JAKARTA, Indonesia, 8 September 2026 - Twenty-one national and subnational civil servants will complete a three-day bootcamp on climate law and regulatory implementation in Jakarta this week, weeks before the one-year transition period under Indonesia’s overhauled carbon regulation closes in October.

The bootcamp, C.I.R.C.L.E. (Civil Servants in Clean Energy), is co-organised by ClientEarth, an international environmental law non-profit, together with Think Policy, a one-stop platform to address policy reform through an ecosystem approach, which have partnered to train officials who will be responsible for putting it into practice. It brings together government officials who work closely with the sectors related to energy, industry, finance, environment, and climate through 10 modules with topics including climate policy, energy transition pathways, incorporation of scientific evidence into policies, sustainable finance, and carbon framework in governance.

The partnership brings together ClientEarth’s legal expertise in environmental and climate governance with Think Policy’s experience in capacity building, pairing legal substance with a training method built for on-the-ground policy implementation. The aim is to strengthen the legal capacity and confidence of the officials who will interpret and enforce Indonesia’s climate regulations, in support of the country’s and the wider region’s transition toward a more sustainable and resilient future. 

Energy transition is one of the key means of achieving Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Indonesia’s energy-transition framework has evolved significantly in recent years. Relevant measures include Presidential Regulation No. 112/2022 on Accelerating Renewable Energy Development for Electricity Supply; Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025 on Carbon Economic Value Instruments and National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Control; and sustainable-finance measures such as Financial Services Authority (OJK) Regulation No. 51/2017 and Indonesia’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (TKBI).

Together, these frameworks create important responsibilities for government officials involved in regulatory developments, implementation, monitoring, and supervision. Effective implementation depends not only on legal and regulatory knowledge, but also on officials’ ability to incorporate other aspects such as scientific and financial considerations into regulatory and policy frameworks, translate national commitments into sectoral policies, and address practical implementation challenges.

Equipping government officials with multidisciplinary expertise is essential to turning Indonesia’s climate and energy commitments into effective policies.

“For government officials, keeping pace with developments at the intersection of law, climate science, and environmental governance is essential to implementing environmental laws effectively. Partnering with Think Policy allows us to reach government officials who will be interpreting and applying these rules on the ground, turning what’s written into practice,” said Endraswari Sayekti, Lawyer for Resources, Energy, Mobility (REM) Japan and Southeast Asia from ClientEarth.

Interactive training approach and curriculum

C.I.R.C.L.E. bootcamp was built to close that gap. Up to 21 government officials will take part, supported by a faculty of subject-matter experts. The program is built around a goal-oriented, adult-learning approach to policy design and implementation, centering on iterative experimentation and adaptation to real-world problems. Participants work to interpret key environmental and climate laws, identify the roles and responsibilities of legal officials, apply legal reasoning and case analysis, evaluate the implications of new environmental regulations, and collaborate across institutions.

The curriculum spans 10 modules, from environmental law and enforcement to Indonesia’s carbon governance framework under Perpres 110/2025, forest governance and supply chain traceability, energy transition and coal retirement financing, and adaptive leadership negotiation.

It centers on questions at the heart of Indonesia’s energy transition: what regulatory pathways can accelerate a just transition, how scientific evidence can be translated into effective law, what Indonesia’s climate commitments mean in practice, and how transition finance and regulatory advocacy can turn policy into implementation.

"The officials we work with aren't short of regulations to read. What they rarely get is room to be wrong without consequence, and that's where unlearning actually happens. You can't rethink your problem-solving approach while a decision is sitting on your desk waiting to be signed,” said Hanna Vanya, Head of the Learning Community of Think Policy.

Reaffirmed commitment to strengthen legal capacity in Indonesia

C.I.R.C.L.E. builds on a broader body of work ClientEarth has undertaken in Indonesia to strengthen environmental law capacity, including convening Indonesian and Asia-Pacific judges to advance climate law adjudication, and supporting some universities in Indonesia on a green legal clinics programme to train the next generation of environmental lawyers. With this bootcamp, the work now extends to the civil servants responsible for applying the law on the ground.

“Strengthening Indonesia’s legal and regulatory capacity is central to closing the gap between climate ambition and enforcement. This bootcamp is one part of a longer-term effort, and we are committed to continuing this work with partners like Think Policy as Indonesia’s regulatory framework keeps evolving,” concluded Naura Wibowo, Lawyer for Resources, Energy, Mobility (REM) Japan and Southeast Asia, ClientEarth.

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About ClientEarth

ClientEarth is a non-profit environmental organisation that uses the law to create systemic change that protects the Earth for—and with—its inhabitants. We are tackling climate change, protecting nature and stopping pollution, with partners and citizens around the globe. In Asia, we work with the private sector, civil society and government regulators to support the net zero transition through capacity building and legal analysis on topical issues including climate change, sustainability and the environment. From our offices in Europe, Asia and the USA we help build a future for our planet in which people and nature can thrive together.

About Think Policy:

Think Policy is an advisory working to improve the public policy ecosystem through evidence- and empathy-based solutions, including capacity-building, convening, storytelling, and solutioning. Since 2019, we have trained more than 2,400 professionals from over 70 institutions, convened 4,300+ participants across 230+ institutions, and engaged over 300 partners across government, development partners, civil societies, and media.