Indonesia's Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Plan Aims to Balance Economic Growth with GHG Emission Reduction

Deputy Minister of Environment Diaz Hendropriyono emphasized the importance of considering Indonesia's economic growth target in setting the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets in the country's Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) plan. The plan outlines three economic growth scenarios: 6.3 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent. While the Enhanced NDC aimed to reduce GHG emissions by 31.89 percent with domestic efforts and 43.2 percent with international support, the Second NDC document will provide more definite figures. The government acknowledges that economic growth is accompanied by increased emissions from sectors like forestry and energy, which are the focus of emission reduction efforts.

Key Takeaways:

• The Second NDC plan considers three economic growth scenarios: 6.3 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent.
• The plan aims to achieve a Forestry and Other Land Uses (FOLU) Net Sink, where the carbon absorbed is greater than the emissions, by 2030.
• The energy sector is focusing on efforts to realize a just energy transition and energy conservation.
• Indonesia plans to submit its Second NDC document before President Prabowo Subianto's UN General Assembly meeting on September 23, 2025.
• The government is preparing the National Adaptation Plan regarding climate change, which is planned to be submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in late 2025.
• The government has set a target to reduce GHG emissions in the forestry and energy sectors, which are the biggest contributors to emissions.

Statistics:

• The Enhanced NDC aimed to reduce GHG emissions by 31.89 percent with domestic efforts and 43.2 percent with international support.
• The three economic growth scenarios considered in the Second NDC plan are 6.3 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent.
• The government aims to achieve a FOLU Net Sink by 2030.
• Indonesia plans to submit its Second NDC document before September 23, 2025.

Sources:

• Antara News Agency: "Indonesia's Second NDC plan to consider economic growth target" (August 27, 2025)
• Translator: Prisca Triferna, Raka Adji
• Editor: Azis Kurmala