ASEANEWS HEADLINE-SOCIETY | INDONESIA: Indonesia’s ‘weak’ climate pledge lambasted
A barge carrying coal is seen at the dock next to the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Banten, on Oct. 31, 2023. (AFP/Ronald Siagian)
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Indonesia’s Climate Pledge: A Step Backward or Forward?
United Nations • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
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Anticipation had been high that Indonesia would demonstrate a strong commitment to renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction following promises made by President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
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A ctivists have voiced their criticism over Indonesia’s new climate goals, describing them as falling short of the outpacing environmental destruction caused by the country’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels.
Anticipation had been high that Indonesia would demonstrate a strong commitment to renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction following promises made by President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
Having missed the February and September deadlines, Indonesia finally submitted its second nationally determined contribution (SNDC) on Oct. 27, roughly two weeks before the United Nations climate change conference in Belém,
Brazil kicks off on Monday.
The document outlines the government’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2031-2035 and beyond, using the 2019 emissions as baseline.
This new pledge also uses the government’s economic growth assumptions, including Prabowo’s 8 percent target by 2029, to help it quantify emissions-reduction targets.
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Under this ambitious economic target, Indonesia is expected to reach its peak greenhouse gas emissions level in 2030 at 1.49 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), before gradually declining and reaching a negative emissions level of 0.071 gigatonnes by 2060.
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