Invite Media Briefing and Launch Greenpeace report "Cost of Coal fact"

Coal is a source of energy the most dirty and contaminate the environment. Coal is also a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. 11 billion tons of CO2 to the atmosphere from diemisikan Power Steam Power-out of coal each year. So that nobody can doubt anymore, PLTU coal is one of the main kontibutor speed up the rate of global warming and climate change on the planet. Climate change is the biggest threat to the environment and humanitarian and economic challenges that have faced the world. Millions of people have felt the impact of climate change and the estimated 150,000 people die each year due to impact.

The Government of Indonesia at this time plan to reduce oil use and switch to coal and gas to meet the electricity needs of this country. The government plans to build 35 new PLTU Batubara throughout Indonesia, are all planned to operate in 2010. PLTU whole new capacity is 10,000 MW. 

The government made the price of coal is cheaper than other energy sources as an argument for the continued build-PLTU PLTU the new country. Years later in 2010 the government is targeting 33% of our energy needs will dipasok by coal.

The government did not consider the negative impacts of coal, such as respiratory diseases, accidents in the operating mines, acid rain, pollution, declining quality of the harvest, farmers, and rapid global warming due to coal dimanfaatkannya the masif. If all of this cost is calculated by the government, the argument that coal is the cheapest source of energy to be subject to the perfect. 

Greenpeace prepare a report on the negative impacts of coal, from the upstream sector to hilirnya, from mining, to the electricity generator. This report is completely shell-charge the actual cost of coal by the government and the community.