Indonesia Pushes Climate Bills and Cash Demands at COP31 While Signing New Oil Deals Back Home

Indonesia is bringing a "House of Climate Solutions" pavilion to the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, where the Environment Ministry will present the country's climate initiatives to the global summit [1]. The delegation also plans to showcase its forest fire control efforts, according to Eddy Soeparno, Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) [2].

On the legislative front, Indonesia will present its Just Climate Change Control Bill at COP31, part of an effort to strengthen the country's legal framework for meeting climate targets [3].

But the centerpiece of Indonesia's COP31 agenda is money. The country plans to push for a fair energy transition and secure international climate financing, highlighting the funding gap between developed and developing nations. Indonesia argues that wealthy countries must provide more financial support to help emerging economies cut emissions while maintaining economic growth [4].

The summit push comes as Indonesia's Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) announced the signing of several strategic upstream oil and gas agreements at ADIPEC 2026, one of the world's largest energy industry exhibitions in Abu Dhabi. The deals cover exploration and production activities, and SKK Migas said they strengthen efforts to boost domestic energy output [5]. Details on the companies involved and the agreements' value were not disclosed [5].

Indonesia's climate diplomacy extends beyond COP31. At the upcoming ASEAN summit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will urge Southeast Asian nations to formally ratify the agreement creating the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control. The centre is designed to coordinate regional efforts against haze pollution, which regularly blankets parts of Southeast Asia, but the agreement has not yet been ratified by all member states [6].

At home, Indonesia's climate and energy transition is playing out in fits and starts. Palembang's waste-to-energy project has entered its commissioning phase, a key step before full operation. The facility burns municipal waste to generate electricity, aiming to help the city manage its growing waste problem while producing power [7].

Indonesia's CATL-Antam electric-vehicle battery plant has also started production and will be inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto, marking a major step in building a domestic EV supply chain [8].

The country's climate showcase at COP31 will also highlight its forest fire control experience, though further details of the presentation were not provided [2].