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Indonesia sets net-zero emissions goal ahead of COP26
Ministries and state agencies have agreed to set the country’s net-zero target date at 2060, after months of discussion among government institutions, many of which are reluctant to give up coal.
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Mammoth problem: Indonesian military (TNI) personnel, police and park rangers ride elephants in a patrol targeting illegal logging and wildlife poaching in the Ulu Masen ecosystem in Aceh. Sumatran elephants are a critically endangered species and face threats from poaching and deforestation. (AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin)
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oining the group of nations that see the warming planet as an existential threat to humanity, Indonesia has set a unified net-zero target to be implemented across industrial sectors to realize its Paris Agreement commitments.
The country has updated its nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the agreement, taking into account ocean and marine issues in its emissions strategy.
Confirming its first NDC pledge from 2016, the government said it aimed to reduce emissions by 29 percent independently or by 41 percent with international assistance by 2030.
Ministries and state agencies have agreed to set the net-zero target date at 2060 after months of discussion among government institutions, many of which are reluctant to give up coal.
The updated NDC and LTS documents have been submitted to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 26, in November.
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Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the country’s net zero target could be achieved even earlier if supported by ample technological development and international financial support.
