Indonesia to set coal power plants emission quotas this month

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JAKARTA : Indonesia aims to issue emission quotas for some coal-fired power plants within this month as a first step towards creating a mechanism for domestic carbon trading, energy officials said on Tuesday.

Among the world's biggest green house gas emitters, Indonesia last year set a more ambitious target for reducing carbon emission by 31.89 per cent on its own or 43.2 per cent with international support, by 2030.

That compared to its 2015 Paris Agreement pledge to cut emissions by 29 per cent or 41 per cent with international help.