Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the development of a Net Zero Strategy for Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, which was launched on Sunday (3/12/2023) on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai.
The strategy serves as a “compass” for the Nusantara Capital Authority (NCA) in planning, developing, and managing the city to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
The NCA has five focus areas to achieve a net zero city: Forestry and Other Land Uses: Reverse deforestation to reforestation; Energy: No fossil fuel for energy, electricity, and transportation; Industrial Processes and Production Use: Focus on green building design and material; Waste Management: Promote a circular economy approach through a Reduce, Reuse and Recycle system; and Agriculture: Create climate-friendly agriculture and boost regenerative agriculture practices to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.
“ADB is pleased to partner with the NCA in developing this Strategy, and in this historic journey of creating Nusantara as a city in the forest with a forest in the city,” said ADB Director General for Southeast Asia Winfried Wicklein in a media release.
According to Wicklein, the strategy not only presents concrete actions that embody the vision of a modern and sustainable Indonesia, but also represents Indonesia’s tangible efforts in the fight against climate change, contributing to wider climate actions in Asia and the Pacific.
