Ping Yowargana
Senior Research Scholar
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Ping Yowargana is an interdisciplinary researcher focusing on enhancing the policy relevance of scientific assessments in the fields of nature-based solutions and sustainable energy. His research aims to bridge the gap between scientific findings and practical application in policymaking. Ping translates complex scientific data into actionable insights for decision makers, ensuring that his work contributes to effective policies and initiatives that promote sustainability at the national, regional, and global levels.At IIASA, he leads large-scale initiatives that address complex environmental issues such as the RESTORE+ project, which is among the institute’s most ambitious externally funded projects with multifaceted objectives around the topic of forest and landscape restoration. He also leads the work on equitable power sector decarbonization for Indonesia, which aims at analytical integration between land use and energy system modeling.
Ping first joined IIASA in 2014 after finishing his tenure as a Director overseeing the delivery of energy sector priorities for the President's Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight of Indonesia (UKP4). He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Tsinghua University and a master's degree in socio-ecological economics and policy from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Last update: 11 OCT 2024
Publications
Yuwono, B., Kranzl, L., Haas, R., Dewi, R.G., Siagian, U.W.R., Sule, M.R., Kraxner, F., & Yowargana, P. (2026). Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) potential and impacts in Indonesia's electricity sector decarbonization. Energy Strategy Reviews 65 e102270. 10.1016/j.esr.2026.102270.
Yuwono, B., Kranzl, L., Haas, R., & Yowargana, P. (2025). Myopic versus perfect foresight target setting for Indonesia’s net zero electricity transition. iScience 28 (7) e112813.
Yuwono, B., Kranzl, L., Haas, R., Dewi, R.G., Siagian, U.W.R., Kraxner, F., & Yowargana, P. (2025). Incorporating grid development in capacity expansion optimisation - a case study for Indonesia. Applied Energy 378 e124837. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124837.
Gopalakrishna, T., Visconti, P. , Lomax, G., Boere, E., Malhi, Y., Roy, P.S., Joshi, P.K., Fedele, G., & Yowargana, P. (2024). Optimizing restoration: A holistic spatial approach to deliver Nature’s Contributions to People with minimal tradeoffs and maximal equity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121 (34) e2402970121. 10.1073/pnas.2402970121.