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Presidential Debate Fail to Mention Climate Change Impacts: Walhi

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19 February 2019 05:58 WIB

Indonesia's presidential candidate Joko Widodo (L) shakes hands with his opponent Prabowo Subianto after the second debate between presidential candidates ahead of the next general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has expressed disappointment with Indonesia`s presidential candidates for failing to mention the climate change impacts and forest issue during the second round of the presidential election debate on Sunday evening.

"It is a bit awful because climate change impacts and forest issues were not mentioned," Yuyun Harmono, campaign manager for climate justice of Walhi, said on Monday.

The climate change is in fact an issue that covers every aspect, he stated. It is quite scary, from the climate change context, to learn about the optimism of both candidates over oil palm plantation, he noted.

Oil palm plantation and coal mining activities are both major contributors to emission, he remarked.

If the two candidates still rely on oil palm and coal, it means they do not see the point of climate change, he added.

They fail to link the economic policy and efforts to control the impacts of climate change, he revealed.

"What worries me is that the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Minister has asked the Director General for Climate Change Control to review our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), in order to speed up the target to press the Earth`s temperature increase below 1.5 degree Celsius from 2020 to 2019," he explained.

The ministry has prepared measures for cutting emissions by accelerating mitigation efforts, he noted.

The ministry has realized that the major contributors to emission are plantation and energy-based factors, he elaborated.

However, he regretted that the two candidates failed to consider the crucial issue.

"No one related their economic policy to climate change issue. This is worrying," he stated.

Incumbent Joko Widodo and rival Prabowo Subianto faced off during the second round of the presidential election debate themed "energy, the environment, infrastructure, food, and natural resources," on Sunday evening (Feb 17).

Indonesia will hold the simultaneous legislative and presidential elections on April 17, 2019.

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