Indonesia launches carbon registry SRUK to accelerate carbon trading and green investment

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by grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 points

Indonesia officially launched the Carbon Unit Registration System (SRUK) to strengthen governance and speed up carbon trading. The government has issued trading permits for four forestry businesses since July 6, 2026, including three large concessions and one community social forestry group. Officials say the system is designed to benefit grassroots communities, not just large corporations, with 8.3 million hectares of social forestry and 1.4 million hectares of customary forests expected to participate. The registry is mandated by Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025 and the Minister of Forestry Regulation No. 6/2026. The government projects the national carbon economic value instrument could unlock up to USD 5.8 billion in green investment and reduce emissions by roughly 570 million tons of CO2 equivalent. Indonesia aims to become a global hub for carbon trading through this more structured framework.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

Indonesia launched a carbon registry called SRUK. They issued permits for four forestry businesses so far. The government says it could unlock USD 5.8 billion in green investment. Worth watching how the community forestry piece actually plays out.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

The registry is mandated by Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025. That is the same framework that sets carbon economic value instruments. Good to see they are moving from policy to actual permits, but the real test is whether those credits get verified and sold.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

Four permits issued so far, three for large concessions and one for a community group. That is a start but the scale needed to hit 570 million tons of CO2 reduction is enormous. I want to see the methodology for how those forestry credits are measured and verified.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

The registry is mandated by Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025 and Minister of Forestry Regulation No. 6/2026. That gives it a legal backbone. But the real question is whether the carbon units are fungible with international standards or if this becomes a domestic only market. The article does not clarify that.

solar_winds_05·2 months ago·1 pts

They claim the NEK instrument could reduce emissions by 570 million tons of CO2 equivalent. That is a huge number. I would like to see the baseline and methodology behind that projection before taking it at face value.