Dear Friends,
Indonesia
is at a pivotal point in
shaping its climate and
energy future, and a recent
report from the Yale Program
on Climate Change
Communication, "Climate
Change and Energy in the
Indonesian Mind",
offers a detailed look at
how the public views these
issues. Drawing on a
nationally representative,
face-to-face survey of 2,000
Indonesian adults, the
survey finds widespread
public concern about climate
change, broad support for
the renewable energy
transition and climate
policies, and important gaps
in climate knowledge and
media exposure.
Please
join us for a discussion
moderated by Dr. Anthony
Leiserowitz, Director of the
Yale Program on Climate
Change Communication and
lead investigator of the
study, with key findings
presented by Dr. Lia
Zakiyyah, a co-author on the
study and a communication
scholar and consultant
specializing in climate and
health communication and
evidence-based public
engagement. They will be
joined by Fabby Tumiwa,
Chief Executive Officer of
the Institute for Essential
Services Reform (IESR), and
Hayu Prabowo, an
environmental and Islamic
philanthropy advocate, for a
cross-sector conversation on
what these findings mean in
practice — from strong
public backing for a
renewable energy transition
to the role of faith-based
approaches in supporting
climate action — and how
they can inform more
effective communication,
policy, and collaboration
across Indonesia.
Climate
Change and Energy
in the Indonesian Mind
Key
Public Opinion
Findings
9pm
U.S. ET, Monday, June
29, 2026
8am Western
Indonesia Time, Tuesday,
June 30, 2026
Dr.
Lia Zakiyyah is a
climate communication
researcher and consultant
with a PhD in Communication
from George Mason
University, USA. Her work
focuses on public
understanding of climate
change, collective action,
and evidence-based
communication. She worked
for the Office of the
President’s Special Envoy on
Climate Change in Indonesia
before her PhD. She has also
been collaborating with
academics in Indonesia and
the USA, government, and
nonprofit organizations in
Indonesia and
internationally.
Fabby
Tumiwa is the
Chief Executive Officer of
the Institute for Essential
Services Reform (IESR), a
leading Indonesian think
tank focused on energy
transition and sustainable
development. He has more
than two decades of
experience in energy,
climate change, and
environmental policy, and is
widely recognized as one of
Indonesia’s foremost experts
on renewable energy and
decarbonization. Fabby has
advised governments,
international organizations,
and civil society groups on
energy transition pathways
and has played an active
role in advancing
evidence-based climate and
energy policies in
Indonesia.
Hayu
Prabowo is an
environmental advocate and
practitioner working at the
intersection of climate
action, faith engagement,
and Islamic philanthropy in
Indonesia. Drawing on his
background in Islamic
economics and finance, he
works to connect religious
values, philanthropy, and
sustainable development.
Through his work with
Purpose and the Islamic
Climate Movement, he has
collaborated with
faith-based organizations,
philanthropic institutions,
and civil society groups to
advance environmental
stewardship and
community-led climate
action. His work focuses on
mobilizing Islamic
philanthropy (including
zakat, infaq, sedekah, and
wakaf) to support climate
resilience and a just energy
transition.
Dr.
Anthony Leiserowitz
is the Director of the Yale
Program on Climate Change
Communication and a professor
at the Yale School of the
Environment. He is an
internationally recognized
expert on public climate
change beliefs, attitudes,
policy support, and behavior,
and the psychological,
cultural, and political
factors that shape them and
conducts research globally,
including in the United
States, China, India, and
Brazil.
We will record the webinar and
send a link to the video to
everyone who registered.
This event is sponsored by
the
Yale
Center for Environmental
Communication and the
Yale
Program on Climate Change
Communication.
We hope you can join us!
Cheers,
Tony
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Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D.
JoshAni-TomKat Professor of
Climate Communication
Director, Yale Program on
Climate Change Communication
Yale School of the Environment
(203) 432-4865
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyleiserowitz/
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