Jakarta – Deputy Minister of the Environment Diaz Hendropriyono encourages climate funding for developing countries to mitigate the impact of climate change. It is hoped that climate finance can be easily obtained without burdening debt. This was revealed by Diaz at the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) Ministerial Meeting 2025 forum held on 16-17 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. “Indonesia calls for climate finance to be easily accessible to all countries, have low risk, and not create a debt burden for developing countries,” he said. Diaz, in his statement, Monday (20/10/2025). SCROLL TO CONTINUE CONTENT Diaz said that in order to achieve the climate goals to which Indonesia is committed internationally, significant funding is needed. Of the USD 285 billion requirement, he said Indonesia could finance only 16%. “Our third biennial update report submitted to the UNFCCC estimates that Indonesia needs about US$285 billion to achieve Enhanced NDC by 2030. However, the current national budget is only able to finance about 15-16% of the total climate finance needs,” he said. To close the financing gap, Diaz stressed the importance of support from the international community, especially encouragement for developed countries to fulfill their obligations to help developing countries. “We call for the immediate operationalization of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) by prioritizing instruments that do not give rise to debt, support for the principle of loss and damage, as well as equitable allocation for small island countries (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs),” he said. According to him, this financing issue is important, considering the impact of climate change that is increasingly being felt. Diaz said that the world is facing three major planetary crises, namely climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity and Indonesia is greatly affected by these threats. “Many of Indonesia’s 17,000 islands are expected to sink in the next few decades. The only tropical glacier in the Jayawijaya Mountains, Papua Province, has shrunk significantly, and is expected to disappear in the near future,” he said. Furthermore, Diaz said that Indonesia has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 31.89% unconditionally and 43.2% with international support and is working to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060 or earlier. “Last year in Rio, Brazil, President Prabowo raised this ambition by targeting net zero emissions by 2050, or 10 years faster than the previous target,” he said. Additionally, Diaz also supports the G20’s recognition that hazardous chemicals have a disproportionate impact on developing countries, including through illegal cross-border exports. “This issue (chemicals and waste) is very important for Indonesia, as we are currently still facing major challenges in this area,” he said. This forum was attended this year by delegates from G20 member states with South Africa as the G20 presidency. The ECSWG and Ministerial Meeting activities lasted for five days, from 13 to 17 October 2025, starting with discussion of technical papers and the preparation of an initial draft of the Ministerial Declaration. (eva/deck)
At the G20 forum, Deputy Environment Minister urges easy access to climate funds for developing countries
