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Indonesia’s call for support in COP28 shows ‘no new’ commitment
Indonesia must do more to cut carbon emissions by 2030 to help the world limit the average global temperature rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, analysts say.
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People arrive at the venue of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 30, 2023. The UN climate summit opened in Dubai on Nov. 30 with nations under pressure to increase the urgency of action on global warming and wean off fossil fuels, amid intense scrutiny of oil-rich hosts UAE. (AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s call for more support from rich countries for their developing counterparts in tackling the climate crisis has left environmentalists unimpressed, who criticize the speech for “giving nothing new” despite global putting pressure on countries to do more to avoid the worst impacts of the crisis.
In his address during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP2) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Friday, Jokowi reasserted Indonesia’s position and commitment to achieving net-zero emissions “by 2060 or sooner”.
The President, however, noted that the Southeast Asian country also hoped to reach the climate target while seeing significant economic development, job creation and poverty reduction – a condition Jokowi believed resonated among developing Global South countries.
“I’m sure many developing countries share the same position as Indonesia,” Jokowi said in his address.
He continued by calling for help from the world, especially richer countries, to work together to help their poorer counterparts reach their climate pledges, citing that the high cost of the transition to a greener and cleaner way of life could not be handled alone.
“Collaborative and inclusive cooperation on real actions is necessary to create real achievements. This is what we need to achieve in COP28,” the President went on to say.
Indonesia would need “more than US$1 trillion to reach the 2060 net-zero emissions target,” Jokowi asserted.
