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Indonesia mulls net-zero emissions target by 2070
The net-zero emissions goal is part of the country's three climate mitigation scenarios to be submitted to the United Nations' climate body prior to the climate summit in Glasgow, the United Kingdom in November.
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Greenpeace activists wear penguin costumes and hold signs reading 'Climate is changing, the ocean ecosystem is threatened' during a protest in Jakarta on Feb. 9, 2020. The protesters urged the government to participate in the International Ocean Treaty to impose protection for marine animals and the ecosystem amid the climate crisis. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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ndonesia is considering setting a net-zero emissions target by 2070 as part of its long-term strategy in the country’s fight against climate change.
During a press briefing on Friday, Environment and Forestry Ministry Climate Change Management Director General Ruandha Agung Sugardiman said reducing greenhouse gas emissions was a pressing matter as the climate crisis had exacerbated hydrometeorological natural disasters across the country.
“By 2050, we will start working toward the goal of net-zero emissions. Hopefully, Indonesia can reach the goal by 2070,” Ruandha said.
The World Resources Institute (WRI) defines net-zero emissions, similar to climate neutrality, as the point when human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are balanced out by removing the gasses from the atmosphere. This process will take place after countries reduce their emissions to as close to zero as possible.
Countries that signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 agreed to limit warming to below 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius to prevent catastrophic impacts from the climate crisis. Latest studies suggest that countries will need to reach a net-zero target for carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 in order to limit the warming below the agreed threshold. Moreover, they will need to reach a net-zero target for all greenhouse gases by 2068 at the latest to realize the targets.
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Three climate-mitigation scenarios
