Indonesia's Just Energy Transition Partnership or JETP secretariat confirmed that the United States has withdrawn from the deal. The Trump administration has also led the US to quit similar deals with Vietnam and South Africa.
The Biden-era initiatives are meant to help major polluters like Indonesia increase renewable energy generation.
WASHINGTON : The US is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy, the US treasury department said on Thursday. Reuters reported on the withdrawal on Wednesday, based on several sources in key participating countries.
The move is among a long list of orders signed by Trump when he returned to the oval office for a second term.
The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy, several sources in key participating countries said.
The US's withdrawal from the Just Energy Transition Partnership raises concerns over South Africa's electrification initiatives and broader energy transition commitments.