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- Michael Taylor reports on the Indonesian government's reluctance to increase efforts to decarbonize, even as the archipelago begins to feel the effects of the planet's warming.
- Should the nations that are most vulnerable to climate change be held equally responsible for their contributions to rising temperatures? How can philanthropists support climate action and emissions reductions overseas without negatively impacting foreign economies?
- Read about how climate change is affecting Asia right now.
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Deadly floods across parts of Indonesia are a stark reminder of the climate change risks facing the Southeast Asian nation, environmentalists said on Monday, urging the government to be more ambitious in its efforts to cut planet-heating emissions.
South Kalimantan on Borneo island declared a state of emergency last week, after heavy rainfall and flooding since the start of the year displaced tens of thousands of people.
Yuyun Harmono, climate justice campaign manager at the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI), said the floods are "an indication that the government should have more ambition in their climate policies".
But earlier this month, a climate official at Indonesia's environment and forestry ministry told Antara news agency the country would not increase its emissions reduction goals further in an updated climate action plan due to be submitted ahead of a U.N. climate summit in November, as nations are expected to do.
Read the full article about climate policy in Indonesia by Michael Taylor at Thomas Reuters Foundation News.