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Indonesian government has launched a road map for low-carbon tourism and hopes that this road map will guide the tourism industry towards achieving carbon neutrality.

The Indonesian government is still working on finalizing its carbon tax regulation, which aims to anticipate the EU’s CBAM that will be fully implemented in 2026.

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has called for stricter carbon emission testing on motorized vehicles in Jakarta to combat air pollution.

Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) has released a series of rules for the establishment of a carbon exchange, with the goal of launching an onshore carbon trading market by the year-end.

Indonesia will ease rules that have slowed development of solar power in the coal-dependent country, lifting one of the many legal roadblocks to the archipelago’s goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

Climate activists urge Indonesia to ensure that the global carbon market does not undermine genuine greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts ahead of the COP28 in Dubai.

Indonesia could reach net-zero emissions by 2055, five years ahead of the government’s goal of 2060, if it receives financial and technology support, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said on Tuesday.

The Indonesia Carbon Capture and Storage Center (ICCSC) was established on May 30 with hopes to help propel the country’s agenda to become a regional hub for carbon capture storage (CCS) solution.

Indonesia’s financial regulator said on May 5 that the government plans to launch a carbon exchange in the second half of this year, as part of efforts to boost renewable energy use and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060.

Indonesia's efforts to decarbonize the country's power generation sector took a significant step forward on Feb. 22 when the government initiated the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal-fired power plants.