Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is visiting Indonesia on 1-2 October 2023 to announce the launch of the second phase of the UK’s support for Indonesia’s Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI) with the Minister for National Development Planning, Suharso Monoarfa.
This GBP27.2 million (Rp514 billion) of new UK funding will foster sustainable economic growth and development through training and capability building, science-based policy development, and piloting innovative low-carbon technologies.
While in Jakarta, Minister Trevelyan will also meet Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, to discuss global and regional security, and Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, to discuss economic cooperation and progress under the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP). She will also meet ASEAN Secretary General Dr Kao Kim Hourn to reaffirm the UK’s respect for ASEAN centrality and commitment to its role as a Dialogue Partner.
“Indonesia’s thriving economy and capacity for innovation bring ever greater opportunities for our two countries to work together, from trade and investment to science and tech cooperation.
The Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI) will ensure Indonesia’s economic growth is sustainable and resilient against the impacts of climate change, delivering benefits for people in the UK, Indonesia and across the Indo-Pacific," said Minister Trevelyan in a media release on Sunday (1/10/2023).
LCDI is a flagship Indonesian government policy aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainable growth and development. The first phase of UK support, launched in 2017, saw the inclusion of climate targets within the country’s development planning for the first time.
