Politics · Indonesia · 11 hrs ago
Indonesian senator urges climate action to reach local communities
At COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, Indonesian Regional Representative Council deputy Tamsil Linrung said climate promises need to produce practical results.
He argued that climate action must reach local communities, where people feel the effects and solutions need to work.
Farmers, fishers and coastal residents face risks from changing seasons, sea conditions and the loss of homes or livelihoods.
Linrung said local governments need clear responsibilities, reliable data, technical skills and access to funding to carry out climate plans.
He also said international climate funding has often not reached local projects, while domestic carbon-market efforts face technical and capacity problems.
The DPD RI presented three proposals to strengthen global climate partnerships, including clearer climate governance across national, provincial and local governments.
The council has also proposed 21 green-economy and ecology bills among 73 proposed laws, but the available details do not specify the other two proposals or what happens next.
Indonesian senator Tamsil Linrung urged climate commitments to be put into action at local level during COP31 in Türkiye.
He said local communities should help shape climate decisions and receive direct benefits from climate investment.
Tamsil said local governments need clear roles, data, technical capacity and access to finance to deliver climate action.
Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council proposed 73 draft laws for the national legislative programme, including 21 related to ecology and the green economy.
Tamsil said international climate finance had often failed to materialise and domestic carbon-market efforts faced technical obstacles.
- Who
- Tamsil Linrung, deputy speaker of Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council.
- What
- He urged climate commitments to be implemented in local communities and presented three proposals to strengthen global partnerships.
- When
- At COP31; the article was published on November 13, 2026.
- Where
- The Indonesia Pavilion at the Antalya Expo Center in Türkiye.
- Why
- He said climate action needs to move beyond commitments and reach local communities, which face climate impacts and need resources to act.
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Indonesia recorded net deforestation of about 175,400 hectares, Tamsil said.
Tamsil delivered a keynote address at the Indonesia Pavilion in Antalya, Türkiye.
Detik published its report on Tamsil’s speech and proposals.
- Speaker
- Tamsil Linrung
- Conference
- COP31, Antalya, Türkiye
- Draft laws proposed
- 73 for the national legislative programme
- Green legislation proposals
- 21 related to ecology and the green economy
- Net deforestation
- About 175,400 hectares by 2024
What people are saying
We no longer need too many negotiations. We are also not short of commitments and promises, because many have already been made.
Local communities are not passive recipients of climate policy. Climate-related decisions must be formulated together, not merely directed at them as objects.
Indonesia has shown that protecting nature and improving human welfare can go hand in hand.