"We seek justice in (handling) climate change to be implemented fairly between developed and developing countries. We want this responsibility to be shared, with different contributions," Vice Minister Dohong stated during a virtual press conference at the launch of the 2020 Climate Festival in Jakarta on Wednesday.
The vice minister remarked that Indonesia had emerged as a strategic nation in the context of climate change handling, particularly with tropical forests within its territory. The forestry and land use sector is one of the major contributors in Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
Through its efforts, Indonesia has targeted a reduction of 29 percent in greenhouse gas emissions from business as usual (BAU) scenario and 41 percent with international assistance.
Hence, Dohong emphasized the crucial role of negotiators in highlighting Indonesia's achievements and strategies to attain these targets.
Furthermore, negotiators can help ensure that tropical forests are not the sole factor in tackling climate change, but rather, there are also the industry and transportation in the Annex I group of countries or developed countries.
"In the context of diplomacy or climate change politics, we must be strong in voicing Indonesia's interests, so that there is no transfer of responsibility from Annex I countries to non-Annex I countries or developing countries," the vice minister reiterated. (INE).
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Editor: Azis Kurmala
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