Indonesia and Norway just signed this super fancy agreement to get all serious about the environment and stuff. The Environment Ministry in Jakarta spilled the beans on Sunday, announcing that Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq and Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, put their John Hancocks on a Letter of Intent (LoI) during a little trip to Oslo.
Nurofiq blabbed that Indonesia really needs to step up its game when it comes to carbon economic values if they want to hit their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets. Apparently, Indonesia and Norway have been working together on some kind of carbon trading system to help out with their climate goals. The LoI they signed is a big deal because it’s supposed to speed up the whole global effort to fight climate change and push for sustainable development worldwide.
The LoI talks about how both countries promise to team up on things like climate change action, good governance, saving biodiversity, preserving peatlands and mangrove ecosystems, managing waste, and promoting the circular economy. Basically, they’re joining forces to tackle the environmental mess we’re in.
The Environment Ministry made sure to mention that this agreement shows just how urgent it is for the world to get their act together on climate change. They also gave Norway a pat on the back for being a key partner for Indonesia in dealing with the environmental crisis that’s getting worse by the day.
Nurofiq’s visit to Norway lined up perfectly with the 75th anniversary of Indonesia and Norway being besties in 1950, especially when it comes to saving the planet together. Since 2022, Norway has been throwing money at Indonesia to help them cut emissions from the forestry and land use sector, to the tune of US$216 million.
While he was in Norway, Nurofiq had a little chat with Andreas Motzfeld Kravik, State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also swung by TOMRA, a recycling company, to check out how they’re dealing with waste and promoting the circular economy. Sounds like a fun field trip, right?
So, yeah, Indonesia and Norway are all buddy-buddy now when it comes to saving the environment. Who knew these two countries could team up and do some good for the planet? Not really sure why this matters, but hey, it’s something, right? Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like this is a step in the right direction for Mother Earth.
