On July 23-25, Enter Nusantara participated in the LAW Research Institute Conference (LRIC) titled “Stolen Future: The Youth’s Struggle Amid Climate Corruption.” This academic conference is part of the Climate Corruption Conference series, a collaboration between Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), the Center for State Policy Studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Padjadjaran, and the Padjadjaran Law Research and Debate Society.
The conference aims to serve as a bridge between students and legal research institutions across Indonesia in analyzing corruption practices related to energy transition, the phenomenon of state capture, and the urgency of youth participation in climate governance policies. These three issues constitute significant challenges in achieving ecologically and socially just development processes.
Reka Maharwati, coordinator of Enter Nusantara, attended and served as a panelist in the Oral Presentation session. In her presentation, Reka responded to the scientific research presented by the delegates, particularly in the sub-theme “Youth Participation in Anti-Corruption Climate Policy, Social-Environmental Protection, and Rights-Based Governance”.
Reka also emphasized that corruption in the energy and environment sectors is not only a matter of bribery or misuse of funds but also relates to state capture, whereby rules and institutions are formed solely for the benefit of corporate elites and political stakeholders. This endless cycle of corruption is ironic and robs the younger generation of their future while also exacerbating the climate crisis that currently threatens humanity.
As a civil society organization that has long focused on issues of just energy transition and climate justice, we believe that young people can play an important role in promoting clean governance that is free from corruption and favors vulnerable groups. This aligns with our mission to establish a comprehensive, critical climate movement that addresses structural issues, such as corruption.
Our participation in this forum is also proof of our collective commitment to strengthening collaboration between academics, civil society, and youth in promoting a transparent, fair, and justice-based environmental governance system.
