Climate Change Mitigation Scenario

Ministry of Environment (KLH) stated there was a six-step scenario of climate change mitigation as set forth in the Second National Communication report, said Deputy Minister of Environment Masnellyarti Hilman.

In launching the National II's document, in Jakarta, Monday, Masnellyarti Hilman said the mitigation scenarios that are related to forestry planting and reforestation program back to the target 0.7 million hectares per year, planting programs to meet the demand for wood in 2010 with estimates from FAO for 0.3 million-0, 4 million hectares per year.

Further enrichment programs for 0.2 million investment-0, 6 million hectares, illegal logging eradication program for 0.5 million hectares per year in 2000 to zero after 2020.

In addition there are programs that deforestation is assumed to be 75 percent or by 0.65 million hectares per year and planting plants for the energy of 50,000 hectares per year.

KLH as the coordinator of climate change launched Second National Communication report which contains the status data of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation policies, climate change adaptation at national level.

"As a state peratifikasi climate change convention, Indonesia is obliged to report the status of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation policies to climate change adaptation in the UNFCCC National Communication document," said Environment Minister Mohammad Gusti Hatta.

According to the Second National Communication document, the 2000 greenhouse gas emissions nationally from the three main greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O) without emissions from land use change (Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry / LULUCF) reached 594,738 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent ( CO2e).

With LULUCF, the total greenhouse gas emissions nationally increased significantly to 1.415 gigatonnes CO2e.

Sector which contributed greatly to the total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the National Communication II documents, is the land-use change and forests, energy, and waste.

Scope of the second National Communication documents including national conditions, national Grk inventorisasi, steps to implement the conventions, constraints and related funding, technical assistance and capacity needs.(Antara News)