JAKARTA– European Union Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Sujiro Seam, said the European Union will help the Indonesian government and people overcome climate change .
“Through our support for the Just Energy Transition Partnership, we will help the Indonesian government and people to participate, to do their part, also to combat climate change,” said Seam as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 23 .
Seam said this while going to attend the “Green Green Picnic” on Saturday, organized by the European Union Delegation to Indonesia as the main event. European Green Diplomacy Weeks 2023.
Seam and the ambassadors of the European Union member countries made a symbolic journey using the MRT to the event organized by the European Union delegation in Indonesia, as a sign of their commitment to a greener future.
The ambassadors of the member countries of the European Union are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
“We must all commit to climate change. And that’s why we are partnering with Indonesia and Southeast Asia,” Seam said.
Seam continued, the main vehicle of the partnership is the Just Energy Transition Partnership (Partnership for a just energy transition/JETP).
JETP, a US$20 billion (around Rs. 300 trillion) financing program launched at the G20 summit in Bali, is a commitment of Group of international partners (IPG) which includes G7 group members Norway and Denmark for Indonesia.
The G7 member countries are the United States, Italy, England, France, Japan, Canada and Germany.
To reinforce the European Union’s commitment to supporting the partnership, the European Investment Bank (European Investment Bank/EIB) announced that it would provide financial and technical support for the development of sustainable transport.
This financial and technical support is a form of European Union support for sustainable transport and energy transition to support the Indonesian government’s efforts to overcome climate change.
On the same occasion, Sunita Lukkhoo, EIB Group Head for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said that the EIB is not a commercial bank, but a bank guided by European Union policies.
However, according to Lukkhoo, before all these policies existed, the European Union and Indonesia shared the same goals and values.
“Our actions are to support projects, Green Projects, everything that is useful, sustainable and environmentally friendly,” Lukkhoo emphasized.
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