Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, supports the world in implementing a global green or low-carbon development strategy in an effort to reduce emissions.
Puan encourages the use of renewable energy as an energy transition step to achieve the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“The climate crisis continues to be a threat to all mankind, commitments to address climate change must be maintained because the crisis due to climate change will have a negative impact on the achievement of the SDGs. We must invest for the future so that a green economy must be a joint strategy,” said Puan in her statement at Jakarta, Thursday.
Therefore, she appreciated the commitment of 190 countries and organizations in the world, including Indonesia, to end the era of fossil energy, especially coal at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland, some time ago.
Puan stated that the UN Climate Change Conference is a global commitment to tackling climate change.
“The COP26 World Leaders Summit should be a global effort to tackle climate change through more inclusive and green development. So the agreement to reduce emissions must really be realized, including Indonesia,” she said.
She assessed that although this would take time because Indonesia currently still relies heavily on fossil fuels, we must be optimistic that we will be able to utilize renewable energy as soon as possible in order to bring the world to a better place.
According to her, the commitment to reduce carbon emissions is considered important because the world is currently at a “tipping point” to face the climate change crisis.
She said that all countries need political will to increase their emission reduction ambitions and take adaptation steps through green development strategies.
“The world must unite in tackling emissions and cooperation is needed from all countries. International cooperation must emphasize green economy investment and disaster resilience systems,” she said.
Puan encouraged developed countries to provide assistance to developing countries in their efforts to green the earth.
She assessed that Indonesia is targeting the transformation of the use of coal into electricity by 2056, so that in order to achieve the cessation of the use of fossil energy in 2040, it still needs assistance.
“Developed countries must take the lead in reducing emissions, and provide financial and technical assistance to support the mitigation and adaptation efforts of developing countries. We must inherit a better world for future generations, a safer, fairer and more prosperous world,” she said.
Puan said that the DPR RI will continue to oversee every government policy and program related to the issue of ending deforestation (forest logging).
According to her, Indonesia must be able to realize green economic development so that there must be continuity between protection of nature and national development programs. (ray/ril)
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