Sec. 508. Sense of Congress regarding renewable energy in Indonesia
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It is the sense of Congress that— cooperation on the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies should be a priority in relations between the United States and Indonesia and the top priority in the countries’ energy diplomacy; it is in the interest of United States to support the growth of Indonesia’s renewable energy sector in environmentally and socially responsible ways that— reduce reliance on fossil fuels in ways that do not increase pressure on the land sector or increase land-based emissions; mitigate greenhouse gas emissions; provide economic opportunities; and improve the climate security of Indonesia; the United States, through the Bureau of Energy Resources of the Department of State, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Department of Energy, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the International Trade Administration, and the United States Agency for International Development, should encourage private sector investment in and financing for the development and deployment of renewable power sources in Indonesia; the United States should— support and encourage Indonesia to pursue ambitious growth from solar and wind sources of energy generation; and provide technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia and subnational authorities on regulatory reforms and addressing other barriers to deployment of renewable energy; and it is in the interest of United States refrigeration and refrigerant production industries to help serve Indonesia’s increased demand for refrigeration and air conditioning, and the adoption of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, is driving innovation and investments in next-generation refrigeration equipment and refrigerants in Indonesia.