Minister Of Industry Shows Off Successfully Disposing Of Industrial Sector Greenhouse Emissions Of Up To 53.9 Million Tons

Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Industry)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry is aggressively seeking decarbonization in the industrial sector.

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita explained, in 2022, decarbonization efforts have succeeded in reducing GHG emissions by 53.9 million tons of CO2e.

The baseline Business as Usual (BaU) emission without mitigation was 292.0 million tons of CO2-equivalence and actual (industrial) emissions were 238.05 million tons of CO2-equivalence.

In addition, the GHG emission reduction target for the IPPU component in 2030 is 7 million tons of CO2e, while the realization of IPPU emission reduction in 2022 has reached 7.138 million tons of CO2e or 102 percent of this target.

"This shows optimism that decarbonization efforts in the industrial sector are not something that is impossible to achieve. Therefore, if the national NZE target is achieved by 2060, then we must be committed to achieving the NZE target in the industrial sector more quickly, namely in 2050," Agus said at the opening of the 2023 Ministry of Industry Working Meeting in Jakarta, Wednesday, October 11.

The emission rate of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) in the industrial sector in Indonesia from 2015 to 2022 was recorded at 8 to 20 percent when compared to the total national GHG emissions.

Meanwhile, when viewed from the source of emissions in the industrial sector in 2022, the emission component from the energy use category in the industry accounts for 64 percent, emissions from industrial waste 24 percent, and the production and use of products or Industrial Processes And Product Use (IPPU) by 12 percent.

"For this reason, it is necessary to carry out massive and structured decarbonization efforts," continued Agus.

Furthermore, he said, his ministry targets NZE in the Industrial sector to be realized in 2050 or 10 years faster than the target set by the government.

Agus said the Ministry of Industry was actively carrying out improvements to carry out various strategic steps to achieve the NZE target.

"We want NZE's target in the industrial sector to be 10 years faster than the national NZE target. This requires good coordination with relevant ministries and institutions," concluded Agus.