Message From The Minister Of Environment And Forestry Siti Nurbaya: Young Generation Has An Important Role In Climate Change Issues

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya when opening the Webinar of Indonesian Youth's Determination to Reinforce Clean Energy and Climate Action, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 6 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya emphasized the important role of the younger generation in the climate change agenda and appreciated their active steps in various control efforts, especially seeking the use of new and renewable energy (EBT). In the era of energy transition towards net zero emission in 2060, the younger generation will be decisive in accelerating the transformation of the workforce from using fossil fuels to being based on renewable energy," said Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, October 7th. Speaking in the virtual discussion of Indonesian Youth's Determination to Reinforce Clean Energy and Climate Action which was held last Wednesday, October 6th, Siti explained that the climate change agenda is very important for Indonesia. This is to fulfill the 1945 Constitution. Article 28H which states that the state must guarantee the rights of He explained that in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) renewal document Indonesia has set out a commitment to increase its ambition to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.

The target is planned to be achieved through achieving the peak of national GHG emission reductions in 2030, with the forestry and other land use (FoLU) sector having reached a net sink condition or net carbon sequestration. It is projected that the FoLU sector will contribute nearly 60 percent of the total Indonesia's target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This commitment is accompanied by detailed information in the Long-term Strategies for Low Carbon and Climate Resilience 2050 (LTS-LCCR 2050) document. , transparency framework and implementation support. While the LTS-LCCR 2050 document provides direction for Indonesia's sustainable vision for the long term and achieves a balance between future GHG emission reductions and economic development, "said Siti.