14 Unveiling the ‘Green’: Media Coverage on the Aceh Green Vision
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he used AGV and his actions and stance on other environmental issues to win the
election (Prang 2017; Zainuddin 2017).
Once Irwandi took office in July 2017, he and his staff prepared a follow-up
program to the former AGV to address environmental issues in Aceh. Irwandi even
allocated a specific budget for ‘Green Aceh’ from the Aceh Revenue and Expenditure
Budget (APBA) for programs related to reducing climate change risks and programs
to strengthen emissions mitigation system and to support disaster risk reduction
(Mustakim 2018). SI gave much attention to these new programmes during his first
year of his second term as governor. Irwandi was supposed to serve as governor
from 2017 to 2022; however, in 2018 he was arrested on allegations of corruption.
Irwandi’s leadership likely influenced the sustainability of not only the environmental
policies themselves, but also the attention that was given to them in coverage in SI.
The current acting governor has not prioritised ‘green’ issues (Bakri 2018).
Another finding from our data suggests that, consistent with the far more negative
efficacy information in 2017–2018, we also see a very notable increase in the amount
of response efficacy information provided in those years (recall that most response
efficacy information was negative). The negative efficacy information likely stems
from circumstances surrounding the governor election in Aceh: the SI coverage
highlighted social and political tension, focusing more on the political conflicts during
campaign instead of addressing in detail the strategies and programmes envisioned
by each candidate. The shifting political interest in these environmental issues may
reinforce how the government has not played enough of a role in solving environment
problems in the province; thus, most of the SI coverage in 2017–2018 addresses the
failed approaches of policymakers who sought to address the issues.
Individuals and Groups Affirm the ‘Green’
Our findings reveal a huge difference between positive and negative efficacy information based on the type of efficacy information used. There was more negative than
positive efficacy information, which generally indicates that efforts and action to
address and solve both local and global environmental risks remain a challenge for
Indonesia, and the Aceh Province in particular. Nevertheless, whilst response efficacy
and external efficacy were highly negative, every instance of group and self-efficacy
for which we coded had positive valence.
The examples of positive self and group-efficacy information from our sample
reveal more coverage of group efficacy than self-efficacy actions being taken to
protect the environments [e.g. collecting trash/garbage, which was initiated by local
non-government organizations (NGO), civil society organizations (CSO), or higher
education institutions (universities)]. The findings indicate that delivering messages
about the importance to reduce environmental risks or retain the Aceh Green that
target individuals and groups is conceivable. Although most actions are carried out
occasionally and within specific events, such as ‘Car-Free Day’ or commemorating
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he used AGV and his actions and stance on other environmental issues to win the
election (Prang 2017; Zainuddin 2017).
Once Irwandi took office in July 2017, he and his staff prepared a follow-up
program to the former AGV to address environmental issues in Aceh. Irwandi even
allocated a specific budget for ‘Green Aceh’ from the Aceh Revenue and Expenditure
Budget (APBA) for programs related to reducing climate change risks and programs
to strengthen emissions mitigation system and to support disaster risk reduction
(Mustakim 2018). SI gave much attention to these new programmes during his first
year of his second term as governor. Irwandi was supposed to serve as governor
from 2017 to 2022; however, in 2018 he was arrested on allegations of corruption.
Irwandi’s leadership likely influenced the sustainability of not only the environmental
policies themselves, but also the attention that was given to them in coverage in SI.
The current acting governor has not prioritised ‘green’ issues (Bakri 2018).
Another finding from our data suggests that, consistent with the far more negative
efficacy information in 2017–2018, we also see a very notable increase in the amount
of response efficacy information provided in those years (recall that most response
efficacy information was negative). The negative efficacy information likely stems
from circumstances surrounding the governor election in Aceh: the SI coverage
highlighted social and political tension, focusing more on the political conflicts during
campaign instead of addressing in detail the strategies and programmes envisioned
by each candidate. The shifting political interest in these environmental issues may
reinforce how the government has not played enough of a role in solving environment
problems in the province; thus, most of the SI coverage in 2017–2018 addresses the
failed approaches of policymakers who sought to address the issues.
Individuals and Groups Affirm the ‘Green’
Our findings reveal a huge difference between positive and negative efficacy information based on the type of efficacy information used. There was more negative than
positive efficacy information, which generally indicates that efforts and action to
address and solve both local and global environmental risks remain a challenge for
Indonesia, and the Aceh Province in particular. Nevertheless, whilst response efficacy
and external efficacy were highly negative, every instance of group and self-efficacy
for which we coded had positive valence.
The examples of positive self and group-efficacy information from our sample
reveal more coverage of group efficacy than self-efficacy actions being taken to
protect the environments [e.g. collecting trash/garbage, which was initiated by local
non-government organizations (NGO), civil society organizations (CSO), or higher
education institutions (universities)]. The findings indicate that delivering messages
about the importance to reduce environmental risks or retain the Aceh Green that
target individuals and groups is conceivable. Although most actions are carried out
occasionally and within specific events, such as ‘Car-Free Day’ or commemorating