MW, and hydropower, with 945 MW, they added.
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