Achievement of the targets is the main outcome expected during Indonesia's 2022 G20 Presidency as a follow-up to the agenda of the 2021 COP26 and the 2021 G20 Presidency on energy transition.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Three priority issues of access, technology, and funding for sustainable energy development will be raised through the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG), Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Arifin Tasrif stated.

Tasrif noted at the virtual launch of the G20 Energy Transition forum on Thursday that sustainable energy development was being encouraged to boost clean technology utilization and energy transition funding.

Indonesia’s 2022 G20 Presidency had launched the forum to encourage stronger global commitments to achieve the targets on universal energy access set in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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"Achievement of the targets is the main outcome expected during Indonesia's 2022 G20 Presidency as a follow-up to the agenda of the 2021 COP26 and the 2021 G20 Presidency on energy transition," the minister stated.

The ETWG will focus on discussions on more specific issues of energy security, access, and efficiency; transition to low-carbon energy systems; as well as investment and innovation in cleaner and more efficient technologies.

Indonesia raised the issues at the G20 forum since the government assessed that the potential development for renewable energy must be supported by a clear scenario and roadmap.

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Hence, through the forum, Indonesia has the opportunity to push for global collective efforts in realizing policies to expedite an inclusive global economic recovery by utilizing renewable energy, considering that the G20 members are the suppliers for some 75 percent of the global energy demand.

"The energy transition forum is expected to encourage more concrete actions from the G20 meetings to strengthen a sustainable global energy system and to provide equitable energy transition for achieving a sustainable recovery," Tasrif remarked.

Indonesia has committed to conducting an equitable energy transition whilst still fulfilling its domestic energy demand, as the country targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060.

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