“We’re inviting business partners in Sweden, through the Swedish government, to join us in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a carbon economy scheme. They’ve welcomed it,” Nurofiq said after a bilateral meeting with Diana Janse, Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development, Cooperation and Foreign Trade.
He said the effort underscores that strategies to reduce GHG emissions require international collaboration, not just individual national efforts. Sweden, he added, is among the few developed countries nearing its net-zero target, but global cooperation remains essential.
Following Tuesday’s talks, Indonesia and Sweden plan to explore a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on joint climate action.
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“The MoU is an important step to attract Swedish businesses and their networks to participate in developing Indonesia’s carbon economy,” Nurofiq said.
The Swedish delegation welcomed the initiative. Janse said bilateral relations are growing stronger, with ongoing cooperation related to COP30. She praised Indonesia’s waste management ambitions and reaffirmed Sweden’s support for joint climate efforts.
Indonesia is targeting Rp16 trillion (around US$956 million) in transactions from high-quality carbon trading across sectors during COP30.
The government sees carbon trading as a key driver of economic growth and emission reduction under Presidential Regulation No. 110 of 2025 on the Implementation of Carbon Economic Value Instruments and National Greenhouse Gas Emission Control.
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