Fadli Zon Voices The Aspirations Of Developing Countries In COP28 Dubai

Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) DPR RI Fadli Zon (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the House of Representatives' Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) Fadli Zon, emphasized that Global Stocktake (GTS) must be based on Common but Differentied Responsibility and Respective Capacities (CBDR-RC) as well as paying attention to the national context and ease of access to budget arrangements, especially for developing countries.

This was conveyed by Fadli Zon who is also Deputy Chairperson of Gerindra at the World Parliament Meeting in the context of COP 28 (UN Conference on Climate Change) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

COP or Conference of Parties is an annual routine meeting of countries that are parties to the Paris Agreement. This is the first time Parliament has been included in a more integrated meeting in the Green Zone.

As Chairperson of the DPR RI Delegation, Fadli Zon also said that COP28 must also reflect climate funding needs that have not been met in developing countries, underlining that decarbonization efforts will achieve significant progress with adequate implementation facilities, and developing countries should not be forced to choose between poverty alleviation or climate action.

"Therefore, according to him, inclusiveness is a very important issue that must be considered," explained Fadli Zon.

The Gerindra politician also criticized developed countries, which should immediately realize global climate change mitigation and adaptation funding commitments of $100 billion (which was promised in 2020) by 2025.

He also said that developed countries should be able to lead the commitment to reduce emissions, especially through funding support, technology transfer, and capacity building.

Furthermore, Fadli Zon also emphasized that in the context of today's global situation, climate change mitigation efforts face increasingly difficult obstacles, especially with wars and conflicts in various parts of the world, as is happening in Gaza, Palestine.

"The war in Gaza, apart from taking the victim of innocent people, has also created environmental damage. Thus, it hinders, either directly or indirectly, efforts to mitigate climate change. The war is not only a crime against humanity, but also environmental crimes," he said.

At the COP28 meeting, the member of Commission I also reported on Indonesia's strategic steps to reduce emissions and mitigate the impact of climate change, in various ways.

"Indonesia is committed to producing new and renewable energy to achieve national energy security. Renewable energy will account for 23% of the national energy mix by 2025 and 31% of the national energy mix by 2050," explained Fadli Zon.

Another step is the moratorium on land clearing permits to protect 66 million hectares of forest and peatlands; the rehabilitation of mangrove forests covering an area of 600,000 hectares is expected to be completed by the end of 2024; and reduce deforestation to its lowest point in 2020, which is 115 thousand hectares.

The series of COP 28 Meeting activities held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12 were attended by around 70,000 people from elements of the government, parliament, private parties and civil society elements from the Paris Agreement, to discuss measures deemed necessary in order to address the climate change phenomenon.