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EPA Looking Forward to Climate Change Work With Indonesia
Friday, 23 October 2009 07:00
from the Press... - The Jakarta Globe
October 23, 2009, Fidelis E. Satriastanti : http://thejakartaglobe.com
EPA Looking Forward to Climate Change Work With Indonesia
United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said on Thursday that she was looking forward to continued cooperation on environmental issues with Indonesia. Jackson was in Jakarta to represent the US at President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s inauguration on Tuesday.
“I extend my best wishes to the new environment minister and I look forward to future dialog in order to advance environmental cooperation between our two countries,” Jackson said.
She also attended the National Council on Climate Change on Wednesday and made time to meet with Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo to discuss possible collaboration on a plan for cleaner air in Jakarta.
“I brought no agenda to the [National Council on Climate Change] meeting other than to learn more about the challenges and opportunities Indonesia faces as it confronts the implications of climate change,” Jackson said.
“Indonesia’s carbon profile is very different than that of the U.S. The draft McKinsey report clearly underscores the significant way the forest sector can improve or exacerbate Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions.”
Jackson was referring to the report from the council stating that Indonesia’s emissions came mostly from peatland, with 45 percent, and the forestry sector, with more than 35 percent.
Regarding the emissions cuts promised by Yudhoyono last month, Jackson said the Obama administration saluted his commitment to act on climate change.
“There are many possibilities moving forward,” she said.
“In addition to several significant areas of collaboration through the proposed US-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, [the] EPA hopes to provide critical technical assistance to Indonesia for air-quality management and environmental governance.”
Meanwhile, Agus Purnomo of the National Council on Climate Change said it was eager to learn about the EPA’s new regulation requiring factories with more than 25,000 tons of carbon emissions to report to the agency.
“We’re very interested to know how it works,” Agus said.
“In Indonesia, there is still no agency or institution with the authority to regulate carbon emissions. Not even the State Ministry of Environment,” he added.
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