As the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and the largest contributor of forest-based emissions, Indonesia’s success in achieving its national climate pledges will be critical to keeping the planet’s temperature rise well below the 2 degrees C (3.6 F) threshold called for in the Paris Agreement. Almost one year has passed since Indonesia submitted its first national climate action plan, or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), to the United Nations. In it, the country pledged to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 29 percent by 2030 against a business-as-usual baseline scenario, and up to 41 percent subject to international assistance and financial support. The recent WRI working paper, "How Can Indonesia Achieve its Climate Change Mitigation Goal? An Analysis of Potential Emissions Reductions from Energy and Land-Use Policies," is the first independent study to examine the mitigation potential of Indonesia’s existing policies in the land-use and energy sectors to achieve these ambitious emissions reduction targets, which together account for 80 percent of Indonesia’s emissions. It also evaluates strengthened measures Indonesia can take to drive deeper reductions. read more http://www.wri.org/blog-tags/11981