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Rich countries ‘energy transition’ won't work for developing nations: Govt
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said that the economies of developing countries must still grow, while they pursued emissions reduction.
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he government has reiterated that it will pursue the energy transition at its own pace and in ways that match the country’s economic goals and fiscal ability, stressing that the strategies of advanced economies will not work for developing countries.
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said the economies of developing countries must still grow, while they pursued emissions reduction.
He also stressed that the world could not rely on certain technologies in pursuing global emissions reduction.
“We need to avoid being dogmatic about one technology in carbon emissions reduction,” Luhut said during the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (IISF) in Jakarta on Thursday.
Luhut went on to say that Indonesia would involve the development of the green economy as part of its push toward energy transition.
He cited cooperation with Singapore in developing a solar panel manufacturing industry in exchange for exporting low-emission electricity to the city state. Singapore has approved the import of 3.4 gigawatts of electricity from Indonesia as of Thursday.
Luhut also boasted of the country’s push into electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and EV adoption among Indonesians.
