Ecobiz.asia – Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to promoting a fair, inclusive, and science-based global carbon market mechanism during the CMA7 session of COP30 UNFCCC, which discussed the implementation of Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, in Belém, Brazil.
Senior Advisor for Climate Change to the Minister of Forestry, Haruni Krisnawati, who represented the Indonesian delegation, stressed that the Article 6.4 mechanism must ensure environmental integrity while safeguarding the participation of developing countries—particularly for nature-based sectors such as forestry, peatlands, and mangroves.
“Indonesia supports environmental integrity, but overly rigid rules—such as automatic downward baseline adjustments or uniform global leakage standards—risk undermining nature-based initiatives that are central to global climate mitigation,” Haruni said on Tuesday (Nov. 11, 2025).
Indonesia argued that the proposed annual baseline reduction of one percent could render nature-based projects such as REDD+, ecosystem restoration, and blue carbon unviable. The delegation called for a science-driven and context-specific approach to leakage assessments and the development of realistic methodologies for land-based activities.
Indonesia also urged that post-crediting rules and risk assessment tools should not marginalize forestry and land-use projects. The country called for extended consultations involving Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in a meaningful way, and proposed that meetings of the Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) be made public to ensure transparency.
Furthermore, Indonesia emphasized the need for stronger funding for capacity building and technology transfer to help developing nations participate effectively in the global carbon market. As a megadiverse archipelagic country, Indonesia also underscored the importance of recognizing nature-based and blue carbon solutions as integral to achieving global climate mitigation targets.
Haruni said Indonesia’s position aligns with the FOLU Net Sink 2030 agenda, which aims to make the forestry and land-use sector a net carbon sink by 2030.
“This is an ongoing fight. Indonesia will continue to advocate for balanced, implementable, and equitable rules—particularly for developing countries that contribute significantly to the world’s climate efforts,” she said.
The CMA7 session will continue negotiations on recommendations from the Supervisory Body for the Article 6.4 Mechanism before reaching a final decision. ***
