Frame Analysis Tantangan Adopsi Electric Vehicle (EV) di Asia Tenggara sebagai Karakteristik Transisi Energi Negara Selatan
Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Dr. Suci Lestari Yuana, S.I.P., M.I.A.
2025 | Skripsi | Ilmu Hubungan Internasional
The rate of climate warming is increasing due to the uncontrolled increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The total carbon dioxide (CO2) particles in the air have increased to 413 parts per million as a result of industrialization and globalization (Qin et al., 2021). Therefore, there is an agenda to promote energy transition through the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Regardless, implementing the adoption of EVs as part of an energy transition agenda in Southeast Asia is not straightforward. Although Southeast Asian countries have lower per capita greenhouse gas emissions compared to developed countries, each country still has a high dependence on fossil fuels and a limited carbon dioxide storage capacity below the surface, due to knowledge gaps (Lau, 2022). The EV adoption process in Southeast Asia has many challenges that are characteristic of the energy transition in South country.
This research aims to explore the frames identified by news articles on the existence of EVs in Southeast Asia and the challenges of EV adoption as an instrument of energy transition in the South. The research used a qualitative approach to gather information on EV adoption in Southeast Asia by selecting two countries, namely Indonesia and Thailand. Information on EV adoption in Indonesia and Thailand was collected through desk research, using news articles from Indonesia and Thailand as primary sources and scientific journal articles as secondary sources. Information on the contestation of EV adoption in ASEAN was analyzed using frame analysis based on Snow and Benford's (1988) sub-frame presentation process, namely problem, solution, and motivation. Based on the research results, EV adoption in Indonesia and Thailand, as Southeast Asian countries, remains dependent on foreign investment, requires strong incentive policies from the government, causes environmental damage due to nickel mines, and necessitates a significant increase in domestic electric power.
Kata Kunci : EV, electric vehicle, transisi energi, frame analysis, negara Selatan, Asia Tenggara, Indonesia, Thailand, tambang nikel, daya listrik