Low Carbon News in Indonesia in September 2013
Presidential Decree No. 62/2013 regarding Managing Agency for the Reduction of Emission from Deforestation and Degradation of Forest and Land Use
10 September 2013
This Decree establishes the REDD+ Managing Agency to implement the objectives of REDD+, which are defined as to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests and peatlands, to maintain and increase carbon stocks through forest conservation, sustainable forest management, and rehabilitation and restoration damaged forest areas, as well as to provide benefits to environmental services, biodiversity, and the welfare of local or indigenous communities.
The REDD+ Managing Agency is tasked with helping the President to implement REDD+, in terms of management, coordination, planning and monitoring (among others).
Included in the Agency’s instructions are the development of: the REDD+ National Strategy; the framework for social, environmental and financial safeguards; REDD+ policies; and instruments and mechanisms for REDD+ funding and benefit distribution.
Source: http://www.theredddesk.org/es/node/13016
| Workshop on Technical Guideline on Calculation and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission in the Cement Industries in the frame of Voluntary Partnership Agreement |
11-september
On 11th – 13th September 2013, a workshop on Technical Guideline on Calculation and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission in the Cement Industries in the frame of Voluntary Partnership Agreement organized by the Ministry of Industry supported by GIZ PAKLIM working area industry.
To follow the issuance of MoI Decree No 12/2012; this workshop aimed to discuss and make an agreement upon the related terms and boundary conditions within the technical guideline (Petunjuk Teknis/Juknis), as the explanatory document of the decree.
As a result from this fruitful three-day workshop, the draft guideline was agreed among the cement industries and MoI, and ready to be delivered to the MoI’s legal bureau in the next consultation process. The agreement was highlighted with the signing of the document by each participants of the workshop, acting as an agreement letter stating that the discussion on Technical Guideline has been implemented and the draft outline have been jointly agreed. As a follow up, MoI will send a letter to ASI stating that the draft guideline has been agreed by also sending the copy of agreement letter as the attachment. In case there are still inputs or feedbacks from the cement industries, then they will have to send it via ASI.
Source : http://www.paklim.org/workshop-on-technical-guideline-on-calculation-and-reporting-of-greenhouse-gas-ghg-emission-in-the-cement-industries-in-the-frame-of-voluntary-partnership-agreement/
Fuel Economy Policy: Air Pollution Control and Climate Change
12 September 2013
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) held a ” Multi – Stakeholder Discussion Forum, the event was organized in an effort to control air pollution and greenhouse gas reduction, necessitating the development of policy related to clean fuels and environmentally friendly vehicle technologies .
Ministry of Environment in collaboration with UNEP US- EPA has compiled a Cost Benefit Analysis study on Fuel Economy Initiative in 2012. Based on the study it was found that the health costs arising from air pollution is very high. This will lead to decreased productivity due to illness that comes from air pollution, decreased quality of life that is hindering the growth of the national economy.
Policies need to be set through the Science Base Analysis (Cost Benefit Analysis and Cost Effectiveness). Nine successful policies are formulated and evaluated by comparing the estimated costs and benefits (Cost Benefit Analysis) which is projected to generate the highest benefit policy with the lowest unit cost (Cost Effectiveness Analysis). Appropriate recommendations are made taking into account the socio-political conditions of local, national, and regional levels in order to address the scenario is composed of air pollution and decrease greenhouse gas emissions from road transport sector in Indonesia.
The nine ( 9 ) policies recommended and evaluated in the study include :
- Shifting manual passenger vehicle and motorcycle (private) public transport to each at least 5% and 1 % in 2011, 10 % and 5 % in 2014; 20 % and 10 % in 2018, and 40 % and 20 % in 2025.
- Set fuel efficiency by 10 % from 2009.
- Conversion of fuel gas (CNG, LPG, LNG) at least 1 % of passenger vehicles and buses in 2009, 2 % in 2011 and 5 % in 2021.
- The application of hybrid technology at least 0.05 % of passenger vehicles and buses in 2009, 0.1 % in 2011, 0.5 % in 2016, and 1 % in 2021.
- Scrapping of the 50% of vehicles older than 10 years from 2009.
- Converting BBN (Biofuel / bio-fuel; bio-diesel and bio-ethanol) at least 1 % of passenger vehicles in 2009, 2 % in 2011 and 5 % in 2021.
- The application of hybrid technology at least 0.05 % of passenger vehicles and buses in 2009, 0.1 % in 2011, 0.5 % in 2016 , and 1 % in 2021.
- Use (retrofitting) catalytic converter as much as 25 % of the amount of diesel vehicles: passenger cars, buses, and trucks.
- Accelerate the implementation of standard motor vehicle, namely Euro 2 in 2005 and Euro 4 in 2016.
source : http://www.menlh.go.id/pengendalian-pencemaran-udara-dan-perubahan-iklim/ (in bahasa)