Is Developed Countries Committed to Energy Transition?
Written by:Defiyan Cori,Constitutional Economist
Indonesia signed the Paris Agreement by Siti Nurbaya as the representative of President Joko Widodo, the Minister of the Environment and Forestry. This agreement to be held on Climate Change at a High-Level Signing Ceremony for in UN Headquarters, New York on Friday (April 22, 2016). The event was hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon who organized it according to the mandate of the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP-21) in December 2015. As per the request of the UN Secretariat, the Minister of Environment and Forestry acted as Co-Chair of the final session where she delivered her national statement.
The Paris Agreement is a monumental global agreement on tackling climate change. The commitment of individual countries is expressed through a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period from 2020-2030, in addition to any action prior to 2020. The Paris Agreement is supported by 195 countries, in contrast to the pre-2015 period, which was marked by an absence of key countries such as the US and Australia. The Agreement includes commitments from all countries to reduce their emissions and work together to adapt to the impacts of climate change, and calls on countries to strengthen their commitments over time for the better future global climate.
The Paris Agreement will enter into force only when ratified by 55 countries that produce at least 55% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is expected that this threshold will be reached in the not too distant future, given the high level of participation in the Agreement Signing Ceremony. 171 countries signed the agreement while 13 countries (mostly small island developing states) immediately deposited their instruments of ratification. Countries with high emission levels, such as the US, China, EU, Russia, Japan, and India, all signed the Paris Agreement. And, the standing position of Indonesia hardly reflected through ratification the law number 16 of 2016 namely Agreement To The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change.
But, the other side United State of America (USA) as a representative of the largest and developed country backing away or government’s official exit from the Paris Agreement on November 4, 2020. This is a signal that the developed countries not pay fully attention to the climate change issues and its implication. Or referring to elected President of Indonesia 2024-2029 was saying just “omon-omon” as popular idiom and there is no implementation responsiblity at all. For this condition, the new Minister of Mineral Resource and Energy has a homework for collect the commitments of developed countries including the feasible project financing structure to Indonesia. Good luck Mr. Bahlil Lahadalia for the new mandate and hopefully you are success!
