INDONESIA FOREIGN POLICY ON CLIMATE CHANGE POST-PARIS AGREEMENT

Abstract

This study examines Indonesia's foreign policy related to climate change after the ratification of the Paris Agreement, which was adopted in 2015 and is binding but retains its flexibility for countries to mitigate climate change below 2°C and seeks to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. To support this, Indonesia showed its commitment by ratifying the Agreement through Law No. 16 of 2016 and integrating its goals into the national development plan. The study focuses on how Indonesia's climate diplomacy aligns with the National Determined Contribution (NDC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by its efforts and by up to 41% with international support by 2030. The study also explores strategic collaborations between Indonesia and international partners, emphasizing diplomacy as a tool to secure technology transfer, funding, and capacity-building initiatives. Qualitative methods are used in this study, by evaluating documents from the Government of Indonesia, especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other research journals as additional analysis materials. This study evaluates the implementation of Indonesia's policies as well as their effectiveness in achieving climate change mitigation goals, by providing results that show that Indonesia's active participation in global forums such as the G20, MIKTA, and UNFFCCC shows that Indonesia is strongly committed to supporting change and meeting the targets that have been set in the NDC itself. This research can conclude that climate diplomacy in Indonesia has two main objectives, which are to play a role as a door and its key in terms of establishing international cooperation with other countries, aim to provide support for the implementation of climate change commitments in Indonesia