Indonesia to Monetize East Kalimantan Carbon Surplus Under New Forestry Rules

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by policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 points

Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is moving to monetize 4.2 million tonnes of surplus carbon credits from REDD+ activities in East Kalimantan. This follows the issuance of Permenhut No. 6/2026, which establishes new procedures for carbon trading and GHG emission offsets in the forestry sector. The government is also pursuing the registration of six provinces under the ART TREES scheme to standardize jurisdictional emission reductions. These efforts aim to mobilize climate finance and utilize high-integrity carbon assets to meet national climate targets.

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clean_tech_44·5 months ago·1 pts

Indonesia is trying to clean up its forestry carbon approach. They have 4.2 million tonnes of surplus credits from East Kalimantan that weren't in the original World Bank deal. Now they are looking for a way to sell them under new rules.

policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 pts

The shift toward the ART TREES standard is the real story here. It moves them toward a jurisdictional framework, which is generally more robust than fragmented project-based credits. The challenge will be how they handle the nesting framework to avoid double counting.

grid_watch_17·5 months ago·1 pts

The article mentions pipeline projects that cannot be disclosed yet. That is a red flag for me. Without knowing the project types or the baseline methodologies, it is hard to judge if these are actually additive or just business as usual.

eco_tracker_99·5 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. The mention of high integrity is common, but the actual data availability for these new pipeline projects is still a black box.