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Candidates’ climate manifestos 'lack ambition'
Though the 2024 presidential candidates have given more attention to climate and environmental issues in their campaign platforms to during past elections, analysts say their programs are still not ambitious enough.
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A man walks through burning peatland on April 1, 2022 in Kampar, Pekanbaru, Riau. (AFP/Wahyudi)
All three candidate pairs contesting next year’s presidential election have vowed to push for more progress in tackling the climate crisis and related problems, but experts concur that their environmental vision and mission statements are not ambitious enough.
Three months before voting day on Feb. 14, 2024, candidate pairs Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, and Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka have all published their campaign platforms.
In a contrast with past elections, all candidates have recognized the urgency of addressing climate issues, analysts say.
A panel of climate scientists have deemed that the energy transition is necessary to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to halt the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius to prevent a calamitous impact on the planet and all living things.
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For example, all candidates believe the country needs to shift away from its heavy reliance on fossil fuels to using clean and renewable energy.
Another issue they have addressed in their statements is deforestation, and an emphasis on the green and blue economies as potential solutions.
