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Course correction needed for Indonesia’s climate policy
Current climate policies of major industrial and emerging economies cannot contain the rising greenhouse gas emissions.
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Coal addict: The Celukan Bawang 2 coal-fired power plant in Singaraja on the resort island of Bali is seen on Oct. 29, 2020. Indonesia still relies mostly on coal to electrify its households.
(AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)
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ndonesia and many other countries may be required to boost their carbon emissions-reduction efforts to keep climate-related calamities in check.
The 28th Conference of Parties (COP 28) the United Nations’ annual climate talks, meets in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. It will review what has been achieved and what must be corrected since the highly lauded Paris conference, COP 21, in 2015.
The Paris Agreement called to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2100 and define a road map for climate finance of US$100 billion from rich nations for emerging economies by 2020. A further stated target is carbon neutrality by 2050.
The 1.5-degree rise is crucial to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
At present, long-term warming stands at 1.1 to 1.2 degrees above the pre-industrial era.
The Dubai meeting, attended by heads of government including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, will be the first COP to do a global stock-take, a broad assessment of achievements and the lack of them since the Paris Agreement took effect. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s state-owned oil firm, is president of this year’s session.
Many countries have adopted measures to achieve net zero carbon emissions (NZE), by 2050. Unfortunately, present international collective efforts could allow global warming to reach 2.5 degrees by 2100, according to UNEP.
