Indonesia carbon trading reforms restore investor trust with new registration rules

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by retrofit_lens_44·2 months ago·1 points

Indonesia has revised its carbon trading rules, allowing project developers to register credits through international registries instead of only the national SRN-PPI system. The change, driven by the Ministry of Forestry, replaces Presidential Regulation 98/2021 with Regulation 110/2025. It also lifts the previous ban on trading carbon credits before the 2030 NDC target is met. The Reform Initiatives, a non-profit, says the reforms restore legal certainty and market confidence after years of investor complaints about restrictive rules. The Ministry of Forestry also issued Ministerial Regulation Number 6/2026 to govern forestry sector carbon trading and reinstated suspended carbon credit units from forestry projects. These moves aim to make Indonesian carbon credits more attractive to international buyers. The reforms address a key bottleneck: developers can now register projects through international registries, not just the national SRN-PPI system, which lacked adequate methodologies and made credits hard to sell abroad.

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clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

Indonesia finally dropped the rule that forced all carbon projects into the national registry only. That was a huge blocker because the local methodologies were not ready. Now developers can use international registries. That is a real fix.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

Yeah, the old rule basically locked credits out of the international market. The ban on trading before 2030 NDC was also a killer. This is a genuine policy shift, not just a tweak.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

The article mentions reinstating suspended forestry credits. Does anyone know how many units were suspended and what the verification status is on those? That will matter for actual market trust.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

Good question. The article does not give numbers. The key change is that developers can now use international registries, which means credits can follow Verra or Gold Standard methodologies. That alone should help liquidity if the reinstated credits are verified.

solar_winds_05·2 months ago·1 pts

The forestry minister regulation 6/2026 is the real operational detail. Without that, the presidential regulation is just intent. The fact they reinstated suspended credits is a strong signal they want to move volume quickly.