ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA — Indonesia reaffirmed its leadership in advancing regional climate collaboration during the Ministerial Session on Accelerating Substantial Actions of Net Zero Achievement through Enhanced Cooperation in ASEAN, held at the ASEAN Pavilion at COP30 on Thursday, November 13, 2025 ago.
The high-level ministerial forum—co-hosted with the ASEAN Secretariat and GIZ—featured Japan as a dialogue partner, alongside participation from Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry.
Indonesia’s Minister of Environment/Head of the Environmental Control Agency, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, opened the session by underscoring Indonesia’s clear mandate to accelerate collective climate action in the region.
“Indonesia’s national development pathway is now fully aligned with our climate agenda through the Long-Term Strategy for Low Carbon and Climate Resilience (LTS-LCCR 2050) and the Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC),” he said.
“The updated SNDC outlines more ambitious absolute emission targets—1.25 Gt CO₂e under the LCCP-L scenario and 1.48 Gt CO₂e under the high scenario by 2035—strengthening transparency and clarity in Indonesia’s mitigation commitments.”
Minister Hanif emphasized that, guided by the spirit of “One Vision, One Identity, One Community,” ASEAN must advance as a unified force to build an inclusive, transparent, and high-integrity carbon market.
“Indonesia is committed to ensuring that every traded ton of emissions is traceable and accountable,” he stressed.
Indonesia’s commitment to modernizing climate governance is further reinforced through Presidential Regulation Number 110 of 2025, which opens Indonesia’s carbon market for global transactions. The implementation of this market is supported by strengthened international carbon trading via IDX Carbon, as well as Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with five global carbon standard bodies: Gold Standard, Global Carbon Council, Plan Vivo, Verra, and Puro Earth.
At COP30, Indonesia also introduced an innovative climate diplomacy platform, “Carbon Connection for Climate Action”—a collaborative space designed to support high-integrity carbon market connectivity across the region and global markets. This initiative serves as a concrete step to mobilize climate finance for environmental management, ecosystem restoration, and community empowerment.
During the dialogue session, Japan’s Vice Minister of the Environment, H.E. Doi Kentaro, reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to strengthening cooperation through the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)—a partnership initiated under the Kyoto Protocol. Japan also announced plans to launch its JCM Implementation Agency in 2025 and highlighted the importance of early private-sector engagement to secure successful regional carbon market integration.
Meanwhile, the Chair of the Brunei Climate Change Secretariat, Ir. Ahmad Zaiemaddien, underscored the need for ASEAN to assume a strategic role in global climate solutions by advancing a circular economy and mobilizing financing for the Means of Implementation.
Echoing this perspective, the Director of Forest Resource Inventory and Monitoring at the Ministry of Forestry, Agus Budi Santosa, highlighted that the ASEAN carbon market presents significant opportunities to strengthen cross-border mitigation efforts.
He proposed the establishment of a regional ASEAN carbon standardization platform to boost market integrity—particularly from the forestry sector, which remains a key catalyst for regional decarbonization. (AT Network)
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