Application of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) to Solar Energy Development in Indonesia

The application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) acts functionally to choose among the many available options with the least risk of damage to the environment. This is expected to be able to support the decision making of either a company or the government to improve the clean environment. This paper attempts to describe how the implementation of LCA is an effort by the State of Indonesia in realizing emission reductions, especially in terms of transitioning to the use of lowemission energy using the right instrument. Many sectors can use LCA on a large scale. However, the role of the government is very much needed as a pioneer, especially in developing countries like Indonesia. Furthermore, this paper will also discuss a review of some of the LCA literature, technology in general, and combine it with the use of solar energy sources as new energy and how the LCA framework when applied in Indonesia