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View all search resultsThe government’s ongoing food estate project has drawn criticism for environmental damage that could undermine Indonesia’s climate commitments, as the initiative requires large-scale land and forest clearance despite past failures in achieving food self-sufficiency
Indonesia will consider three scenarios of gross domestic product growth in deciding on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions to be cut in its new climate mitigation pledge to be submitted to the United Nations in September.
Submitting an updated climate mitigation and adaptation plan will help show the world one country's ambition to tackle the climate crisis, which will help attract more international finance for national efforts, said United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) executive secretary Simon Stiell.
Indonesia has already made impressive strides in climate adaptation, and with its abundant resources and historic leadership, this year presents a critical opportunity for it to take another big step forward in paving the way to both global and national prosperity, by embracing the global clean energy boom and leading climate finance.
COP16 and next month’s COP29 together present a critical opportunity for the world's countries to unify efforts toward saving our planet's biodiversity, and Indonesia, as a biodiversity hot spot, has a key part to play in drawing upon all resources to lead the way at home.
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