Coal-dependent Indonesia shows strongest public support for phasing out the fossil fuel

Published on May 19, 2026

Despite being the region's largest coal producer and one of the world's biggest users of coal power, Indonesians are more supportive of a rapid coal phaseout than people in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia, according to new research commissioned by climate campaign group Market Forces.

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