Bengkulu, Feb. 27 -- Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti, on Thursday, called on all schools in Indonesia to play their part in mitigating climate change effects by transitioning to renewable energy sources.

"We are encouraging schools to not only reduce energy use but also to start using renewable energy," Mu'ti stated during his visit to Muhammadiyah No. 4 Senior High School here.

Mu'ti warned that failure to mitigate climate change will cause the Earth's temperature to rise by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100.

This rise would mean that Indonesia's average temperature would stand at 37-38 degrees by that year, he added.

The minister then commended the school for its use of solar-based renewable energy, for which it was awa...