The climate conference will start in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday and run until Nov. 12, after a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indonesian delegates will embark on a mission to show that the country is serious about mitigating and adapting to climate change and to look for ways to obtain climate financing for the country, according to Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar. The delegates are officials from various ministries and agencies, as well as non-party stakeholders of the COP26 such as businesses and civil groups. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is slated to join the COP26 World Leaders Summit from Nov. 1 to 2, after attending the G20 Summit in Italy from Oct. 30 to 31.

Ahead of the conference, Indonesia has updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document, which now stipulates that the country will reduce emissions by 41 percent by 2030 with international assistance. And a large chunk of emissions reduction is now expected to come from the forestry and land use sector by 2030, at 24.5 percent. 

“The government has prepared steps to reduce carbon emissions from the forestry sector through various incentives. Meanwhile, the energy sector would also have its own decarbonization plan,” Siti said on Saturday after briefing delegates to COP26.

In its updated Long-Term Strategy (LTS) document, Indonesia is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2060, or sooner with international assistance.

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