Webinar “Indonesia SNDC Ahead of COP30”
Background
A total of 99 countries have submitted documents outlining their latest climate commitments, or Second Nationally Determined Contributions (SNDCs), ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil (UNFCCC, 2025). The Government of Indonesia is currently finalizing the preparation of its SNDC–a strategic document that will guide national climate policies for the 2031–2035 period (KLH, 2025). The emission reduction targets are determined using 2019 as the reference year, focusing on increasing the renewable energy mix, achieving the FOLU Net Sink 2030, and realizing Zero Waste Zero Emission by 2050 (KLH, 2025).
To meet its emission reduction targets, Indonesia needs to reduce emissions by 459 million tCO2e across multiple sectors, including energy, forestry, waste, agriculture, and marine. According to data from Statistics Indonesia (2022), Indonesia’s total emissions in 2019 reached 1,888 MtCO₂e, while the emission reference used in the SNDC is 1,147 MtCO₂e, indicating variations in national emission estimates. Developing a mitigation strategy requires actual emission values, yet this inconsistency highlights weaknesses in the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems. Such inaccuracy undermines confidence and international recognition and hampers potential mitigation actions that can be implemented (PWC, 2024).
In addition to the discrepancies in emission data, the draft SNDC circulated in 2024 shows that Indonesia’s unconditional mitigation target remains below what could be achieved under the 1.5°C equity pathway for the country (Climate Action Tracker, 2025). IESR (2024) dan Center for Global Sustainability (2025) have provided several recommendations for the SNDC to enable Indonesia to achieve a 46%–49% reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2035 and reach net-zero emissions by 2060.
Objectives
- To understand Indonesia’s current climate conditions and targets towards COP30.
- To obtain input on policy priorities and strategies for energy transition in Indonesia.
Speakers
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Fabby Tumiwa - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - IESR
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Arief Rosadi - Climate and Energy Diplomacy Program Manager IESR
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Delima Ramadhani - Koordinator Proyek Climate Policy IESR
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Ryna Cui - Associate Research Professor - the University of Maryland School of Public Policy
